chrpai
Contributor
I normally dive an el cheapo Seaquest BC ... it was cheap and has met my needs for the last 3 years.
This last week I was diving in Cozumel and I had an opportunity to dive a few days with a TransPac II. I noticed a couple of annoyances, and I wanted to see if anyone else noticed this, or if I'm just way off base.
The first thing I didn't like was the placement of the inflate button on the LPI. It was on the opposite side that I'm used to. Normally I use my thumb for inflate and my index finder for defalte. I couldn't figure out a good way to hold it and still be able to hit the inflate button. Am I missing something?
Also another thing I didn't like was the placement of the velcro strap that retains it along the sholder strap. It seemed way to low. I looked at a picture of the Halcyon and its way back behind the wing. On the transpac I couldn't hold up fully the LPI in a straight line because of the placement of the restraint. I had to either use the rear dump or the (yuck) pull dump. Again, am I missing something here?
For the diving I'm doing today, I'm still ok with my stab jacket, but I'm starting to give thoughts to an upgrade, and right now the transpac doesn't seem like the way to go. Perhaps a BP/W (yikes!) really is in my future.
This last week I was diving in Cozumel and I had an opportunity to dive a few days with a TransPac II. I noticed a couple of annoyances, and I wanted to see if anyone else noticed this, or if I'm just way off base.
The first thing I didn't like was the placement of the inflate button on the LPI. It was on the opposite side that I'm used to. Normally I use my thumb for inflate and my index finder for defalte. I couldn't figure out a good way to hold it and still be able to hit the inflate button. Am I missing something?
Also another thing I didn't like was the placement of the velcro strap that retains it along the sholder strap. It seemed way to low. I looked at a picture of the Halcyon and its way back behind the wing. On the transpac I couldn't hold up fully the LPI in a straight line because of the placement of the restraint. I had to either use the rear dump or the (yuck) pull dump. Again, am I missing something here?
For the diving I'm doing today, I'm still ok with my stab jacket, but I'm starting to give thoughts to an upgrade, and right now the transpac doesn't seem like the way to go. Perhaps a BP/W (yikes!) really is in my future.