Nautic1000

When thinking about buying a BCD earlier this year, I wandered into the local dive shop for a look around. I've dived with the people from the shop, and knew I could trust them not to rip me off by selling me something I didn't need. During the conversation I mentioned I was going on holiday in a couple of weeks. George the owner said if I wanted to take one to try out on the holiday I could. I selected the Oceanic Nautic 1000, which is a pretty basic jacket. 4 D-rings, so if you like hanging loads of kit off your jacket, this isn't for you. When packing, the jacket fitted nicely into the ... more

Basic jacket which is acceptable for the amateur or for someone who is not too bothered about having a lot of D rings as this one has merely four. Purchased at local dive shop second hand (£30). Not suitable if you need to hang a lot of gadgets and clips off jacket due to low level of D rings but good enough. Lightweight and durable and easy to pack away into rest of luggage, folds easily and not too bulky. More professinal diver may want to try something a little less basic. Can also be purchased online or sometimes good bargains on Ebay. Good buoyancy and floats well. Range of colours ... more