Pre Diveshow research - BCD?

Doing a bit of research before the dive show.

Want to get a new BCD, something to use over here (basic 30m single tank
diving) and suitable to use overseas (i.e lightweight, not like the Oceanic
Chute that I have been using and weighs a ton)

Obviously the show is the place to have a look around and a rummage (non on
the website list weight in the specs), However I was hoping that a few
people could give suggestions of what to look at.

Some I have looked at are:

Buddy Sport: Listed as travel jacket, includes backplate, simplified bag
design and no mini cylinder (yipee!). How is this as good as a standard
buddy jacket? Does anyone have one?

Cressi: J107? With Flight Control? Looks interesting compared to the similar
Mares bcds? Any experience?

Mares Vector Origin: A basic school jacket?

Oceanic: Used a number of Oceanic BCD, always found them solid if not
slightly expensive?

Suunto: Not know for BCDs Always rated well in reviews?

Anything else I should think about?

Hi Pete,

If you would like an inexpensive bulletproof jacket that does not weigh a
massive amount have a look at the suunto equalite 1000 (they may have
renamed it the 1100).

I have dived this jacket for nearly 3 years now as a working diver, and it
is just starting to flag. It is made in the same factory as the mares and is
virtually a carbon copy of the Mares Vector chrome (I think thats the right
one)

If luck is with you maybe sub £200 at the show! Major bargain compared with
Mares equivalent.

HTH

Mail me off line if you want more info

Regards

Jon

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"Pete" <PeteSmith@eee.com> wrote in message
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> Doing a bit of research before the dive show.
>
> Want to get a new BCD, something to use over here (basic 30m single tank
> diving) and suitable to use overseas (i.e lightweight, not like the
Oceanic
> Chute that I have been using and weighs a ton)
>
> Obviously the show is the place to have a look around and a rummage (non
on
> the website list weight in the specs), However I was hoping that a few
> people could give suggestions of what to look at.
>
> Some I have looked at are:
>
> Buddy Sport: Listed as travel jacket, includes backplate, simplified bag
> design and no mini cylinder (yipee!). How is this as good as a standard
> buddy jacket? Does anyone have one?
>
> Cressi: J107? With Flight Control? Looks interesting compared to the
similar
> Mares bcds? Any experience?
>
> Mares Vector Origin: A basic school jacket?
>
> Oceanic: Used a number of Oceanic BCD, always found them solid if not
> slightly expensive?
>
> Suunto: Not know for BCDs Always rated well in reviews?
>
> Anything else I should think about?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

"Jon Wilkinson" <scubajon@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi Pete,
>
> If you would like an inexpensive bulletproof jacket that does not weigh a
> massive amount have a look at the suunto equalite 1000 (they may have
> renamed it the 1100).
>
> I have dived this jacket for nearly 3 years now as a working diver, and it
> is just starting to flag. It is made in the same factory as the mares and
is
> virtually a carbon copy of the Mares Vector chrome (I think thats the
right
> one)
>
> If luck is with you maybe sub £200 at the show! Major bargain compared
with
> Mares equivalent.

http://www.divernet.com/equipment/08...sts.htm#suunto
http://www.divernet.com/equipment/12...sts.htm#suunto

According to Go Dive have the Sunnto 1000 at £195

"Pete" <PeteSmith@eee.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jon Wilkinson" <scubajon@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:3fb52ce5_1@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
> > Hi Pete,
> >
> > If you would like an inexpensive bulletproof jacket that does not weigh
a
> > massive amount have a look at the suunto equalite 1000 (they may have
> > renamed it the 1100).
> >
> > I have dived this jacket for nearly 3 years now as a working diver, and
it
> > is just starting to flag. It is made in the same factory as the mares
and
> is
> > virtually a carbon copy of the Mares Vector chrome (I think thats the
> right
> > one)

Didnt know that the Sunnto BCD is made in the same factory as mares, I did
know however that Sporasub is, take the mares weight system and is usually a
lot cheaper than the eqivilent in Mares.