Hi,
I want to buy a BC for me and my wife. We are relatively new divers. We will only dives in warm tropical area and need to travel for diving. As a result, a light and simple BC suitable for traveling and warm water tropical area diving is ideal for us. I checked through the web and decided to buy either the Zeagel Express Tech. or the Zeagel Express Tech Delux. They are simple, light, not expensive, durable, easy to pack and should be easy for use.
It seems that the Express Tech is simple and good enough. However, I want to ask if the standard 24lb lift capacity bladder be adequate for us tropical recreational divers or we need a bladder with higher lift capacity. I weight 80kg and my wife weight 60kg. I don't want to buy an over sized bladder add bulk and weight.
I addition, I also wonder if the delux version is a better choice for us. We may add crotch strap and may need the integrated weight system to make it easier to use. My wife may like the padding. However, I do not like the quick connector/buckle concept of the shoulder strap of the delux version. This makes things more complicated.
Apart from the above, I would add some Drings and 2 small porch/bags for storing safety sausage + whistle + Safety Mirror + Torch.
I would be grateful if you could share your experience/opinions of the Standard version against the Delux version and your recommendation on the configurations.
Thanks
Andy
I want to buy a BC for me and my wife. We are relatively new divers. We will only dives in warm tropical area and need to travel for diving. As a result, a light and simple BC suitable for traveling and warm water tropical area diving is ideal for us. I checked through the web and decided to buy either the Zeagel Express Tech. or the Zeagel Express Tech Delux. They are simple, light, not expensive, durable, easy to pack and should be easy for use.
It seems that the Express Tech is simple and good enough. However, I want to ask if the standard 24lb lift capacity bladder be adequate for us tropical recreational divers or we need a bladder with higher lift capacity. I weight 80kg and my wife weight 60kg. I don't want to buy an over sized bladder add bulk and weight.
I addition, I also wonder if the delux version is a better choice for us. We may add crotch strap and may need the integrated weight system to make it easier to use. My wife may like the padding. However, I do not like the quick connector/buckle concept of the shoulder strap of the delux version. This makes things more complicated.
Apart from the above, I would add some Drings and 2 small porch/bags for storing safety sausage + whistle + Safety Mirror + Torch.
I would be grateful if you could share your experience/opinions of the Standard version against the Delux version and your recommendation on the configurations.
Thanks
Andy