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03-21-2008, 05:41 PM
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Shark
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Bella BC by Scubapro
Anyone had the chance to use one yet? Impressions?
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Tim  They called themselves Guerrilla Divers. Composed of elite divers with Macho mentalities, back when men were men, and FEAR was a lispy companion of the common Man. It was a time before insurance liabilities, lawsuits or beauracratic regulation of the "sport". Guerrilla divers didn't need "Buoyancy Compensator Vests". In fact, "Anyone who needs a BC deserves to drown" was a popular adage. Exploration and the Hunt came first, excitement and fun followed. Safety was the stepchild of fitness, good reflexes and a cool head. This was a time of great Adventure http://www.sfdj.com/dive/deep.html |
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03-22-2008, 02:38 PM
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Shark
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My daughter has used 3 "men's" BC's and a BPW. The BPW being infintely adjustable fit her prefectly. She just did not like it.
The "men's" BCD's don't fit her well enough IMO for a comfortable dive. Since she has never used a gender specific BC, she does not know any better. The Bella is cut for a woman's body around the hips and breasts. It's aircell wraps the waist and up the back with a decent amount of floatation to assist in keeping horizontal, from what I can see, so long as she does not over weight (which she won't as long as I am around).
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Tim They called themselves Guerrilla Divers. Composed of elite divers with Macho mentalities, back when men were men, and FEAR was a lispy companion of the common Man. It was a time before insurance liabilities, lawsuits or beauracratic regulation of the "sport". Guerrilla divers didn't need "Buoyancy Compensator Vests". In fact, "Anyone who needs a BC deserves to drown" was a popular adage. Exploration and the Hunt came first, excitement and fun followed. Safety was the stepchild of fitness, good reflexes and a cool head. This was a time of great Adventure http://www.sfdj.com/dive/deep.html |
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03-22-2008, 03:26 PM
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Shark
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I liked the Hera too. I am friends with the Scubapro LDS, so I'll give them my buisiness, all things being equal. I'll pay a little more because they cannot discount more than "x" %. But they take care of me.
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Tim They called themselves Guerrilla Divers. Composed of elite divers with Macho mentalities, back when men were men, and FEAR was a lispy companion of the common Man. It was a time before insurance liabilities, lawsuits or beauracratic regulation of the "sport". Guerrilla divers didn't need "Buoyancy Compensator Vests". In fact, "Anyone who needs a BC deserves to drown" was a popular adage. Exploration and the Hunt came first, excitement and fun followed. Safety was the stepchild of fitness, good reflexes and a cool head. This was a time of great Adventure http://www.sfdj.com/dive/deep.html |
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03-31-2008, 08:14 PM
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Shark
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Well, the local Scubapro shop made me an offer this past weekend I could not refuse. They pulled a brand new size small Bella down. Checked for fit on my daughter and and told her to take it and dive it. If she liked it, I would pay for it. If not, bring it back and it would end up in the rental fleet.
I dropped off a check this morning.
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Tim They called themselves Guerrilla Divers. Composed of elite divers with Macho mentalities, back when men were men, and FEAR was a lispy companion of the common Man. It was a time before insurance liabilities, lawsuits or beauracratic regulation of the "sport". Guerrilla divers didn't need "Buoyancy Compensator Vests". In fact, "Anyone who needs a BC deserves to drown" was a popular adage. Exploration and the Hunt came first, excitement and fun followed. Safety was the stepchild of fitness, good reflexes and a cool head. This was a time of great Adventure http://www.sfdj.com/dive/deep.html |
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03-31-2008, 09:32 PM
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03-31-2008, 10:07 PM
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Shark
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Some things I liked about it.
It did not "swim" on my kid. She walked with the tank in place with no droop, almost like I can walk with my back plate. She commented immediately that the weight pockets did not dig into her hips. I did not know until then that that was an issue. You can see in their pics how it is sculpted around the hips. The Chest strap is located perfectly. For a jacket, it is pretty streamlined and light. A lot of the floatation is in the rear . Her trim was very good in the water. The weight pockets are held in with QD buckles only. No handles protruding and little likelyhood of an accidental ditch. The rear trim pockets are located well above the weight pockets on the waist and seem to work. The cumberbun is not depth compensating as far as I can tell, but I never cared for them. We don't wear real heavy exposure protection anyway. I looked around at a all the lady BC's out there. On the hanger I like this one best. My kid liked the way it felt and she did well in the water. Good hunting.
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Tim They called themselves Guerrilla Divers. Composed of elite divers with Macho mentalities, back when men were men, and FEAR was a lispy companion of the common Man. It was a time before insurance liabilities, lawsuits or beauracratic regulation of the "sport". Guerrilla divers didn't need "Buoyancy Compensator Vests". In fact, "Anyone who needs a BC deserves to drown" was a popular adage. Exploration and the Hunt came first, excitement and fun followed. Safety was the stepchild of fitness, good reflexes and a cool head. This was a time of great Adventure http://www.sfdj.com/dive/deep.html |
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