Took my Brigade on its first Boat Dive..

[SBP Studios]

Had a great time. My wife ended up going with a Mares over her Ranger LTD (whihc I have to take it in the shorts on because its too MANLY) for her. Anyway, one thing I noticved that I dont have on the Brigade that id really love is a handle of some sort. I noticed the hardest part of this BC is taking it on and off of the Tanks when on the boat.

Does anyone know if there is a Strap or handle of some sort available? I was the only one on the boat Diving a Zeagle and the only one that seemed to be having issues.

Here is the pair as they sat waiting to go play. You can see the Brigade on the left and the Mares on the right. The Zeagle tends to just "slump" down and it would be great if it had a handle!

 

[350xfire]

Don't know about a handle, but you might want to consider the tank straps that have a metal buckle that opens all the way. Then you won't have to lift your BC over the tank. I picked one up for my Tusa at a place called Deep Blue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and I have a buddy that has a couple of Scuba Pros on his Brigade. Works well for both of us. The nice thing about that type of strap is that once you get it wet and set the first time, you so not have to get it wet before putting a tank on it again. The straps are about $35 a piece.

 

[cayman diver]

my ranger ltd has a handle (ask scott in the zeagle forum for the part no) the brigade does look a little tired though. My Ranger also does this i swapped my straps out for scubapro metal buckle straps - so much easier would recommend any day

 

[SBP Studios]

my ranger ltd has a handle (ask scott in the zeagle forum for the part no) the brigade does look a little tired though. My Ranger also does this i swapped my straps out for scubapro metal buckle straps - so much easier would recommend any day

Maybe Scott will see this thread and offer advice.

The Brigade is only a few months old. This was Dive #6 for it.

 

[diversteve]

My Ranger LTD slumps like that also. Doesn't seem to affect anything. Mine had a handle until a couple weeks ago when I handed it up with a tank and 16# of weight in the pockets - at least it ripped off clean....

I think the handle was sewn on to something else. Maybe you could get one from Zeagle and have someone sew it on. If you do get one lmk, I'll probably try to replace mine. I think it also functions to keep the tank/valve from banging around also.

 

[uglyredshoes]

i owned the stiletto and ranger at some point before, and yup there is a handle.

it is a strap handle just above the tank bands. it could be hidden somewhere behind the wing or something, but it is there, and it is adjustable.

 

[mthirsc]

My (well now my wife's, she fell in love with it and claimed it) brigade came with an adjustable handle/tank positioning band that is just threaded through with the top cam band. Maybe it wasn't supposed to come with one...

 

[Bryan]

You might want to post the question in the forum... I'm sure Scott will see it there: http://scubaboard.com/forumdisplay.php?f=496

 

[dleffert]

i owned the stiletto and ranger at some point before, and yup there is a handle.

it is a strap handle just above the tank bands. it could be hidden somewhere behind the wing or something, but it is there, and it is adjustable.

My Brigade has a strap handle, too - works perfectly to pull the BC off the tank. Bought the Brigade about 2 years ago.

 

[Jibeho]

Sounds like they did not ship it with your new BC. Call the vendor and ask for it.