Question SIDEMOUNT BCD 16 AVENGER, is it good for full Tec course? (oc and cc)

[Yosilogen]

Side Mount BCD SIDE 16 Avenger Professional (kevlar) - 16 kg buoyancy | Tecline Catalog

by good i mean, enough lift for the tanks, and the option to connect cc and more.

 

[Capt Jim Wyatt]

If 16 kg = 35 pounds AND you dive steel tanks with a wetsuit then I say its not enough.

 

[grantctobin]

Side Mount BCD SIDE 16 Avenger Professional (kevlar) - 16 kg buoyancy | Tecline Catalog

by good i mean, enough lift for the tanks, and the option to connect cc and more.

Condition dependent. Which CCR?

Doable, yes. Best system for using with a Gemini/Sidewinder? Eh. Rails have fallen out of favor and that dump is going to be in a very not useful place when you slide the wing between the scrubber and the counterlung. If you’re referencing a Liberty or Sidekick or Flex2 it’s less relevant, but the dump still isn’t in a great spot.

Katana2 = XDeep Stealth > Nomad Ray > Nomad LT > most other things for Gemini/SW use. Outside of the US, I’d lean Stealth Rec with a Tec harness for the vast majority of divers.


Edit: I now see the bottom dump. It appears situated higher than the comparable XDeep placement, which would render it nearly impossible for most people to reach with scrubber cans on their sides.

 

[J-Vo]

For the price, there are much better options.