Halcyon

Halcyon Evolve Wing, 60 lb

A CE-certified double-cylinder wing built in Halcyon's twin-bladder donut style, sized for steel doubles and heavier technical configurations.

Wing / backplate

Modular harness and wing, the standard technical-diving setup. Expect to configure backplate, wing, and harness separately rather than buying a fixed jacket.

Halcyon Evolve Wing, 60 lb
2.7Comparison Score
$578
Released—
Stylewing backplate
Weight-integratedNo
Lift capacity60 lbs
Backplatenone
D-rings—
Trim pocketsNo
MaterialTwin-bladder donut-style wing construction
Travel-friendlyNo
Dry weight—
Fitunisex
SizesOne size

"Lift capacity" is the manufacturer-rated buoyancy the wing/bladder can provide at the surface. Match it to your exposure suit, tank, and weighting, not the biggest number available.

Pros
  • 60 lb lift capacity (a 40 lb version is also sold) covers steel doubles and cold-water technical configurations that Halcyon's single-tank wings aren't sized for
  • Twin-bladder donut-style design is CE-certified and built for the trim and horizontal positioning technical divers expect
  • Pairs with any Halcyon backplate and harness, so divers can upgrade from a single-tank system without replacing the whole rig
Cons
  • Wing only; it doesn't include a backplate or harness, so it adds to the cost of a complete doubles setup
  • Halcyon doesn't publish D-ring specifics or a standalone weight figure for the wing
Diver community sentiment
Mostly positive

Among primarily technical/GUE-style divers on Scubaboard, the Evolve, including the 60 lb version, is generally well regarded as an upgrade over the standard "JJ" wing, wrapping tanks more effectively and providing better surface flotation with heavy doubles. Divers report it performs well with double HP100s/LP85s and larger tanks without issues. The recurring caveat is sizing mismatch at the extremes: divers running smaller single tanks find the 60 lb version oversized, noting gurgling/shifting air when not full, and one diver warned that a wing large enough to wrap fully around bigger doubles can trap air between the tanks. No durability or material-failure complaints turned up.

Scubaboard: Evolve 60 sizing/air-trapping discussionScubaboard: Evolve vs standard JJ wingScubaboard: Evolve vs Legend wing comparison

Summarized from public forum discussion (Scubaboard, Reddit, and similar), not a survey we ran ourselves. See the linked threads for the original conversations.

The Evolve is Halcyon’s double-cylinder wing, built in the same twin-bladder donut style as their single-tank wings but sized up to 40 or 60 lb of lift for steel doubles and other technical configurations. Like the rest of Halcyon’s wing lineup, it comes with a 52 cm/22 in LP inflator hose and is sold on its own rather than as part of a complete BC system, so it’s meant to pair with a backplate and harness a diver already owns or is buying separately. It’s aimed at divers moving from single-tank recreational diving into doubles-based technical diving.