Your Favorite Back-Inflated BCDs?

[Toolbox-13]

For Single tanks I love my Genesis Recon it has alot of D rings and I have used it with steel 72's, Alum 80's and steel 121's it's integrated weight system is perfect for whatever diving I want to do from shallow warm water in a shorty to deep cold diving in a FJ with stage/deco bottles.

 

[diveprof]

Dive rite SS backplate (transplate set up) for singles, venture wing.

 

[FishDiver]

Dive Rite "Venture" wing for salt water and thin wet suit.
Dive Rite "Rec" wing for everything else.
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Why?

I thought these two wings had the same lift. I am an on the verge of buing one of these two for a BP/W setup. I can't figure out from the DR site exactly how they differ.

 

[kidspot]

Venture is the single tank wing (30# lift) the Rec wing is a doubles wing (51# lift) Unless you're doing double tank diving get the Venture - it's a nice all around singles wing. Is your BP a DiveRite also? If you're still "shopping" you might consider the DSS singles rig as it's only $445 (includes everything and +$30 gets you their new taurus donut wing) and by all reports a very well thought out rig (I have not gotten one myself ... yet)

Aloha, Tim

 

[FishDiver]

Venture is the single tank wing (30# lift) the Rec wing is a doubles wing (51# lift) Unless you're doing double tank diving get the Venture - it's a nice all around singles wing. Is your BP a DiveRite also? If you're still "shopping" you might consider the DSS singles rig as it's only $445 (includes everything and +$30 gets you their new taurus donut wing) and by all reports a very well thought out rig (I have not gotten one myself ... yet)

Aloha, Tim

My mistake. I confused the "rec" wing with the DR "travel" wing. How do the Venture and Travel differ, other than price? I assume the Travel must be a lighter weight material.

 

[Jarrett]

The Venture wing is physically bigger. It also has fitting for a BP/W setup. The Travel does not. Might be a different material as well, but the Travel wing is made from very durable material.

 

[1_T_Submariner]

Zeagle Ranger. Excellent quality and adjustability.

 

[FishDiver]

The Venture wing is physically bigger. It also has fitting for a BP/W setup. The Travel does not. QUOTE]

Then how do you attach the Travel to a BP?

 

[EvilSlumLord]

Zeagle Ranger, for all the reasons already cited by others.

 

[Packhorse]

Transpac with a blackart 30lb wing for singles and a ali plate with a 44lb DR superwing for doubles.