HELIX COMPACT PRO + PRO HD MEN SET

This Aqua Lung set pairs the Helix Compact Pro Pack with the wrap-around Pro HD jacket in the men’s cut, and adds the Combo 2K console. It is the smallest regulator Aqua Lung builds, and it carries the full cold-water package rather than a reduced one.

An Auto Closure Device seals the first-stage inlet the moment the regulator leaves the cylinder, and a sealed environmental chamber isolates the mechanism from the water around it. The DIN 300 bar first stage weighs 525 g, on two 7/16 inch UNF high-pressure ports and four 3/8 inch UNF medium-pressure ports. Work of breathing is 1.35 j/L on the primary and 1.25 j/L on the octopus. The Pro HD is cut from ResisteK against abrasion and fading, integrates its lead through the patented SureLock II release, and sets cylinder height on a positioning strap. The Combo 2K console adds a 50 mm pressure gauge and an in-line depth gauge on one 80 cm hose, weighing 389 g.

The result is a set rated for cold water at a travel packed size, on a buoyancy compensator sized to the diver rather than to shop stock.

Sizing follows the Pro HD Men, XS to XL, roughly 100 g a step; the rest is one size. Cylinder, computer, weights and exposure protection are separate. The women’s Pro HD and the back-inflation Pro HD Compact are the other cuts. At R30,388 the set saves R7,597.01 on the parts bought singly.