Hi! I’ve been following the forums here for some time but this is my first post, so wish me all a warm welcome ;0)
This is a good old abc vs. xyz thread;
I am fairly new to diving and have until now been using an old Mares Syncro Tech, great BC but it’s no longer in my possession. So, I need a new BC and I’ve narrowed it down to the Oceanic Excursion and the Mares Icon. I’ve heard many good things about the Excursion but my only concern is that it seems fairly heavy/bulky compared to a travel oriented BC such as the Mares Icon.
I do most of my diving in Sydney which means rather cold water (especially this time of the year), but I do a fair bit of traveling as well and was hoping to find a BC that can suit both these needs.
Those of you that have the Excursion do you find it suitable at all for traveling? Also, if anyone has tried out the Icon yet please share your opinion on it.
My third consideration was to get a BP/W set-up, but I’m not really sure where to start and I dislike the idea of not having an integrated weight option, but feel free to try to convince that this would be a better set-up!
Any suggestions (or recommendations on other BC’s that you think would be suitable for me) are much appreciated!
Cheers from a lost Swede living in Sydney
This is a good old abc vs. xyz thread;
I am fairly new to diving and have until now been using an old Mares Syncro Tech, great BC but it’s no longer in my possession. So, I need a new BC and I’ve narrowed it down to the Oceanic Excursion and the Mares Icon. I’ve heard many good things about the Excursion but my only concern is that it seems fairly heavy/bulky compared to a travel oriented BC such as the Mares Icon.
I do most of my diving in Sydney which means rather cold water (especially this time of the year), but I do a fair bit of traveling as well and was hoping to find a BC that can suit both these needs.
Those of you that have the Excursion do you find it suitable at all for traveling? Also, if anyone has tried out the Icon yet please share your opinion on it.
My third consideration was to get a BP/W set-up, but I’m not really sure where to start and I dislike the idea of not having an integrated weight option, but feel free to try to convince that this would be a better set-up!
Any suggestions (or recommendations on other BC’s that you think would be suitable for me) are much appreciated!
Cheers from a lost Swede living in Sydney