lessphp fatal error: load error: failed to find /home4/undersea/public_html/blog/wp-content/themes/Underseas/style.less{"id":1286,"date":"2018-09-21T10:03:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T15:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2018-09-21T10:03:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T15:03:53","slug":"how-to-choose-the-perfect-buoyancy-compensator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-the-perfect-buoyancy-compensator\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Choose The Perfect Buoyancy Compensator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/howard-on-reef.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/howard-on-reef-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/howard-on-reef-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/howard-on-reef-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/howard-on-reef-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/howard-on-reef-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/howard-on-reef.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Back in the early days of diving choosing dive gear was much easier...there just weren't that many options. \u00a0Like choosing a BC; well... they were non-existant. Early divers simply strapped a tank to their back using a backplate and harness and off they went. It wasn't until 1970 that the first recreational Buoyancy Compensator was invented. \u00a0Now the BCD is an integral part of your dive gear, but with all the different BCD'S on the market today, it can be overwhelming trying to figure out the right one for you!<\/p>\n<p>BC's can generally be put into four different classifications. \u00a0If you can figure out which type of BC you need\/want, then it's just a matter of choosing what brand and extra features you are looking for within that BCD catagory.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><!-- .clear (end) -->\n<h2>THE FOUR TYPES OF BUOYANCY COMPENSATORS<\/h2>\n<h3>Jacket Style BCD<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Pro_HD_gauge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-99\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Pro_HD_gauge-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"AquaLung Pro HD Gauge BCD\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Good for divers who want to feel more secure in the water.<\/li>\n<li>Jacket BC\u2019s generally have larger air bladders and can, therefore, hold the diver up higher out of the water at the surface.<\/li>\n<li>Air bladder wraps around the core of the diver\u2019s body, therefore floating the diver in a more upright position at the surface of the water.<\/li>\n<li>Not\u00a0as streamlined underwater water, but comfortable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Back Inflation Style BCD<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/balance_pocket.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-98\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/balance_pocket-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"AquaLung Balance BCD\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Air bladder is only located at the rear of the BC on the back of the diver, providing more ease of movement and less clutter on their front side.<\/li>\n<li>Back Inflate BC\u2019s are more streamline than Jacket style BC\u2019s.<\/li>\n<li>Back Inflate will not hold the diver very high out of the water at the surface.<\/li>\n<li>Commonly used by more experienced divers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Travel BCD<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Zuma_Pink_Travel_BCD_Left.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Zuma_Pink_Travel_BCD_Left-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Zuma_Pink_Travel_BCD_Left-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Zuma_Pink_Travel_BCD_Left-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Zuma_Pink_Travel_BCD_Left.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Becoming more popular amongst gear manufacturers, travel BC's are built with the traveling diver in mind.<\/li>\n<li>Generally much lighter in weight than \"normal\" BCD's.<\/li>\n<li>Smaller, more compact for easier packing.<\/li>\n<li>Smaller sized air bladder.<\/li>\n<li>Usually better for warm water diving where less weight will be used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\"Tech\" BCD<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>With technical divers, less is usually better.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/wtx_harness_main.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/wtx_harness_main-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Tech BC's have come a long way and can be found with more and more variety these days, crossing over into the recreational market.<\/li>\n<li>Usually have a heavier backplate made from either alluminum or stainless steel and a harness to hold the cylinder onto the diver.<\/li>\n<li>A large variety of tech BC's are out there to fit almost every need of every technical diver and can be built into mulitiple configurations.<\/li>\n<li>For the most experienced diver.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When searching for that \"perfect\" BCD, start with asking yourself what type of BC you want. \u00a0What type of diving are you going to be doing most and how comfortable are you in the water? \u00a0Once you figure this out and decide which type of BC to buy, you've won half the battle. \u00a0We highly recommend that divers try on multiple BC's before making a purchase to get a good feel of the fit. \u00a0We always have gear experts on hand here at <a href=\"https:\/\/underseas.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Underseas Scuba Center<\/a> to help you find the perfect gear at any time. Stop on in and find your perfect BCD today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in the early days of diving choosing dive gear was much easier...there just weren't that many options. \u00a0Like choosing a BC; well... they were non-existant. Early divers simply strapped a tank to their back using a backplate and harness and off they went. It wasn't until 1970 that the first recreational Buoyancy Compensator was invented. \u00a0Now the BCD is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-the-perfect-buoyancy-compensator\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[16,471,13,468,14,470,467,29,12,11,146,103,89,88,33,5,466,104,472,473,54,6,120,469,475,476,477,64,474],"class_list":["post-1286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-equipment","tag-back-inflate-bcs","tag-back-inflation","tag-bc","tag-bcs","tag-bcd","tag-bcd-style","tag-bcds","tag-buoyancy","tag-buoyancy-compensator-device","tag-buoyancy-compensators","tag-dive","tag-dive-equipment","tag-dive-gear","tag-dive-travel","tag-diving","tag-diving-equipment","tag-diving-gear","tag-gear","tag-jacket-style","tag-jacket-style-bcd","tag-scuba","tag-scuba-diving","tag-scuba-gear","tag-style","tag-tech","tag-technical","tag-technical-bcd","tag-travel","tag-travel-bcd","cat-3-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1286"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1291,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1286\/revisions\/1291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}