BC / wing advice for a Meg

dive-junkie · 11th May 2008, 07:13

Hi guys, I know this topic comes up quite often but........... the last one I seen was 6 months ago.

I'm buying a Meg and in a dilema about which wing to get and would really appreciate some advice

!!!!!!!

I'll eventually be using it for Wreck and Cave diving, most of which could be pretty deep.

The things I'm considering are;
1: Single or Double bladders, for an alternate? (a lot of the diving will be wetsuit, I know it's not an issue when I'm in a Drysuit).
2: Streamlined, For wreck penetration, entanglement, etc.
3: Trim, I've read about some "butt heavy" issues with some not having enough buoyancy at bottom?

I was looking at these options
ISC Tetradon, I imagine it will have been designed around the Meg?
OMS BC117-K45 or BC115-KB 60 Ib for the dual bladder.
Golem Ring 35 or CCR wing, for it's durability.
Dive Rite Trek or Dual Rec
Halcyon CCR 35

I'd welcome any or all comments, good or bad, about these or any other wings that are best suited for me and my Meg

Cheers guys

tecdivertraining · 11th May 2008, 07:40

Hi Dive Junkie

Good to see a fellow Meg diver in Thailand, were are you located?

I would personally recommend a Dive Rite wreck wing, seems to work best out of all the options I have tried, then it would just be a matter of deciding if you will dive dry or not as to if you think a double bladder is needed.

I have a selection of wings at our facility the oms, dive-rite wreck wing the New ISC tetradon and an Halcyon dive rite that people can try during class and most opt to go for the dive-rite as it gives good hose routing (ford flow), its streamlined and has ample buoyancy at the surface even if the unit is flooded.

Cheers

dive-junkie · 11th May 2008, 08:22

Hi Mathew, I'm in Pattaya just now but I'll be coming down to see you soon.

I met you at ADEX and e-mailed you about a meg course recently.

I'll normally be in a wetsuit but if/when I go back to Scotland I'll be in my drysuit so I'd want the option for both if possible?

Colin

tecdivertraining · 11th May 2008, 08:46

Hi Colin

Small world. Welcome to Rebreather World..

Your more than welcome to give them all a whirl when you visit to make your decision easy. I would say still a single bladder dive rite wreck wing will do for quite some time and will do for most of your technical diving in the future when you go dry again.

Looking forward to seeing you soon.

Cheers

Konaquatica · 11th May 2008, 10:01

I personally am diving the Dive Rite Rec wing on my Meg and have tried it both in single and double bladder configurations (here in Hawaii, I generally just wear a bathing suit for all my dives, including the deep trimix excursions). Both work fine; however a fellow Megalodon trimix instructor recently was here with us diving the Kona coast of Hawaii, and I'm afraid that I got a bad case of the "I wants" after seeing his Tetradon wing close-up and in action on numerous dives. It trims out very nicely, and my take was that it seems to be a exceedingly stable platform, which should work really well in caves, wrecks, etc, plus as would be expected of an ISC product it appears to extremely rugged and very well thought out. Please excuse the "sales promotion mode", but truly this looks to be one great wing for the Meg. Hope that this helps with your decision.

Jim Holt

jo_c · 11th May 2008, 11:04

I've gone with the Deep Sea Supply DSS-RB40. Designed for rebreathers, lovely wing, very easy to find the dump valve.

gottrimix · 11th May 2008, 14:23

I have used the Dive rite and Golem wings. The wing I use now is the Tetradon by ISC, by far the best one I have used on my Meg.

Skipbreather · 11th May 2008, 17:28

I’ve been thru half a dozen wings on my Meg and, hands down, find do-nut type wings the best. If chosen correctly they can eliminate the need for shoulder weights for trim. I’m currently getting great results from an QxyCheq 32# do-nut wing but I’d suspect any similar wing w/ significant butt lift across the bottom would work as well. One caveat: with this type wing, a stand of some sort makes life a LOT simpler.

Just my (rapidly dropping in value) $0.02.

Ken

Mike Costanzo · 11th May 2008, 20:16

I've gone with Deep Sea Supply 30lb rebreather wing. Plenty of lift/bouyancy control and not in the way of you tank valves.

snicks · 11th May 2008, 20:18

Halcyon Eclipse 40lbs is fine for wetsuit, but offers too much lift at the butt with drysuit. Tried Rec wing today and like it a lot better for drysuit.

11th May 2008, 07:13	#1 (permalink)
dive-junkie New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: May 2008 Location: Scotland/Thailand Posts: 13	BC / wing advice for a Meg Hi guys, I know this topic comes up quite often but........... the last one I seen was 6 months ago. I'm buying a Meg and in a dilema about which wing to get and would really appreciate some advice !!!!!!! I'll eventually be using it for Wreck and Cave diving, most of which could be pretty deep. The things I'm considering are; 1: Single or Double bladders, for an alternate? (a lot of the diving will be wetsuit, I know it's not an issue when I'm in a Drysuit). 2: Streamlined, For wreck penetration, entanglement, etc. 3: Trim, I've read about some "butt heavy" issues with some not having enough buoyancy at bottom? I was looking at these options ISC Tetradon, I imagine it will have been designed around the Meg? OMS BC117-K45 or BC115-KB 60 Ib for the dual bladder. Golem Ring 35 or CCR wing, for it's durability. Dive Rite Trek or Dual Rec Halcyon CCR 35 I'd welcome any or all comments, good or bad, about these or any other wings that are best suited for me and my Meg Cheers guys
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11th May 2008, 07:40	#2 (permalink)
tecdivertraining RebreatherWorld Sponsor Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Megalodon Ouroboros Dolphin Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Dolphin Join Date: May 2005 Location: Phuket, Thailand Posts: 462	Re: BC / wing advice for a Meg Hi Dive Junkie Good to see a fellow Meg diver in Thailand, were are you located? I would personally recommend a Dive Rite wreck wing, seems to work best out of all the options I have tried, then it would just be a matter of deciding if you will dive dry or not as to if you think a double bladder is needed. I have a selection of wings at our facility the oms, dive-rite wreck wing the New ISC tetradon and an Halcyon dive rite that people can try during class and most opt to go for the dive-rite as it gives good hose routing (ford flow), its streamlined and has ample buoyancy at the surface even if the unit is flooded. Cheers __________________ Mathew Partridge Technical Director Pro-Tech Dive College www.protechdivers.com www.tech-ccr.com
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11th May 2008, 08:22	#3 (permalink)
dive-junkie New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: May 2008 Location: Scotland/Thailand Posts: 13	Re: BC / wing advice for a Meg Hi Mathew, I'm in Pattaya just now but I'll be coming down to see you soon. I met you at ADEX and e-mailed you about a meg course recently. I'll normally be in a wetsuit but if/when I go back to Scotland I'll be in my drysuit so I'd want the option for both if possible? Colin
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11th May 2008, 08:46	#4 (permalink)
tecdivertraining RebreatherWorld Sponsor Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Megalodon Ouroboros Dolphin Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Dolphin Join Date: May 2005 Location: Phuket, Thailand Posts: 462	Re: BC / wing advice for a Meg Hi Colin Small world. Welcome to Rebreather World.. Your more than welcome to give them all a whirl when you visit to make your decision easy. I would say still a single bladder dive rite wreck wing will do for quite some time and will do for most of your technical diving in the future when you go dry again. Looking forward to seeing you soon. Cheers __________________ Mathew Partridge Technical Director Pro-Tech Dive College www.protechdivers.com www.tech-ccr.com
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11th May 2008, 10:01	#5 (permalink)
Konaquatica RebreatherWorld Sponsor Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Megalodon Sport Kiss Optima Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Evolution Prism Topaz Classic Kiss MK 15.X Other CCR Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii The Big Island Posts: 30	Re: BC / wing advice for a Meg I personally am diving the Dive Rite Rec wing on my Meg and have tried it both in single and double bladder configurations (here in Hawaii, I generally just wear a bathing suit for all my dives, including the deep trimix excursions). Both work fine; however a fellow Megalodon trimix instructor recently was here with us diving the Kona coast of Hawaii, and I'm afraid that I got a bad case of the "I wants" after seeing his Tetradon wing close-up and in action on numerous dives. It trims out very nicely, and my take was that it seems to be a exceedingly stable platform, which should work really well in caves, wrecks, etc, plus as would be expected of an ISC product it appears to extremely rugged and very well thought out. Please excuse the "sales promotion mode", but truly this looks to be one great wing for the Meg. Hope that this helps with your decision. Jim Holt __________________ Hawaii's Rebreather & Tech Headquarters - Megalodon, O2ptima, KISS, Inspiration & Evolution authorized dealer. IANTD Platinum Facility CCR Trimix Instructor "Experience Your Diving Dreams At Konaquatica" www.konaquatica.com Last edited by Konaquatica : 11th May 2008 at 10:03.
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11th May 2008, 11:04	#6 (permalink)
jo_c Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hants, UK Posts: 158	Re: BC / wing advice for a Meg I've gone with the Deep Sea Supply DSS-RB40. Designed for rebreathers, lovely wing, very easy to find the dump valve.
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11th May 2008, 14:23	#7 (permalink)
gottrimix New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Henderson, Nevada Posts: 56	Re: BC / wing advice for a Meg I have used the Dive rite and Golem wings. The wing I use now is the Tetradon by ISC, by far the best one I have used on my Meg. __________________ Steve www.lakemeadtechnicaldivers.com
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11th May 2008, 17:28	#8 (permalink)
Skipbreather Reads the fine print Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet MK 15.X Home Build Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Posts: 555	Re: BC / wing advice for a Meg I’ve been thru half a dozen wings on my Meg and, hands down, find do-nut type wings the best. If chosen correctly they can eliminate the need for shoulder weights for trim. I’m currently getting great results from an QxyCheq 32# do-nut wing but I’d suspect any similar wing w/ significant butt lift across the bottom would work as well. One caveat: with this type wing, a stand of some sort makes life a LOT simpler. Just my (rapidly dropping in value) $0.02. Ken __________________ "Entropy RULES! Enjoy the interim."
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11th May 2008, 20:16	#9 (permalink)
Mike Costanzo Never E nuff Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maryland & Florida Posts: 132	Re: BC / wing advice for a Meg I've gone with Deep Sea Supply 30lb rebreather wing. Plenty of lift/bouyancy control and not in the way of you tank valves. __________________ Mike
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11th May 2008, 20:18	#10 (permalink)
snicks New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 36	Re: BC / wing advice for a Meg Halcyon Eclipse 40lbs is fine for wetsuit, but offers too much lift at the butt with drysuit. Tried Rec wing today and like it a lot better for drysuit. __________________ Weltmacht mit drei Buchstaben? ICH!
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