Buddy Commando w/ Weight Pockets & Auto Air The BUDDY Commando is probably the most famous BCD ever built. It was originally developed to meet the punishing demands of Navy SAR divers
- & is still in service today. It subsequently took the sport & technical diving market by storm outselling its rivals for over 20 years. The new Commando retains the essential qualities & features on which this success is based – such as superior build, lift & surface support characteristics
- & adds the new advantages offered by reflex technology Comfort & Fit New Element: Comfort Fit System – adjustable to the finest degree at shoulders, waist & back plate. This removable harness offers the best tailored fit of any jacket on the market. It also takes the strain off the jacket & buoyancy cell greatly prolonging their product life. Anatomically contoured & padded throughout at shoulders, waist & back with open-cell fast draining material for rapid post-dive drying. Optional RRS – Rapid Release System Integrated Weights offers comfortable weighting taking the load off your back & hips. Unique high traction, stabilizing cradle on the backpack eliminates tank roll & caters for the 2 common cylinder diameters. Can support up to 4 cylinders (with the Twinset & Pony band upgrade options). 2 way adjustable chest strap – can be tightened left or right (to allow for dry-suit valve position for example) & is situated low enough on the chest to suit both men & women. X-Large/XX-Large  +£34 (Total £443)

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Buddy Commando with 232 Bar Cylinder & Weight Pockets The BUDDY Commando is probably the most famous BCD ever built. It was originally developed to meet the punishing demands of Navy SAR divers
- & is still in service today. It subsequently took the sport & technical diving market by storm outselling its rivals for over 20 years. The new Commando retains the essential qualities & features on which this success is based – such as superior build, lift & surface support characteristics
- & adds the new advantages offered by reflex technology Comfort & Fit New Element: Comfort Fit System – adjustable to the finest degree at shoulders, waist & back plate. This removable harness offers the best tailored fit of any jacket on the market. It also takes the strain off the jacket & buoyancy cell greatly prolonging their product life. Anatomically contoured & padded throughout at shoulders, waist & back with open-cell fast draining material for rapid post-dive drying. Optional RRS – Rapid Release System Integrated Weights offers comfortable weighting taking the load off your back & hips. Unique high traction, stabilizing cradle on the backpack eliminates tank roll & caters for the 2 common cylinder diameters. Can support up to 4 cylinders (with the Twinset & Pony band upgrade options). 2 way adjustable chest strap – can be tightened left or right (to allow for dry-suit valve position for example) & is situated low enough on the chest to suit both men & women. X-Large/XX-Large  +£34 (Total £443)

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Buddy Commando with 232 Bar Cylinder The BUDDY Commando is probably the most famous BCD ever built. It was originally developed to meet the punishing demands of Navy SAR divers
- & is still in service today. It subsequently took the sport & technical diving market by storm outselling its rivals for over 20 years. The new Commando retains the essential qualities & features on which this success is based – such as superior build, lift & surface support characteristics
- & adds the new advantages offered by reflex technology Comfort & Fit New Element: Comfort Fit System – adjustable to the finest degree at shoulders, waist & back plate. This removable harness offers the best tailored fit of any jacket on the market. It also takes the strain off the jacket & buoyancy cell greatly prolonging their product life. Anatomically contoured & padded throughout at shoulders, waist & back with open-cell fast draining material for rapid post-dive drying. Optional RRS – Rapid Release System Integrated Weights offers comfortable weighting taking the load off your back & hips. Unique high traction, stabilizing cradle on the backpack eliminates tank roll & caters for the 2 common cylinder diameters. Can support up to 4 cylinders (with the Twinset & Pony band upgrade options). 2 way adjustable chest strap – can be tightened left or right (to allow for dry-suit valve position for example) & is situated low enough on the chest to suit both men & women. X-Large/XX-Large  +£34 (Total £418)

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Buddy Commando with 232 Bar Cylinder & Auto Air The BUDDY Commando is probably the most famous BCD ever built. It was originally developed to meet the punishing demands of Navy SAR divers
- & is still in service today. It subsequently took the sport & technical diving market by storm outselling its rivals for over 20 years. The new Commando retains the essential qualities & features on which this success is based – such as superior build, lift & surface support characteristics
- & adds the new advantages offered by reflex technology Comfort & Fit New Element: Comfort Fit System – adjustable to the finest degree at shoulders, waist & back plate. This removable harness offers the best tailored fit of any jacket on the market. It also takes the strain off the jacket & buoyancy cell greatly prolonging their product life. Anatomically contoured & padded throughout at shoulders, waist & back with open-cell fast draining material for rapid post-dive drying. Optional RRS – Rapid Release System Integrated Weights offers comfortable weighting taking the load off your back & hips. Unique high traction, stabilizing cradle on the backpack eliminates tank roll & caters for the 2 common cylinder diameters. Can support up to 4 cylinders (with the Twinset & Pony band upgrade options). 2 way adjustable chest strap – can be tightened left or right (to allow for dry-suit valve position for example) & is situated low enough on the chest to suit both men & women. X-Large/XX-Large  +£34 (Total £463)

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Buddy Commando with 300 Bar Cylinder & Weight Pockets The BUDDY Commando is probably the most famous BCD ever built. It was originally developed to meet the punishing demands of Navy SAR divers
- & is still in service today. It subsequently took the sport & technical diving market by storm outselling its rivals for over 20 years. The new Commando retains the essential qualities & features on which this success is based – such as superior build, lift & surface support characteristics
- & adds the new advantages offered by reflex technology Comfort & Fit New Element: Comfort Fit System – adjustable to the finest degree at shoulders, waist & back plate. This removable harness offers the best tailored fit of any jacket on the market. It also takes the strain off the jacket & buoyancy cell greatly prolonging their product life. Anatomically contoured & padded throughout at shoulders, waist & back with open-cell fast draining material for rapid post-dive drying. Optional RRS – Rapid Release System Integrated Weights offers comfortable weighting taking the load off your back & hips. Unique high traction, stabilizing cradle on the backpack eliminates tank roll & caters for the 2 common cylinder diameters. Can support up to 4 cylinders (with the Twinset & Pony band upgrade options). 2 way adjustable chest strap – can be tightened left or right (to allow for dry-suit valve position for example) & is situated low enough on the chest to suit both men & women. X-Large/XX-Large  +£34 (Total £443)

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Buddy Commando with 300 Bar Cylinder & Auto Air The BUDDY Commando is probably the most famous BCD ever built. It was originally developed to meet the punishing demands of Navy SAR divers
- & is still in service today. It subsequently took the sport & technical diving market by storm outselling its rivals for over 20 years. The new Commando retains the essential qualities & features on which this success is based – such as superior build, lift & surface support characteristics
- & adds the new advantages offered by reflex technology Comfort & Fit New Element: Comfort Fit System – adjustable to the finest degree at shoulders, waist & back plate. This removable harness offers the best tailored fit of any jacket on the market. It also takes the strain off the jacket & buoyancy cell greatly prolonging their product life. Anatomically contoured & padded throughout at shoulders, waist & back with open-cell fast draining material for rapid post-dive drying. Optional RRS – Rapid Release System Integrated Weights offers comfortable weighting taking the load off your back & hips. Unique high traction, stabilizing cradle on the backpack eliminates tank roll & caters for the 2 common cylinder diameters. Can support up to 4 cylinders (with the Twinset & Pony band upgrade options). 2 way adjustable chest strap – can be tightened left or right (to allow for dry-suit valve position for example) & is situated low enough on the chest to suit both men & women. X-Large/XX-Large  +£34 (Total £463)

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Buddy Commando with Auto Air The BUDDY Commando is probably the most famous BCD ever built. It was originally developed to meet the punishing demands of Navy SAR divers
- & is still in service today. It subsequently took the sport & technical diving market by storm outselling its rivals for over 20 years. The new Commando retains the essential qualities & features on which this success is based – such as superior build, lift & surface support characteristics
- & adds the new advantages offered by reflex technology Comfort & Fit New Element: Comfort Fit System – adjustable to the finest degree at shoulders, waist & back plate. This removable harness offers the best tailored fit of any jacket on the market. It also takes the strain off the jacket & buoyancy cell greatly prolonging their product life. Anatomically contoured & padded throughout at shoulders, waist & back with open-cell fast draining material for rapid post-dive drying. Optional RRS – Rapid Release System Integrated Weights offers comfortable weighting taking the load off your back & hips. Unique high traction, stabilizing cradle on the backpack eliminates tank roll & caters for the 2 common cylinder diameters. Can support up to 4 cylinders (with the Twinset & Pony band upgrade options). 2 way adjustable chest strap – can be tightened left or right (to allow for dry-suit valve position for example) & is situated low enough on the chest to suit both men & women. X-Large/XX-Large  +£34 (Total £418)

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Buddy Commando with Weight Pockets The BUDDY Commando is probably the most famous BCD ever built. It was originally developed to meet the punishing demands of Navy SAR divers
- & is still in service today. It subsequently took the sport & technical diving market by storm outselling its rivals for over 20 years. The new Commando retains the essential qualities & features on which this success is based – such as superior build, lift & surface support characteristics
- & adds the new advantages offered by reflex technology Comfort & Fit New Element: Comfort Fit System – adjustable to the finest degree at shoulders, waist & back plate. This removable harness offers the best tailored fit of any jacket on the market. It also takes the strain off the jacket & buoyancy cell greatly prolonging their product life. Anatomically contoured & padded throughout at shoulders, waist & back with open-cell fast draining material for rapid post-dive drying. Optional RRS – Rapid Release System Integrated Weights offers comfortable weighting taking the load off your back & hips. Unique high traction, stabilizing cradle on the backpack eliminates tank roll & caters for the 2 common cylinder diameters. Can support up to 4 cylinders (with the Twinset & Pony band upgrade options). 2 way adjustable chest strap – can be tightened left or right (to allow for dry-suit valve position for example) & is situated low enough on the chest to suit both men & women. X-Large/XX-Large  +£34 (Total £398)

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Buddy Explorer Step outside your comfort zone – In complete comfort The BUDDY Explorer is A.P. Valves’ top end sport jacket built to exactly the same high standards of quality, performance & comfort as the rest of the BUDDY range. The difference is in the fit
- with the Explorer better suited to divers with a shorter torso length than its stable-mate, the famous BUDDY Commando. The new Explorer is packed with features designed to make your diving as comfortable & responsive as possible. Comfort & Fit New element:: Comfort Fit System – adjustable to the finest degree at shoulders, waist & back plate. The removable harness offers the best tailored fit of any jacket on the market.         Anatomically contoured & fully padded throughout at shoulders, waist & back.         Unique stabilising cradle on the backpack eliminates tank roll & caters for different cylinder diameters & Twinset & Pony Cylinder Band upgrade options.   Buoyancy Control & Safety   2 rapid response Air Dump/over-pressure valves at kidney & shoulder with large easy-find pull-grips. The kidney grip is designed to float for easy location when diving head down while the shoulder grip is negatively buoyant & always to h&.     Third shoulder exhaust/over-pressure valve built into the inflator assembly.     Choice of high performance AP Emergency Breathing Valves: the new & enhanced balanced Auto Air (EN250 regulator standard) alternative air source/inflator or the superb AP200 power inflator.     Optional lightweight aluminium 232 bar mini-cylinder for emergency breathing & buoyancy.     Optional Rapid Release System Integrated Weights with a unique & secure mechanical locking system (+ve lock with audible click). The weight pouches hold up to 5kg each weight pouch (10kg total) hard or soft lead & feature sturdy easy-grip release handles.           For divers who prefer a traditional weight belt, Cargo Clips are provided as standard to utilise this pocket space for stowage of a lift bag, SMB or torch.     Encapsulated reflective piping for enhanced diver visibility.             Tank positioning & safety strap.             Super Cam cylinder band grips the main cylinder with absolute security. Quality & Performance   The toughest Twin Bag construction ever made with our unique new 1000 denier Endura FX100 outer shell material & a PU airtight inner bladder so good it comes with a Lifetime Warranty on the HF welded seams.       Patented Stud System construction protects the buoyancy bladder by transferring the main stresses to the tough outer shell. The system also allows rapid flow of air around the jacket allowing the diver to move freely underwater unhindered by trapped air pockets.       Spacious Side Pockets securely sealed with chunky snag-free 10mm Zips & long easy-grab zip-pullers. The pockets feature handy internal 35mm D rings & mesh gussets for rapid drainage.     Super-strong 50mm side release catches at shoulders & waist for simple & rapid donning & doffing of kit with or without gloves.     Ergonomic solid-grip carry handle.     Strobe or Snorkel attachment point at the shoulder.     Foldaway mini-cylinder pouch at rear.     Foldaway SMB pouch at rear.     Foldaway hose runners for efficient equipment management.     Expandable gusset structure ensures the buoyancy cell inflates away from the body minimising squeeze.     4 welded stainless D rings with the 2 at the shoulders pre-bent to 30° to stand off the jacket for easy location & attachment.   Sizing   Available in Small, Medium, Large & X-Large     Lift Capacity: S=11.73kg, M=16.02kg, L=17.55kg, XL=19.88kg Weight: 3.5kg
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