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I am a drysuit diver, and I had a single badder BC fail when I was on the
surface waiting to get out of the water. I found that the drysuit was
not an acceptable back up to my BC. The surface conditions were in the
4 foot seas range, and my suit kept burping air at the neck seal.
Had the failure been at the bottom, finishing the dive would have
been no problem. However the surface time was a nightmare.

My replacement for the damaged BC was the Diverite super wings (the
ones George hates). My set is well made and it has the old power
inflaters. I've looked at the new one with that funky power inflater,
and I wouldn't buy it unless I could get it with older style power
inflaters. I don't connect a LP inflater hose to the backup bladder.
That keeps my hose count down to a reasonable level (5). Doing a
manual inflation would be a pain, but I'd rather risk that than
have the extra hose.

Stephen Galperin

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