Bubblesong
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But always coldwater drysuit? your "rec" dives are other people's "tech" dives"!
So indecisive...BP/W vs jacket
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I dived a 3mm suit in the Philippines and shorts and T-shirt in Cozumel with my BP/W. I haven't dived a jacket BC in two decades.
I never liked jackets. I'm far more comfortable in the water in speedos than in a life jacket. I'm OK diving in a jacket but I feel better without one. Plus I'm all for modular systems. So for me the choice was a no-brainer.
Why do you need a new BCD? If you like your current one and it ain't broken -- why fix it?
OP
I don't need one right now, this one popped up locally and I was considering purchasing it. Ultimately, I do think I need a BP/W setup as I am planning a trip to Truk and I expect that trip will be more enjoyable with longer (deco) dives. However, I don't think a single tank BP/W system is the way I'm going to go. I suspect I'll keep my classic for recreational NDL diving and get a doubles setup for deco diving.
It doesn't exist
I have two wings (SS plate for Drysuit and Transpac plateless for the summer) I dive a Poodle jacket (Aqualung axiom) and I have a side mount rig
I love them all, and can dive them all just as accurately
If I'm teaching or just want a easy dive with Al 80 I'll sling on the Jacket. I'f I'm using my Steels and slinging large Pones or deco then of course I'll defer to my BP/W
Of maybe I'll put on the SM and mooch around with lots of gas
Other days I'll pull out the first thing and dive it, because I can
Yes BP/W is nice (I like the crotch strap and wish my jacket had one) but it's not the be all and end all. They are not some magical device that will change your diving
Go with what you're comfortable with
On the other hand, be like me, be a magpie an buy shiny stuff because you want it (need never enters my vocabulary with dive gear, only want..)
I would go for the BP/W. A) because it will outlast you (and your current BC) B) because if you want to be doing deco dives in doubles with a deco bottle, possibly get a scooter someday etc. you cant go wrong with that choice.
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