Cressi Scorpion BC | ScubaLab Testers Choice

I'm Roger Roy the scuba lab director we tested the Cressy scorpion BC versatile stable and comfortable it was our testers choice for back inflation bc's we tested B C's at Blue Grotto dive resort in Central Florida we conducted objective tests in the pool to measure buoyant lift and inherent buoyancy and to gauge each B C's ability to cope with a runaway power inflator we also conducted a series of test dives where testers scored B C's and 11 categories including comfort stability and ascent control you could say the Scorpion has a bit of a split personality it's flexible backplate lightweight harness and trim tightly bungeed air cell give it a minimal feel and profile but it also has more than 40 pounds of lift cargo pockets and integrated weights that handle up to 20 pounds in the water of those two sides of the scorpion's nature got along just fine it earned top scores for comfort and streamlined with testers impressed by its solid stability and lack of drag you don't even feel it one test diver commented the vertically mounted weight pockets are located near the body centerline that added stability both submerged and at the surface where the Scorpion took top score among back inflation's scored very good for ditching the weights were rated just fair for loading though the upside down procedure was helped by handy web loops on the holders the rear placement of the weights allows the scorpions cargo pockets to be a bit more forward where they're easy to reach and even see into they're not the biggest but their boxy shape makes the space useful and they don't get tight no matter how much air is in the cell that earned a very good score for stowage almost entirely on the pockets since the D rings are sparse with a comfortable stable streamlined design that was a favorite of test divers the Scorpion is our testers choice for back inflation B C's

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Published: Wed Jun 03 2020