BC System, Which One is For You? Part Three.

Posted on Oct, 2009 in Home/Reviews/BC System, Which One is For You? Part Three.

Hello Dip ‘N Divers

Here we are for part three of a four part series; today we are going to talk about the Hybrid BC Design. Currently there are only two companies that I can think of offhand that deal with the hybrid BC by name and one that makes what I would call a hybrid. Now the reason that this BC is called a hybrid is that it tries to take the plusses of a jacket style BC and the plusses of a back inflation BC and combine them all into one. The way this BC acts at the surface resembles a jacket style; the way it acts underwater is like a back inflation therefore taking what divers love about both BC’s and putting it together. The three companies that use this type of design for BC’s are Oceanic, Aeris and Mares. Oceanic has used the hybrid design to make a women’s specific BC the Hera, Aeris has created a women’s specific with the Wahine and they have also made a men’s BC the Atmos LX. Mares Dragon BC is not technically qualified as a hybrid BC by the company but the design is very similar to it. One of the only downsides with the Hybrid BC’s especially the men’s BC’s is that they are a little on the heavy side but other than that they offer many great advantages for a diver.

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Tags: AERIS, Atmos LX, Dip 'N Dive, Dragon, Hera, Hybrid, Mares, Oceanic, Wahine, women's specific

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