MARES HYBRID SHEDIVES Review

MARES HYBRID SHEDIVES : Stylish and comfortable

STYLE: Hybrid
WARRANTY: 2-Yr. 
MADE IN: Bulgaria. 
DRY WEIGHT (size S/M): 8 lbs., 15 oz. 
SIZES: 3 (xxs/xs-l). 
BUOYANT LIFT (in lbs.): 31.4-38.2. CARGO POCKETS/CLOSURES: 2/Zipper. 
BACKPACK: Hard. 
TANK BANDS: 1. 
INTEGRATED WEIGHT SYSTEM: Mechanical. BALLAST CAPACITY (in lbs.): 18-26 ditchable, 10 non-ditchable. LIFT/CARRY HANDLE: Yes (hard). ADJ. 
TANK POSITIONING STRAP: Yes. 
ADDITIONAL EXHAUST VALVES: 2 

Features

• Special cut dedicated to the female body
• Seamless shoulder straps for unprecedented comfort
• MRS+ weight integration and BPI Trim Weights

 

The new Hybrid SheDives BC is a womens' specific version of Mares Hybrid series, offering a backpack shorter to better correspond to shorter torso of a female. Overall size was reduced to correspond to smaller sub forms, and it can be said that the attitude and accent colors in your printed SheDives are a bit 'more appealing than that found on the standard version.
 
The SheDives Hybrid has some interesting design features. To start, the entire BC is built around a honeycomb backpack drive that is hinged in the middle. The backpack drive improves stability in water and also allows Mares offer excellent printed in lift / carry handle, hybridclosewhile the zipper of the backpack can be folded into a more compact shape and size for packing and travel. The BC is also a bit modular, the wiring is detachable from the air cell, which in turn is detachable from the backpack. Some thick padding can be found in areas shoulders and upper back. There is also a padded band Mares calls his "suspension system", which runs through the lobes of the lower part of the backpack and provides lumbar support. The air cell offers a combination of inflation wraparound front and rear buoyancy. The BC has Mares MRS system + mechanic integrated weight, a pair of large cargo pockets and powder-coated aluminum seven D-rings

Performance: At first glance SheDives Hybrid is rather complicated. But the method-behind-design quickly reveals itself as you start using it. It 'amazing how what seems to be the small features can end up having a major impact. The lifting handle printed is a good example. Underwater test felt it was one of the best parts of SheDives hybrid because it has made ​​it much easier HeFT, carry and manipulate BC. Divers test also praised padding plush hybrid and the belt system that has combined to embrace the body comfortably. However, the straps (especially the shoulder pull-down tank and the band) tend to be longer than necessary, which can make the adjustment of the rigging and BC a bit 'of confusion. In addition, the buckle close on overstrap cummerbund is larger and stiffer than the sub test would have liked.

 In the water SheDives hybrid proven to be a BC comfortable and stable. The weight of the MRS + was evaluated relatively easy to load when you wear the jacket and very easy to load when not, even if the divers were not always sure that you have successfully secured bag weight due to a little 'soft' click "indicates that the weights are locked and loaded. However, bags ditched smoothly and handles are easy to hold onto when you switch to the dive boat. The rear trim weights, however, are a bit 'more problematic. Located along the lower edge of the beam behind the backpack, tend to be difficult to access. Because of this, some experts have found it easier to load the first strapping BC to the tank.

valve system gendiverpoolThe SheDives hybrid 'earned scores above the average for the ease of use and efficiency in moving air. Divers test particularly appreciated the shape of the inflator oral and powerful action of the landfill exhaust right shoulder. Also like the two pockets with zip closure, which are larger and offer deflectors to provide additional cargo space if desired. D-ring were numerous and test divers considered them to be well positioned.

Bottom Line: The SheDives Mares Hybrid proved to be a very elegant, very comfortable BC. Its wraparound design makes hybrid bulk a bit 'earlier than you would find from a straight-up back-buoyancy design, but you gain a more secure-feeling beautiful BC with the stability both in depth and when floating on the surface. Overall, it is a good compromise. The folding backpack drive is a bonus for traveling. Another advantage: the Hybrid SheDives, for all its plush padding, it carries less than a pound of inherently buoyant.

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Tips for Diving: Air Savings

Tips for Diving: Air Savings

Do not breathe in the tank faster than your partner? Here are 5 tips to help keep oxygen diving and extend your bottom time.

1. Fix small leaksEven a small stream of bubbles of a pump O-ring or rotary, adds more than 40 minutes, and can be a sign of more serious problems ahead anyway. A mask that does not seal losses else who must blow constantly the air in it to clean the water. It 'also a source of stress, which unnecessarily increases the respiratory rate and therefore reduces the efficiency of your breathing. Your octo free flow easily? Which you can download a lot of air quickly. DETUNE or mount carefully so that the nozzle pointing downwards.

2. diveInexperienced divers are known to burn through its supply air at a furious pace, as one of the best tips for saving diving air is just dive more often. You can not be a sub again, but unless you dive almost every week is still an unnatural. When submerged more, your body gets used to the idea, and you breathe less.

3. swim slowlyThe energy cost of speed is more than you think: Swim half as fast as it does now, and you will use less air.

4. Keep ShallowThanks to its controller must supply the same water pressure, a gust of 33 feet (two atmospheres) performs twice as the tank does the same on the surface. A 99 feet (four atmospheres) it takes twice as much 33 feet. There is absolutely nothing you can do except avoid deeper than it should be. If you make a transition to a sand floor uninteresting to reach the edge of the slope, which are 15 meters instead of 40 feet, and save the air.

5. Reduce leadIf you are overweight, you have to put more air into his jacket to float and to be neutral. The inflation BC is larger and requires more energy and oxygen to pass the water. A further eight pounds of lead means that BC is a gallon bigger when inflated enough to make you neutral.