Check out the October issue of UNDERCURRENT for an in depth article on light BCDs for travel. This is a thorough comparison of the Scubapro Litehawk and the Dive Rite TravelPac. Since the BC is the heaviest and most cumbersome piece of gear you are carrying, it is worthwhile to do your research.
The article walks you through all the parts, pieces and performance of both BCs. Quoting from the article “…the TravelPac is robustly made to say the least, but it doesn’t offer the maximum lift of the Litehawk… The Scubapro Litehawk retails for $358 has a dry weight of six pounds and a lift of 56 pounds. Compared to the Dive Rite selling for $389 with a dry weight of 5.7 pounds and a lift of 27 pounds.”
The author concludes that, “I think the traveling diver will be more content with the greater lift of the Litehawk especially if he finds himself surfacing in a rough sea, and the $20 price difference will go nicely towards the cost of checking another bag.”
The author is John Bastin, the technical editor of DIVER magazine and the article is in the October issue of Undercurrent.
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