Description
Avid BCD (CQR-3) by Sherwood
Zero Rib-Crushing Squeeze with 3-D Wrap-Around Buoyancy
When you're waiting for a boat pickup in a rolling surface swell, fully inflating a traditional jacket BCD usually means getting your ribs crushed and fighting for a full breath. The Sherwood Avid throws that outdated, restrictive feel out the window. Engineered with a hydrodynamic 3-D wrap-around air cell and an innovative suspension strap system, the bladder expands outward rather than squeezing inward against your chest. You get rock-solid, chair-style surface flotation and stable, effortless horizontal trim underwater without ever feeling like your rig is trying to suffocate you.
Liveaboard-Ready Comfort and CQR-3 Weight Integration
If you've ever spent a week on a liveaboard, you know how fast a stiff, poorly padded BCD collar can rub your neck raw after four dives a day. The Avid eliminates chaffing completely with a plush, neoprene-padded neck roll that stays comfortable from your first drop on day one to your final safety stop on day seven. Paired with Sherwood's legendary CQR-3 integrated weight system, you get a rock-solid mechanical latch with oversized release handles that are easy to deploy even with thick cold-water gloves. Add in dual non-releasing rear trim pockets to lock your posture flat in the water column, six stainless steel D-rings, and roomy zippered utility pockets, and you have a full-featured workhorse built for serious exploration.
Features
- 3-D Wrap-Around Air Cell: Hydrodynamic bladder design wraps buoyancy cleanly around your torso for exceptional surface stability without causing chest squeeze.
- Anti-Squeeze Suspension System: Allows the air cell to move and expand outward independently of the harness, ensuring unrestricted breathing at full surface inflation.
- CQR-3 Weight Integration System: Secure, easy-to-load primary weight pockets featuring oversized grab handles designed for effortless ditching even when wearing thick gloves.
- Neoprene-Padded Neck Roll: Plush collar padding eliminates skin chaffing and suit wear during intensive, multi-dive days on liveaboards.
- Rear Non-Releasing Trim Pockets: Two dedicated trim pockets hold up to 10 lbs total on your back to help you dial in a flat, streamlined horizontal trim.
- Four-Point Air Release System: Three pull-dump/overpressure relief valves plus a power inflator exhaust make dumping air effortless from any orientation in the water column.
- Pro-Grade Accessory Storage: Equipped with six stainless steel D-rings, dual zippered utility side pockets, and a dedicated custom pocket for an optional safety sausage/SMB.
- Customizable Harness Fit: Features smooth-adjusting shoulder and waist webbing, plus a removable and height-adjustable sternum strap for a tailored fit.
Specs
- Brand: Sherwood Scuba
- Product: Avid BCD (700 Series / CQR-3)
- Style: Hydrodynamic Jacket-Style Buoyancy Compensator
- Weight System: CQR-3 Integrated Weight System
- Non-Releasable Trim Weight Capacity: 10 lbs (4.5 kg) total across two rear pockets
- Lift Capacity by Size: 20 lbs to 36 lbs (9 kg to 16.3 kg) depending on size
- Hardware: 6 stainless steel D-rings
- Available Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL
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