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From: Lyle Rode <lrode@ki*.co*> >I have been looking at both Halcyon and Dive Rite gear and I am having trouble deciding between the two. I found a some people who switched from the DiveRite plate to Halcyon. I have yet to find the first who switched the other way. > I think that the Halcyon setup is a better configuration with a few more options however the wings only allow for single or double tanks not both. Eleven inch hole spacing on both means either will fit singles or doubles. In order to use a single tank without the new plate and one of the wings with the slots for straps, you'll need a single tank adapter. > The dive rite setup does not appear to be as complete however they have wings like the trek and rec wing that are supposed to be good for both singles and doubles. The issue is the amount of lift in the wing. DiveRite is perfectly willing to send you out with too much lift. Halcyon wants you to use the right wing. Using a DiveRite wing that is too big is no safer than using a Halcyon wing that is too big. Using a wing that is too big has two major consequences: 1. extra drag 2. a quick ride up if the power inflator fails open For the moment, I'm willing to deal with these and I use my 45# wing with a single 112 and a single tank adapter I made myself. > Do I bite the bullet and buy two wings from Halcyon? I'm deciding if I like single tank diving enough to buy a 27# wing. I'm leaning toward making the buy since there is plenty of shallow stuff to dive here. >Am I completely wrong on the dive rite gear and do not understand the setup? Am I totally out to lunch and the diving that I am currently doing does not warrant a back plate and wing and just get a regular BC? I would recommend a Halcyon plate (probably steel) and wing to anyone doing any kind of diving. The aluminum plate is a pretty specialized device and you can probably get along fine without it for the time being and could easily never need one. I use a steel plate with double AL80s in the ocean and would consider changing the plate if I were to go deeper than about 100 feet with a wetsuit in fresh water. I'm too much of a candyass to take the temperatures down there in a wetsuit, so an aluminum plate isn't an issue for me. >I have also noticed that many of the PADI courses seem to gloss over what I would consider important material, would someone recommend a different training facility or just stick with PADI? My OW is from SSI and my Nitrox and AOW are PADI. I'm pretty impressed at how much information was left out. Right now I'm taking some TDI courses just to get the cards and I'm damn glad I hang around here so I'll know what is useful information and what is comic relief. If I lived down JJ's way, I'd go GUE and ignore the rest of them. Don Burke Chesapeake, Virginia NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://www.netzero.net -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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