What wing to buy?

andriyuk · April 29th, 2008, 11:45 PM

Hello everyone even though I am not a DIR diver , I am thinking about switching from my conventional bcd to a wing system. It seems that halcyon or agir-brokk are very popular. Has anyone heard of FROG INDIGO? it looks a lot like halcyon eclipse but costs about half of it. Any views recommendations would be appreciated

sailorbuoy · April 29th, 2008, 11:58 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by andriyuk)

Has anyone heard of FROG INDIGO?

I use one and am very happy with it - both from a dive and build quality perspective

Frank Griga · April 30th, 2008, 02:49 AM

Here you go with some options. I prefer Halcyon. The DUX or DTD wings seems to be nice and they should be cheap as well.

Halcyon: DIR Dive Systems
Welcome to AGIR
DUX DIVING - diving products
DTD - dive
Welcome to DIR ZONE

digital_steve · April 30th, 2008, 03:16 AM

anyone used the oxycheq mach v series of wings?
They seem to be ultra low profile...
I have a 34lb zeagle horseshoe wing and i'm thinking about changing over to a donut wing and adding a weight STA for weight on my single rig... so i'll be watching this thread with interest

Vie · April 30th, 2008, 04:19 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by digital_steve)

anyone used the oxycheq mach v series of wings?
They seem to be ultra low profile...

I have a Mach V Extreme (30) - it is very low profile but does not seem to hug the tank quite as closely (due to thicker inner bladder and "Extreme" wing material) as my Eclipse 30. The Mach V Extreme can also be used without a STA. I've used the Mach V with a STA (and it works fine) but if you have weight pockets attached to the sides of the cam band, the wing will really squeeze against them when fully inflated.

digital_steve · April 30th, 2008, 05:05 AM

Interesting vie, thanks
I wonder how it compares against the frog indigo... that also looks like a nice wing

Vie · April 30th, 2008, 06:01 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by digital_steve)

Interesting vie, thanks
I wonder how it compares against the frog indigo... that also looks like a nice wing

The Indigo is basically an Eclipse clone - there are detail differences (as with the Halcyon Evolve vs. Frog Midnight comparison) but essentially the two wings are near identical.

April 29th, 2008, 11:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
andriyuk(Offline) New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 1	What wing to buy? Hello everyone even though I am not a DIR diver , I am thinking about switching from my conventional bcd to a wing system. It seems that halcyon or agir-brokk are very popular. Has anyone heard of FROG INDIGO? it looks a lot like halcyon eclipse but costs about half of it. Any views recommendations would be appreciated

April 30th, 2008, 02:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Frank Griga(Offline) New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Slovakia Posts: 127	Here you go with some options. I prefer Halcyon. The DUX or DTD wings seems to be nice and they should be cheap as well. Halcyon: DIR Dive Systems Welcome to AGIR DUX DIVING - diving products DTD - dive Welcome to DIR ZONE Last edited by Frank Griga; April 30th, 2008 at 02:55 AM.

April 30th, 2008, 04:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
Vie(Offline) Loner at the ball... Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Krung Thep, Siam, mostly Posts: 189	Quote: (Originally Posted by digital_steve) anyone used the oxycheq mach v series of wings? They seem to be ultra low profile... I have a Mach V Extreme (30) - it is very low profile but does not seem to hug the tank quite as closely (due to thicker inner bladder and "Extreme" wing material) as my Eclipse 30. The Mach V Extreme can also be used without a STA. I've used the Mach V with a STA (and it works fine) but if you have weight pockets attached to the sides of the cam band, the wing will really squeeze against them when fully inflated. Last edited by Vie; April 30th, 2008 at 06:02 AM.

April 29th, 2008, 11:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
sailorbuoy(Offline) New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Forest Posts: 33	Quote: (Originally Posted by andriyuk) Has anyone heard of FROG INDIGO? I use one and am very happy with it - both from a dive and build quality perspective

April 30th, 2008, 03:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
digital_steve(Offline) New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 128	anyone used the oxycheq mach v series of wings? They seem to be ultra low profile... I have a 34lb zeagle horseshoe wing and i'm thinking about changing over to a donut wing and adding a weight STA for weight on my single rig... so i'll be watching this thread with interest

April 30th, 2008, 05:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
digital_steve(Offline) New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 128	Interesting vie, thanks I wonder how it compares against the frog indigo... that also looks like a nice wing

April 30th, 2008, 06:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
Vie(Offline) Loner at the ball... Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Krung Thep, Siam, mostly Posts: 189	Quote: (Originally Posted by digital_steve) Interesting vie, thanks I wonder how it compares against the frog indigo... that also looks like a nice wing The Indigo is basically an Eclipse clone - there are detail differences (as with the Halcyon Evolve vs. Frog Midnight comparison) but essentially the two wings are near identical.