Anyone have any suggestions or recommendations on a new BC. I need to purchase one......Thanks

Anyone have any suggestions or recommendations on a new BC. I need to purchase one......Thanks

What type of diving are you doing? How often, how deep and your budget?

What type of diving are you doing? How often, how deep and your budget?


Nothing but spearfishing almost every weekend. Mostly dive Rec limits but do go deeper sometimes... I can work with the budget.

Hey Aaron,

What happened to your BC? My brother has a Zeagle Stiletto and its awesome. I dove it a couple of weeks ago and its very comfortable. It has plenty of D-rings to attach stuff. Its kind of pricey though. He traded his Ranger in for a good amount to get the price down....

Cameron

I wore it out, have a couple of holes in the bladder...time to upgrade.

Learn to hold your breath you big girl!!:whistle::whistle:

Learn to hold your breath you big girl!!:whistle::whistle:

Yeah, it would probably save me alot if $$$$$ if I did.....

Just break out the credit cards and go for it, after all the wife won't know for almost a month.:biggrinangelA:

I dive a Halcyon Stainless Steel Backplate and Wing, far more streamlined than any bc out there, and a lot more comfortable.

I teach out of Divers Supply in Macon and we have a new updated BC that just came out......it is the most adjustable-functional BC I have ever seen. It comes with weight pockets as well as a changeable belt to change over to tec diving. It comes with either a built in stainless or aluminum backplate. It is rated a 60 pound lift capacity ( but actually lifted more ).

I was looking to replace my BC, since I had literally wore my previous one slap out. I tried our new BC and was floored by it's buoyancy qualities. ( and I am full cave certified ) ( and used a dive-rite trans pac for cave diving....till now )

I'm not giving this recommendation because I teach for them, I'm doing it cause I was that impressed by that BC. ( I bought one right after the first time I tried it )

Almost forgot to add the name of it.........it's the SeaElite E.B.S. :smthumbup::smthumbup:

Get a back plate and small single tank wing it'll be last BC you ever buy.

Just break out the credit cards and go for it, after all the wife won't know for almost a month.:biggrinangelA:

unfortunately she knows the trick....and my "secret card" is maxed out from Mons Venus and Thee Doll House last weekend:yay:

I can picture you in Mons Venus....

That is SCARY!!!:FIREdevil::yay::smnotworthy:

My opinion FWIW: Avoid weight integrated BC's, or at least don't use that feature, use a rubber weight belt. They are a pain in the azz to handle once you add a steel tank and pony bottle.

Other people have to handle your gear, and they may even have to lift it over the side of the boat.

There will be 2 aluminum backplates, 2 aluminum single tank adapters, 2 stainless steel backplates, and a stainless steel single tank adapter on the prize table this Sunday at the SPO. They were donated by Hammerhead Backplates(new sponsor). www.hammerheadbackplates.com