Posted by JRM on April 25, 2001 at 16:52:45:
In Reply to: Re: Best DIR rig? A buyer's dilemma. posted by Kendall Raine on April 25, 2001 at 14:09:31:
What do you mean OMS makes nothing worth buying. They make a 100 lbs lift bladder!!! Think of all the brass I can raise with that. And if the inflator sticks open, I won't have to worry about an ESA, 'cause I'll be on the rocketship back to the surface. And the double bladder, what a great idea! Redundant everything, you know. And bungee wings are so great. I can pretend to adjust my trim any way I like it. Yeah, a dump valve failure is a bummer, but how often does that happen??? The OMS integrated harness system has more D rings than a big wall climber. I can hang junk all over it. You DIR guys can't hang anything anywhere.
OK, I've had my fun. FTR, I did try the OMS BC system for a weekend and hated it. Killed my back, and all the crap gets in the way. The weight system blows too. But the guys at my local dive store think they're the second coming...
JRM