I haven’t used a jacket since my O/W cert dives. Directly after that, I purchased a back inflate and moved to BP/W within the next year. I love the configuration options, the ease of trim and the overall feel of a BP/W. To me, there is no better BC type. But, like anything else out there, you ask 100 people what they think about something, you’ll get 100 different opinons. Best thing to do is to go try out a back inflate or a BP/W. We all have opinions, but yours is the only one that should matter to you. :)