DIN vs YOKE (USA)?

[bradlw]

considering a new regulator. Din vs Yoke?

I had converted to DIN before getting out of diving. Far superior and so it pains me to think about buying a yoke reg
but I'm US based
and almost certainly will be renting tanks most for the time
and as far as I know things on that front have not changed since I was active...pretty much all rental tanks then were yoke

I do have a few tanks that need to be hydro'd...but more often than not I'll be diving with at least one of my kids and I don't have enough tanks that....
and we won't be diving that often but when we do I'd probably not want to deal with hauling them anyway

and using a yoke adapter sets the regulator out further from the valve
and adds another failure point so while not horrible it prob isn't ideal

...but then again, DIN with an adapter offers options

 

[chaad]

Tanks with "pro valves" that can be converted from yoke to DIN with the removal of an insert are increasingly common in rental fleets. Pack an 8mm hex key to remove the insert and bring your yoke adapter just in case. I find DIN is worth the potential for a little hassle.

 

[NothingClever]

No problem requesting and receiving DIN valves in Jupiter, West Palm Beach and Pompano Beach, Florida.

DIN is not nearly as scarce as it used to be a few years ago.

 

[rjack321]

You'd have zero issues renting or borrowing a DIN tank in the PNW. I would guess that DIN out numbers yoke tanks 2:1

 

[KenE]

DIN, I only carry the adapter when traveling outside the US.

 

[bradlw]

hmmm. Good to know! And thanks for the tip to pack a hex key!

 

[Nemrod]

Yoke. This because DIN rental tanks are often buggered up and that the DIN conversion kits are generally inexpensive and easily obtainable whereas yoke kits are impossible and adapters, uh, just no, they are the worst of both and the good of neither.

 

[Rob9876]

Scubaboard leans pretty heavily toward the tech/DIR/enthusiast side, so you'll probably get more votes for DIN than Yoke. But (as it kinda seems the OP already knows) if you're mainly doing recreational diving in the U.S. and Caribbean it will likely just be a bit easier to just go with yoke -- it's the default for recreational diving in those areas.

 

[bradlw]

leans pretty heavily toward the tech/DIR/enthusiast side

as do I
and what you are saying is what I thought too, but the previous posts make it seems that things have changed a bit

 

[Divin'Papaw]

DIN all day every day