Arnaud
Contributor
This weekend, I got to dive my FLX50/50 with several changes:
1. New Zip seals, neck and wrists: fully dry and really comfortable. One small minus is the reduced size of the opening for the neck, if you have a big head (I do).
2. New SI Tech valve on inside forearm: I basically went for this position after several posts from Uncle Pug caught my attention. I chose the SI Tech based on Chickdiver's and Bob3's recommendations.
Donning and doffing the b/p is now much easier as nothing gets in the way. But the real benefit is on ascent. No need to roll. I just raised my hand and lowered it when the bubbles stopped coming out... Overall, it made my ascents much more precise because I was knowingly able to dump all the air in the suit. There used to be some guess work on this one in the past. My old dump valve was on the shoulder and I would never look at the bubbles because it was killing my trim.
The SI Tech valve stayed dry on each of the 11 dives I made with it this WE. It dumps the air at a very nice rate. Can't really tell whether it does it faster than an Apeks.
Overall, I'm really satisfied with the changes. They were made swiftly in about a week by DUI.
1. New Zip seals, neck and wrists: fully dry and really comfortable. One small minus is the reduced size of the opening for the neck, if you have a big head (I do).
2. New SI Tech valve on inside forearm: I basically went for this position after several posts from Uncle Pug caught my attention. I chose the SI Tech based on Chickdiver's and Bob3's recommendations.
Donning and doffing the b/p is now much easier as nothing gets in the way. But the real benefit is on ascent. No need to roll. I just raised my hand and lowered it when the bubbles stopped coming out... Overall, it made my ascents much more precise because I was knowingly able to dump all the air in the suit. There used to be some guess work on this one in the past. My old dump valve was on the shoulder and I would never look at the bubbles because it was killing my trim.
The SI Tech valve stayed dry on each of the 11 dives I made with it this WE. It dumps the air at a very nice rate. Can't really tell whether it does it faster than an Apeks.
Overall, I'm really satisfied with the changes. They were made swiftly in about a week by DUI.
