Scubapro Knighthawk or Glide Plus B.C. ???

[Bruce Sinclair]

I have gained some weight and my old BC (a Scubapro Double Black from the
late 1980's) no longer fits me.

My dealer recommended the Scubapro Knighthawk for me. I tried it on and the
fit was good. It is adjustable over the shoulders and fits around the bulk
that I have in front with good comfort.

My question is about the Glide Plus. This is a very similar BC to the
Knighthawk. The only design difference that I can see is that the Glide
Plus just has more pockets than the Knighthawk.

The dealer did not have a Glide Plus in stock for me to try on. My question
is are there are any large sized divers (6 ft. plus/300 Lbs.) who have tried
both?

Any other comments on this BC for a plus size diver are welcome.

Thank you

 

[pggeek]

I have a Knighthalk and love it. The only thing I wish is that it had more pockets. Other than that I have no complaints. One recomendation is get the Air2 the intraged octipus. I have use it at depth and it breats nice and no extra hoses, really cleans things up.

There is also a thread on the kbnighthalk somewhere.

 

[Diversauras]

and I love it. I got there from a ScubaPro Classic which I also dive on occasion but I love the integrated weight sustem in the Glide.

I am still a bit short of you mass, which is good since I only measure in around 5'8" but I have grown a bit and love the adjustability of the Glide. I think the difference is that the Glide pulls the air pockets in around your waist and aor in the Knight Hawk is all behind you...

 

[Bruce Sinclair]

I am a recreational diver only and so far have only dove on protected reefs. On all of my dives, I cannot remember putting anything in the pockets of my BC. Lots of pockets are not necessary, but the Knighthawk is pretty sparse on them and I wish it had more. For that, I guess you move on to the Glide Plus. It looks like the same BC, just with more pockets.

I did find that the Scubapro Knighhawk is included on the U.S. Navy's "Diving Equipment Authorized for U.S. Navy Use (ANU)" list at URL:

http://www.supsalv.org/anu_page.html

It is reassuring to know that the Navy approves of it. Therefore, it must have gone through some Navy testing to make the list.

I wish that my dealer had both the Knighthawk and the Glide Plus in stock for me to try on for fit. Since they didn't, I am probably going to go with the Knighthawk since both the dealer and the Navy both recommend it.

I already have an Air II backup regulator from my double black. They are going to service it and install it on the Knighthawk for me.

Any other comments on BC's and diving in general for XXXL sized guys is welcome.

Thank you!