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The Flex BC has been specifically conceived for travellers and is designed to enable a 40% reduction in weight compared to any otherjacket on the market. No detail has been left out to achieve this result, beginning from the choice of material, 210 denier nylon, light but hard-wearing.
The soft, padded backpack has a strong grip rubber zone and a double camband to hold the tank firmly. Two large zip-up pockets, two rear weight pockets. The command for the purge valve on the back is situated on the bottom right front of the jacket.
All the D-rings are made from light alloy.
It only takes a few moments to fold up Flex and tie it with a special foldaway belt so it can be easily put into the special carry bag that comes with shoulder strap.
The very light frame of Flex and the anatomic style underwater translate into a very close-fitting and streamlined BC that offers very little resistance to forward movement.
Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from sioux falls sd on 1/7/2010
Comments about Cressi Cressi Sub Flex BCD:
Great for travel. Fits good
from Washingotn, DC on 9/17/2009
Comments about Cressi Cressi Sub Flex BCD:
Bought it for a trip to Maldives, had all my gear carry on and the BCD surpassed my expectations. Light, lots of features and I love owning it.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
from Asia on 7/22/2009
Comments about Cressi Cressi Sub Flex BCD:
Top value for this price.
Very comfortable and easy to use. Everything is where they should be.
Best of all is the weight, or rather the lack of, and the ease to pack this BC.
Durability remains to be known but looks to last quite a while if you're just a recreational diver like me.
from Mililani, Hawaii on 4/6/2009
Comments about Cressi Cressi Sub Flex BCD:
I travel a lot with and like to bring my dive gear with me. With airline fees the way they are I wanted to get a light weight compact BCD. I got exactly what I was looking for and then some in this BCD. I love how it folds in half and has straps to keep in compact in its own travel bag. The pockets are big with easy to use zippers which is great and surprising! All the dump valves are great and conveniently located. The fit was also great I hardly know I have it on. Also it is lighter than I thought it would be. When I first took it out diving the Divemaster asked if I was snorkeling since my BCD was folded up with my regulator in the small bag that comes with the BCD. He was amazed when I showed him the BCD. I have since taken it diving all over and love it. Outstanding BCD!
[6 of 6 customers found this review helpful]
from Woods Hole, MA on 1/14/2009
Comments about Cressi Cressi Sub Flex BCD:
I am a research diver and travel all over the world to do fieldwork (diving). This BC has been the greatest equipment change I've made in my 15 years of experience. It travels very well. It's tiny. It's lightweight. It's comfortable in the water. It has plenty of lift. It keeps the tank on your back and is adjustable enough to fit a wide range of people (I'm 6'1" and about 195lbs and I wear a medium). It has air dumps in all the right places. It doesn't have true integrated weights, but it does have 2 non-dumpable pockets for a total of up to about 10lbs of trim weight. It has enough D-rings to attach all the junk we need for 6-8 hours of research diving per day. What more can you ask for? Granted, you can't do double tanks and the construction is not for technical diving, but 99% of people don't have those needs. Anyone traveling to dive will appreciate its compactness.
After one trip with this BC, I was in love and now this is the only BC our lab uses. Combined with the new lightweight regs available, it's a great package. I've had mine about 8 months now (about 125 dives / 160 hours) and it's in great condition. It's simply fantastic and I am obviously still in love with it.