Comments about Sherwood Axis Bcd:

Great all around BC. Lightweight, durable, and just what I needed. Only complaint would be that the tag ends of the shoulder adjustments and BC inflater hose are too long. The first is easy enough to fix. Even with these two minor complaints I give the BC a 5/5

Comments about Sherwood Axis Bcd:

I haven't used the BCD yet. It looks the part really looking forward to my future dives! :-)

Comments about Sherwood Axis Bcd:

Great BC. Fits and adjusts nicely. Very streamline and comfortable. Like the other post states, check the inflator hose at the shoulder. Mine also came lose. Found it during my pre-dive check. Tightened it up and was fine. No room to hold anything more than a bc light and signal tube, but keeps the profile very tight. All in all, great BC.

Comments about Sherwood Axis Bcd:

Good simple BC. Simplicity and related weight savings make it good for travel. Secure integrated weight system that will hold plenty of lead. Trim pockets are big enough to trim despite how much neoprene you're wearing (I never throw anything in the trim pockets). No cumberbun which is just one less thing to fumble with and makes complete sense on a back inflate BC.

Only complaints would be the excess webbing on the should adjustments (long but easily fixed) and a long inflator.

All in all awesome BC with no signs of wear and tear after 50 dives and plenty of traveling.

Comments about Sherwood Axis Bcd:

This is a nice BCD, but you have to make sure the shoulder inflator connection doesn't come unscrewed. It is an unusual connection that no other brand uses as far as I can tell and if the back of it is not very firmly screwed in it can come off in your bag, which it did to me. If it comes off, make sure you find the o-ring and put that back in because without the o-ring it blows out and won't hold any air. That happened to me because the piece fell off and my instructor put it back on but without the o-ring, because he had never seen that type of connection and didn't know it had an o-ring in it. So the valve blew out as soon as I started my dive and I had to do the whole dive without a BCD, which can be pretty dangerous.

Also, this BC is very streamlined, to the point that you can fit almost nothing other than the weights in the pockets. One pocket is consumed by the 3 foot signal tube, and the other can hold a small backup light and that's it.