LOL! I know just what you mean...blindref757:
Except I'm flying BP/W...
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Except I'm flying BP/W...
I use a jacket BC. I have tried a BP/W and it's fine. So is the jacket though. I would rather spend money on other things.
I don't feel like I haven't seen the light, or am in denial about anything.
They're both good systems for the diving that I do, which is in the ocean.
I will agree that there are a LOT of people on SB who use BP/W's and that it is largely disproportionate to the way other people dive. The highest percentage of people I see on dive boats in South Florida still use Jacket style BC's. On most dive boats that I've been on - with recreational divers - there may be 1 or 2 BP/W's - That percentage drastically changes when it's an SB trip though.
I don't feel like I haven't seen the light, or am in denial about anything.
They're both good systems for the diving that I do, which is in the ocean.
I will agree that there are a LOT of people on SB who use BP/W's and that it is largely disproportionate to the way other people dive. The highest percentage of people I see on dive boats in South Florida still use Jacket style BC's. On most dive boats that I've been on - with recreational divers - there may be 1 or 2 BP/W's - That percentage drastically changes when it's an SB trip though.
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blindref757
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Guess I ruffled Ken's feathers? Sorry buddy--I wasn't really intending to ***** and moan--just making a comment that there were a lot of BPW divers and I felt a little outcasted!!! Plus, it's just difficult to see good discussion about certain brands or BC systems, beacause every other posts is...don't buy that, get a BPW!!!
Carry on!
Carry on!
Quarrior:To me there are two types of jacket BC users.
Those that haven't seen the light yet.
Those that are to stubborn to admit that they have seen the light.
Really?
Hmmm....I always thought that the most vocal ones were trying to solve skills issues with gear....
Frankly, unless you're tek diving the difference is marginal.
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What I've observed here on the board is the BP/W user community is the passionate and vocal minority.
What you find is an abundance of posts titled, for example, "Opinions on a SeaQuest BC" and the first reply is "you would have to be an idiot to want one of those." Get a bp/w and instantly become a skilled diver. From there, the bp/w crowd chimes in and before you know it they are talking about which wing is the best. Like who cares, that wasn't the persons question.
There probably should be two forums. Across the scuba world I'd bet bp/w's are out sold 1000 to 1.
What you find is an abundance of posts titled, for example, "Opinions on a SeaQuest BC" and the first reply is "you would have to be an idiot to want one of those." Get a bp/w and instantly become a skilled diver. From there, the bp/w crowd chimes in and before you know it they are talking about which wing is the best. Like who cares, that wasn't the persons question.
There probably should be two forums. Across the scuba world I'd bet bp/w's are out sold 1000 to 1.
shugar
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you and mike veitch! hahahahahablindref757:
seriously though... i turned to the dark side last year... but have yet to buy my own rig, they do cost more than your regular jacket but the upper-bracket jackets make the cost of a bp/w look like chump change
but i've run into so many people while diving a bp/w who look at it strangely and go: "what is that????"...
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howarde:I use a jacket BC. I have tried a BP/W and it's fine. So is the jacket though. I would rather spend money on other things.
I don't feel like I haven't seen the light, or am in denial about anything.
They're both good systems for the diving that I do, which is in the ocean.
I will agree that there are a LOT of people on SB who use BP/W's and that it is largely disproportionate to the way other people dive. The highest percentage of people I see on dive boats in South Florida still use Jacket style BC's. On most dive boats that I've been on - with recreational divers - there may be 1 or 2 BP/W's - That percentage drastically changes when it's an SB trip though.
Ah, Howard, Buddha would be proud of you for taking the middle path. The BP/W people are not so inlighted, and will burn you at the stake.
Although, as you know, I have a BP/W with integrated weights and Quick disconnects, so I'm betting I would be first.
For the people who like to play with gear, a BP/W is great, for those that just like diving, not so much.
shugar:
Mike also wears free diver fins - because, and this is really hard to understand, he likes them. Oh, and they are not always black.
shugar
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yeah... now that you mention it... but then again mike really is a strange creature... kind of like a platypus, ya' know... made up from excess parts and allPuffer Fish:
Jag
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