whats the best travel gear

[coralcrazed]

I'm looking into buying a bc and reg setup. the type of diving I do is warm water and I only get to dive once a year on vacation.

what is the best and most lightweight BC? and what doyou recomend as a regulator setup. I'm looking for best performance and lightweight as well as ease of travel. thanks for your help.

please link to photos... always appreciated. thanks

[somewhereinla]

My first reg. was a Mares proton V16 Metal. It's a very good reg., breath very well and because the second stage is metal you will never get "dry mouth" .
It is also a very compact reg.

[diversteve]

I don't know about "best" but you might look at Zeagle, either the Stiletto or the Escape. Both are lightweight single tank travel BC's.

Any of the titanium regulators - Atomic, Scubapro, - there's others, are going to be lighter by as much as a couple of pounds. But you'll pay for it, the Atomic T2 or the Scubapro MK25T are around $13-1400 retail.

[coralcrazed]

I was recomended the zeagle brigade from ST. has anyone had any
expieriences with it? thanks.

[jwdizney]

Originally Posted by coralcrazed

I was recomended the zeagle brigade from ST. has anyone had any
expieriences with it? thanks.

coral, i'm looking for equipment myself and it appears that the Zeagle Brigade is a HOT ITEM on this board! you'll find all kinds of info about it....from what i've read, it seems to travel fairly well too.. get ready for responses from TONS of satisfied brigade owners!

[ScubaToys Larry]

By searching for Brigade... I came up with this thread that might be worth a read: Zeagle Brigade BCD