Top Scuba BCDs for Recreational Diving I've been fitting divers into BCDs since the early 1980s, back when we called them "stabilizer jackets" and most of them had the buoyancy characteristics of a beach ball. These days, the best recreational scuba BCDs combine intelligent weight integration, ergonomic harness systems, and enough lift capacity to handle real-world diving scenarios without turning you into a bobber on the surface. After four decades of watching recreational divers struggle with poorly matched buoyancy systems—and testing nearly every model that's come through my shop—I've narrowed this list down to the BCDs that actually earn their place in your (/must-have-scuba-gear) collection. Scubapro Hydros Pro The represents what happens when engineers actually listen to dive instructors. This modular BCD uses a gel-pack harness system ...