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I too have just purchased on OMS dual bladder B.C. and appreciate the compact
design and the quality of workmanship. Combining the B.C. with the OMS
stainless steel backplate make for a functional, durable piece of dive
equipment.
Len Tillim
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Date: 11/17/94 3:04 PM
To: Tillim, Len
From: Richard Pyle
On Tue, 15 Nov 1994, Mr I.M. Horsfall wrote:
> What I want to know, preferably from people who have experience of more
> than one make, is which make is the best for the price (the Uk price will
> be different, but the difference between makes will be similar), which is
> most comfortable to wear (I have a neoprene drysuit), which has the easiest
> tank attachment to use and is a double bag model worth the extra.
I started out with an original Dive-Rite Single bladder Wings B.C., and
was very impressed with its quality. I recently purchased an OMS
dual-bladder B.C. (wings-style), and am EXTREMELY impressed with its
quality. The two-bladders-in-one-shell offers (in my opinion) the perfect
compromise between redundancy and compact design. Add to that the elastic
bands which keep the deflated B.C. very streamline, and you've got a very
good piece of dive equipment. It also allows several dump options, and
two sets of holes to mount to the backplate.
I've heard that Dive-Rite has/will soon introduce a dual-bladder,
single-shell wings-style B.C. with elastic bands, but I don't know
anything about it.
I have no first-hand experience with the Zeagle, but several people I know
who have used them have told me they don't think they're as good. (But
that's second-hand info)
Aloha,
Rich
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From: Richard Pyle <deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or*>
Subject: Re: Wings
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