jnorris
Contributor
Hello Divers!
A local dive shop has a number of Riptide BCDs for sale. These are new, or maybe in this day and age should be referred to as "new old stock". Anyway, we used Riptide BCDs for our training dives and I like the way they fit and perform. However, I've done some searching around here on Scuba board and across the net so I know the history of Riptide. Which brings me to my question...
I am looking for opinions (and I'm sure I can find some around here ) as to whether it makes sense to purchase a Riptide BCD today. I am looking at other current-model BCDs from many manufacturers and there all all kinds of pros and cons to all of them. But this Riptide unit keeps calling me. Should I heed the call or turn away??
Thanks for any and all input!
A local dive shop has a number of Riptide BCDs for sale. These are new, or maybe in this day and age should be referred to as "new old stock". Anyway, we used Riptide BCDs for our training dives and I like the way they fit and perform. However, I've done some searching around here on Scuba board and across the net so I know the history of Riptide. Which brings me to my question...
I am looking for opinions (and I'm sure I can find some around here ) as to whether it makes sense to purchase a Riptide BCD today. I am looking at other current-model BCDs from many manufacturers and there all all kinds of pros and cons to all of them. But this Riptide unit keeps calling me. Should I heed the call or turn away??
Thanks for any and all input!