Howdy all!
Finally got my Zeagle Express Tech (44lb) in the pool last night. After 12 years of diving, this is my first wing and I have to say I'm blown away by the difference between this and any 'standard' bcd's I've tried! With minimal adjustments my trim's perfect (actually it seems to be harder not to have perfect trim with a wing, I think I could fall asleep down there and still be perfectly horizontal!) and, finally, no 'standard bcd' clutter - wooop!!
(The crotch strap I put on it is very comfortable too, but I must remember to undo it before giant stride-ing into the pool with the wing fully inflated :shocked2:!)
I love it love it love it and frankly feel like a born-again diver with it!
Here's the part I'm really not sure of.
I got the 44lb bladder because ...
I took it off underwater (for the practice) and noticed that, even with a little air in it, the wing flaps around a lot with the single cylinder I have on it. It does have some bungees holding it down a bit, but I was wanting to squeeze it down a bit further without doing anything horribly unsafe. I was thinking I could pass the bungees through the gromet holes in the bp a bit more to tighten them, or add another bungee to each side etc...
Any ideas on this (I'm not wanting a discussion on 'drag' - I'm not worried about the drag really, just the snag potential and general messy 'floppyness' of it all)?
Finally got my Zeagle Express Tech (44lb) in the pool last night. After 12 years of diving, this is my first wing and I have to say I'm blown away by the difference between this and any 'standard' bcd's I've tried! With minimal adjustments my trim's perfect (actually it seems to be harder not to have perfect trim with a wing, I think I could fall asleep down there and still be perfectly horizontal!) and, finally, no 'standard bcd' clutter - wooop!!
(The crotch strap I put on it is very comfortable too, but I must remember to undo it before giant stride-ing into the pool with the wing fully inflated :shocked2:!)
I love it love it love it and frankly feel like a born-again diver with it!
Here's the part I'm really not sure of.
I got the 44lb bladder because ...
a. 24lb isn't going to be enough with my drysuit diving,
b. it was very cheap and
c. At some point I want to start twinset / stage cylinder diving (I can just change the backplate to alu and hey presto I'm all set).
b. it was very cheap and
c. At some point I want to start twinset / stage cylinder diving (I can just change the backplate to alu and hey presto I'm all set).
I took it off underwater (for the practice) and noticed that, even with a little air in it, the wing flaps around a lot with the single cylinder I have on it. It does have some bungees holding it down a bit, but I was wanting to squeeze it down a bit further without doing anything horribly unsafe. I was thinking I could pass the bungees through the gromet holes in the bp a bit more to tighten them, or add another bungee to each side etc...
Any ideas on this (I'm not wanting a discussion on 'drag' - I'm not worried about the drag really, just the snag potential and general messy 'floppyness' of it all)?