PerroneFord:
Some people, myself included, have trouble spending hundreds of dollars based on rumors. Maybe I'll see some Agirs around since it's very close to me, but as yet, I've not heard from a single person who has them and uses them in the US.
Stephen, why all the hatred toward Halcyon? I buy quality gear from anyone and could care less about the "brand".
First off, I have no "hatred" for Halcyon. I use a ton their gear and have done my share to keep places like EE and 5thD alive and well:
An 18# batwing pioneer...beautiful...nothing better for 'light' diving.
A 27# Pioneer...old style...no built in STA. I use this one all the time...it's fantastic. I love how it folds up to next to nothing...great for traveling...small profile in the water...so easy to vent...no air trapping...love it!
A 45# Explorer. Fantastic for my little Al80 doubs.
A SS and an Al plate and 2 STAa with the killer cam bands and SS buckles...love 'em.
At least a half a dozen or more of their harnesses, hardware and crotch straps rigged on a variety of plates.
2 manifolds...great!
A 80# closed lift bag. I need to get their semi-closed.
A pair of older scouts...never flooded...they're perfect.
4 cam band trim pockets...very nice...although one, after much use, is beginning to come apart. These are great for single tank drysuit use.
A set of those 20# ACB weight pockets...hardly ever use 'em...but nice quality, nevertheless.
Gators...don't need 'em anymore...but still, very nice.
A couple sets of spring straps...hybrids...mixed and matched with other makes. they're great.
A bazzilion hoses...some deco and stage slings...a few spools...all very nice!
A pair of their little SPGs. Nice...not as nice as my Master Diver SPGs but still very nice.
The list goes on and on....and I can't think of anything that I have from them that isn't top notch...or anything that I've had problems with.
...so...I don't hate Halcyon by any means!
But...there are some products out there that are, indeed, better than Halcyon and I won't hesitate to recommend them and Agir is one... as is DSS and Oxycheq. I don't have the Agir doubles wing but I have heard some very positive things from people who have ditched their explorer in favor of these. I do have a singles Agir and have compared it side by side with the Eclipse. No contest...Agir is better...hands down. It has almost the exact same profile , so it is very streamlined. But, it has a better inner bladder, a better outer shell...and a trustworthy inflator. It is quite nice...perhaps the best I've seen. I only have a few dives on it...so I can't yet give it an A plus, but so far it seems to dive very nicely.
If the quality of the Agir double is as good as their single, I would definitely prefer it over the larger Explorer wings.
Besides...I thought that KOMPRESSOR was from Norway...isn't that just around the corner from Sweden? I thought that he might like a more "local" product.
