Travel BCDs

Evaluation of five great travel BCDs that are lightweight and offer interesting features and value to a variety of divers from the amateur to advanced divers.

I am a professional underwater photographer and my equipment is extremely significant to me and gets lots of wear and tear. I require equipment that is resilient over hundreds if not thousands of dives while as "travel" worthy as possible. There have been a quantity of wonderful new lightweight BCDs that have been introduced in the last 3 years and I have listed some of my favorite ones below.

The purpose of any BCD should be function first and after that comfort. The Lightweight BCDs assessed here provide a practical degree of function and along with good fit. The trade off on travel BCDs is more often than not restrictions in storage pockets, lift (which is very critical if you take a lot of weight when you dive), security of your tank while you are scuba diving, D-rings for optional equipment and ride when you are on the surface of the water.

The BCDs listed below afford good form and function and a varying amount of additional features. Review the features of each and determine that best meets your needs. I feel most divers should be content with any of these BCDs and I would love to get your response as well. Great Travel BCDs

Mares F-Light Buoyancy Compensator
Cressi Travelight BCD
Oceanic Bio Lite BCD
Tusa - X-Pert Lightweight BCD
Scubapro GO BCD

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