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BC Zeagle Stiletto
Appeared in DIVER May 2013
IT WAS TECHNICAL-DIVING PIONEER Rob Palmer who introduced me to the idea of a wing BC. The advantage is that it can provide a massive amount of lift without encumbering the diver with a lot of clutter on the chest.
That was a long time ago. Today, half the BCs available in the shops are wing-style. more...
That was a long time ago. Today, half the BCs available in the shops are wing-style. more...
Diver Tests
BC Mares Hybrid Protec
Did you want a simple wing? The Hybrid Protec is that. Did you want a BC fully loaded with features? The Hybrid Protec can be that too. more...
Appeared in DIVER December 2012
Diver Tests
Side-mount wing Hollis SMS50
SIDE-MOUNTING EVOLVED from cave-diving, where a diver might need to unhitch the bottom part of each tank to pass them through a tight constriction while still breathing from one of them. more...
Appeared in DIVER November 2012
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Wing Halcyon Traveler
EVERYONE EVENTUALLY FINDS a method of diving and a system for their equipment that suits them. Some people develop an all-encompassing or “holistic” approach to diving and life in general, and team up with a manufacturer to sell dedicated kit alongside its own training scheme. more...
Appeared in DIVER November 2012
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BC Beuchat Masterlift PRO
I NEEDED A CONVENTIONAL BC for a diving trip. What’s new about that? Well, this time I looked at Nigel Wade’s review of top-end BCs (BCs Fully Loaded, May), just as you might have done, and on the strength of that chose the Beuchat Masterlift Pro. more...
Appeared in DIVER October 2012
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BC SEAC Ego
THE SEAC EGO IS SIMILAR TO THE SEAC GURU except that it has no integrated-weight system nor zips to its side-pockets, which are secured by Velcro. more...
Appeared in DIVER August 2012
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BC SEAC Guru
THERE’S LITTLE AS BORING as perfection from a design that offers no surprises, but it’s the sort of boredom we should be able to put up with. Let’s face it, the conventional jacket-style BC is perfect for the sort of single-tank leisure diving that is the most commonly undertaken worldwide.
The only proviso is that it must fit you properly, and provide sufficient lift when you need it.
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The only proviso is that it must fit you properly, and provide sufficient lift when you need it.
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Appeared in DIVER August 2012
Diver Tests
Wing Hollis HD100
THE HOLLIS BRANCH of Bob Hollis’s US empire, which includes Oceanic, is run by one of his sons and was primarily aimed at technical divers. more...
Appeared in DIVER June 2012
Diver Tests
BCs Fully Loaded
Comparing 11 ‘feature-rich’ jackets was the assignment for NIGEL WADE, but we asked him to compare them with each other, not with his own well-worn favourite! more...
Appeared in DIVER May 2012
Diver Tests
Wing Buddy Commando Escape Sub Three Zero
LIKE ITALIANS WHO WOULD DEARLY LOVE to be able to form a queue but simply find they cannot, it seems that Buddy, with its history of manufacturing BCs that the Royal Marines, let alone club divers, couldn’t destroy, cannot make a truly lightweight product. more...
Appeared in DIVER March 2012
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BC Scubapro Go
The Go has some useful innovations over older models. Misleadingly, it has more features than the previous Geo, though fewer letters in its name. It’s a travel BC.
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Appeared in DIVER February 2012
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BC TUSA Voyager
IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A BC THAT WON’T PLAY HAVOC with your all-up packing weight, the TUSA BCJ 1800 Voyager should be in the frame. more...
Appeared in DIVER January 2012
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BC Mares Hybrid MRS
The Hybrid looks like a standard inverted-T shape BC, except for the little winglets that rise either side of the tank. This is where all the compensating air tends to lodge when swimming horizontally, unless the diver is massively over-weighted. more...
Appeared in DIVER October 2011
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BC Oceanic Biolite
Setting off for a brief excursion around some of the most southerly islands in the Bahamas, with excruciatingly mean weight-limits for checked-baggage on inter-island flights, I chose the new lightweight Biolite back-flotation BC to take with me. more...
Appeared in DIVER September 2011
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BC Aqua Lung Lotus i3
So here are my impressions of the Lotus i3, another BC intended for the fairer sex, and scuba-diving cross-dressers like me.
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Appeared in DIVER August 2011
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BC Cressi Air Travel
Cressi sent me an early example of the Air Travel in size L . It weighed only 2.5kg, and I happily packed it for a trip to Banda Aceh, in Indonesia. more...
Appeared in DIVER June 2011
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BC Tigullio SEA TRAVEL
Tigullio is an Italian brand that pops up into British divers’ field-of-vision from time to time, and it has popped up again, this time with a range of BCs that includes a very lightweight version, ironically called the Sea Travel. more...
Appeared in DIVER April 2011
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BC IST Dolphin TECH
The Dolphin Tech has a simple doughnut-shaped buoyancy cell that comes with a strong corrugated hose and a solitary dump valve at the bottom end for dumping air while ascending in the horizontal position. more...
Appeared in DIVER March 2011
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BC SCUBAPRO Geo
INVITED BY Scubapro to participate in its southern European dealer get-together for a week’s Red Sea diving in late 2010, it would have been impolite to have turned up with diving gear of another make. more...
Appeared in DIVER February 2011
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BC SCUBAPRO X-FORCE
The tough new Scubapro X-Force is one that ticks all the boxes. more...
Appeared in DIVER November 2010
Diver Tests
BC Mares Icon
The Icon packs up into a small parcel for packing, so it is obviously intended as a BC for the air-travelling diver. more...
Appeared in DIVER February 2010
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BC Seac-sub Air One
Seac-sub's new Air One BC is another lightweight BC aimed at the travelling diver, and as I had just been sent one for DIVER Tests, it seemed daft not to take it. more...
Appeared in DIVER December 2009
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BC Scubapro Equator
It doesn't seem long since the wing-style BC was introduced, and we all thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. more...
Appeared in DIVER November 2009
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BC AQUALUNG PEARL i3
by Farzi Bantin
I THOUGHT MY HUSBAND HAD LOST MY favourite wetsuit, but luckily it turned up just before I went away on holiday. more...
I THOUGHT MY HUSBAND HAD LOST MY favourite wetsuit, but luckily it turned up just before I went away on holiday. more...
Appeared in DIVER October 2009
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BC MARES KAILA AT
ALL THE DIVE KIT I USE IS BORROWED from manufacturers or distributors. This privilege is extended to close members of my family, so Mrs B was delighted with her Mares Kaila MRS Plus BC, but less than delighted when I returned it whence it had come.
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Appered in DIVER August 2009