Not sure whether this should be here or technical.
Bit about me......
Just did my wreck course and are qualified to dive to 40m. At the moment I am using a standard BCD and tank, but am finding I am gas limited for the deeper dives. There is also the concern about not having redundant gas for entering a wreck. On the other hand I do a fair bit of shore diving, and in those cases I normally don't need the extra gas.
So I am trying to work out the best way to move forward. I want to eventually go to a full tech setup, but in the interim I am trying to work out the best way to go forward.
The first option would be to do a sling/stage tank. the advantage of this is that I could continue to use all of the existing equipment, with minimal changeover, but will meet the extra gas/redundant gas requirement. The disadvantage is that I would have to buy the doubles in the longer term, so it is only putting off costs.
the second option would be to go to the full doubles. The advantage is that this is needed in the long term (probably). The disadvantage is that some of my gear (yoke 1st stage) would be made redundant, and it would be harder to convert back to a normal set if I was doing a shallow dive....
Can anybody give me some pros/cons to help me work out the next step?
What would your suggestion be?
Basically, I am going to work on my efficiency anyway, but that won't necessarily fix all of the problems, so I am trying to make plans to efficiently transition, for if/ when I do end up doing more technical diving.
Bit about me......
Just did my wreck course and are qualified to dive to 40m. At the moment I am using a standard BCD and tank, but am finding I am gas limited for the deeper dives. There is also the concern about not having redundant gas for entering a wreck. On the other hand I do a fair bit of shore diving, and in those cases I normally don't need the extra gas.
So I am trying to work out the best way to move forward. I want to eventually go to a full tech setup, but in the interim I am trying to work out the best way to go forward.
The first option would be to do a sling/stage tank. the advantage of this is that I could continue to use all of the existing equipment, with minimal changeover, but will meet the extra gas/redundant gas requirement. The disadvantage is that I would have to buy the doubles in the longer term, so it is only putting off costs.
the second option would be to go to the full doubles. The advantage is that this is needed in the long term (probably). The disadvantage is that some of my gear (yoke 1st stage) would be made redundant, and it would be harder to convert back to a normal set if I was doing a shallow dive....
Can anybody give me some pros/cons to help me work out the next step?
What would your suggestion be?
Basically, I am going to work on my efficiency anyway, but that won't necessarily fix all of the problems, so I am trying to make plans to efficiently transition, for if/ when I do end up doing more technical diving.