ermaclob
Contributor
So ever since i started diving about ~ a year and 1/2 ago. ive been using a somewhat old jacket bcd. Its a Oceanic Bioflex bcd, its pretty much your run of the mill jacket.
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Its been serving me pretty well over all, however, i think im starting to out grow it (not physically :cool2.
one of the big issues iv been having is that there's a lack of D rings and mounting points, + everything is plastic. lately i find my self taking a lot of stuff down, lights, lobster gear, camera, smb, reel, dive flag rope when beach diving. 4 out of the 6 D rings on the vest i dont uses because there ether to small and weak or there on the adjustment strap. i have added 2 carabiners to make mounting stuff more easy. its also limiting in space do to the bladder being on my sides.
another thing that worry me a bit is when i sling my steel 40.
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this is most likely not the best way to do this, im pretty sure its doesn't hang in the most hydrodynamic way, but i work with what it have. in the water the only problem i encounter is the side of the bcd makes it somewhat difficult to unclip the back of the tank. But it isn't that big of a deal. i use this as a emergency air source on the few dives i do by myself at the beach. My real concern is when ever i need to walk to get to where i want to dive that the Bcd does not feel like its ok with that tank there (its obviously not made for this). its also the same when mounted on the main cylinder only worse.
So for those reasons and the fact that the bc is a medium and im a large. i was thinking of getting a new Bcd.
i thought about getting a back inflate, but then considered that it would probably be the same, minus some of the clutter up front.
i like the idea of the back-plate/wing bcds, almost every aspect about them seems like you can make them how you personally want the set up to be. im also i like the simplicity of the harness, on weight pockets or normal pockets (unless you want there to be), as many d rings as you want, plenty of space up front for you to move and put stuff. very customizable. also i hear bouancye is better with these.
they also look very durable, the straps on my bc are about 1 inch wide and don't feel like if there for carrying heavy stuff. im hoping these type of bcd are.
im very certain that this summer im going do my advance course as well as a possible rescue course. and was thinking of getting a better bcd before hand. im considering these bcds because the more classes i take the more i see my self moving towards taking a tech class or a cave class later on down the road.
what do you guys think about my situation and whether a wing setup is right for me? i dont know much about them and when ever i really think of them i think there mostly for tech divers or something of the sort.
im considering getting this , which i came across in another thread.
thanks
View attachment 116804
Its been serving me pretty well over all, however, i think im starting to out grow it (not physically :cool2.
one of the big issues iv been having is that there's a lack of D rings and mounting points, + everything is plastic. lately i find my self taking a lot of stuff down, lights, lobster gear, camera, smb, reel, dive flag rope when beach diving. 4 out of the 6 D rings on the vest i dont uses because there ether to small and weak or there on the adjustment strap. i have added 2 carabiners to make mounting stuff more easy. its also limiting in space do to the bladder being on my sides.
another thing that worry me a bit is when i sling my steel 40.
View attachment 116808
this is most likely not the best way to do this, im pretty sure its doesn't hang in the most hydrodynamic way, but i work with what it have. in the water the only problem i encounter is the side of the bcd makes it somewhat difficult to unclip the back of the tank. But it isn't that big of a deal. i use this as a emergency air source on the few dives i do by myself at the beach. My real concern is when ever i need to walk to get to where i want to dive that the Bcd does not feel like its ok with that tank there (its obviously not made for this). its also the same when mounted on the main cylinder only worse.
So for those reasons and the fact that the bc is a medium and im a large. i was thinking of getting a new Bcd.
i thought about getting a back inflate, but then considered that it would probably be the same, minus some of the clutter up front.
i like the idea of the back-plate/wing bcds, almost every aspect about them seems like you can make them how you personally want the set up to be. im also i like the simplicity of the harness, on weight pockets or normal pockets (unless you want there to be), as many d rings as you want, plenty of space up front for you to move and put stuff. very customizable. also i hear bouancye is better with these.
they also look very durable, the straps on my bc are about 1 inch wide and don't feel like if there for carrying heavy stuff. im hoping these type of bcd are.
im very certain that this summer im going do my advance course as well as a possible rescue course. and was thinking of getting a better bcd before hand. im considering these bcds because the more classes i take the more i see my self moving towards taking a tech class or a cave class later on down the road.
what do you guys think about my situation and whether a wing setup is right for me? i dont know much about them and when ever i really think of them i think there mostly for tech divers or something of the sort.
im considering getting this , which i came across in another thread.
thanks