Hi Halcyon,
I tried your BP/W at your demo day on Blue Heron Bridge and loved it. I am an experienced diver and always dove jackets. No more! My wife, brand-new certified and with no BP/Wing experience, attained pefect bouyancy control and trim for an hour long dive in 8-20 feet, where bouyancy is the most difficult, staying a foot off the botton and not kicking up a single grain of sand. Needless to say we were impressed. The "cinch" rig was a true cinch to doff and don while in the water--great feature!
There is one thing I would ask about, and that is the shoulder dump on most BCs that is activated by the corrugated hose. That is a feature I always liked. I don't add/dump air a lot, but having control over both pos/neg bouyancy with my hand in a low position on the hose with no awkward lifting etc was always a great convenience.
I know the philosophy about an additional failure point, but I have seen wings by Dive Rite where the hose/dump looks built like a tank and I really can't imagine it failing any more than a rear/butt dump (which I use a lot when horizontal).
Any chance that you will offer such a convenience?
Guy
I tried your BP/W at your demo day on Blue Heron Bridge and loved it. I am an experienced diver and always dove jackets. No more! My wife, brand-new certified and with no BP/Wing experience, attained pefect bouyancy control and trim for an hour long dive in 8-20 feet, where bouyancy is the most difficult, staying a foot off the botton and not kicking up a single grain of sand. Needless to say we were impressed. The "cinch" rig was a true cinch to doff and don while in the water--great feature!
There is one thing I would ask about, and that is the shoulder dump on most BCs that is activated by the corrugated hose. That is a feature I always liked. I don't add/dump air a lot, but having control over both pos/neg bouyancy with my hand in a low position on the hose with no awkward lifting etc was always a great convenience.
I know the philosophy about an additional failure point, but I have seen wings by Dive Rite where the hose/dump looks built like a tank and I really can't imagine it failing any more than a rear/butt dump (which I use a lot when horizontal).
Any chance that you will offer such a convenience?
Guy