Tanks

[FWADIVER]

you should go with the fabers for sidemount, the Worthingtons are notoriously heavy. If your instructor recommended fabers you should ask them why, instead of assuming you are going to like something before ever trying it out. another local gentleman thought he would like HP100's over his instructors suggestion of lp85's... he now has a set of hp100's that never get used....

 

[FWADIVER]

As pointed out earlier, the Faber 95's tend to be butt-floaty once you get them down below about 1000 psi or so. So if that's really the size you want, I'd either consider the Worthingtons or plan not to ever have them down that low.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I hate to contradict you bob given your infinite level of experience and wisdom compared to me, but based on what I know about sidemount (my mentor being a long time sidemounter/instructor) if you are experiencing butt floaty lp steels you probably need to move your cambands down further towards the bottom to remove the pivot point....

 

[Teller]

LP85's were recommended but since I can only get 2640 fills I dont see the point of spending the money on 85's when I have plenty of AL80 already. 95's would give me atleast 30 more cubic feet and thats if there not overfilled.

 

[FWADIVER]

95's vs 85's is pretty much a wash. the advantage of the 95's is they are shorter, the only reason I would choose one over the other was for trim reasons, not necessarily the extra 10CF of gas, even pumped up the 95's are only about 10cf larger still.

 

[spatman]

I hate to contradict you bob given your infinite level of experience and wisdom compared to me, but based on what I know about sidemount (my mentor being a long time sidemounter/instructor) if you are experiencing butt floaty lp steels you probably need to move your cambands down further towards the bottom to remove the pivot point....

which would then ride the tanks higher toward his armpits, possibly affecting his trim when the tanks are full.

do you really only have 25-49 dives or have you just never updated your SB profile?

 

[FWADIVER]

31 to be exact as of today, will probably get another 8-10 in this weekend., just starting sidemount myself, it actually shouldn't move the tanks higher, it will just make them sit lower on the rails, more towards the bottom instead of towards the top, but it will eliminate the pivot point.

edit: i could be entirely wrong, feel free to call me dumb, i'm just reiterating what I've learned so far.

 

[iztok]

7 cf is more than a couple, but not an awefull lot - and also not at all what I'm saying.

Would using the word "thus" alot help get my point across easier?

Yeah, if you put it in the middle they are +/- 3.6 cuft

I prefer HP because LDS gives me less grief filling them to 3800psi

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

I hate to contradict you bob given your infinite level of experience and wisdom compared to me, but based on what I know about sidemount (my mentor being a long time sidemounter/instructor) if you are experiencing butt floaty lp steels you probably need to move your cambands down further towards the bottom to remove the pivot point....

That's one thing that might work ... my solution was simpler ... don't deal with floaty tanks. I now have two sets of HP100's dedicated to my sidemount rig, and they work better than LP95's for me, being smaller, lighter, and easier to trim. I'll keep the 95's for my backmount singles rig ... which I still use for teaching ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[Jax]

you should go with the fabers for sidemount, the Worthingtons are notoriously heavy. If your instructor recommended fabers you should ask them why, instead of assuming you are going to like something before ever trying it out. another local gentleman thought he would like HP100's over his instructors suggestion of lp85's... he now has a set of hp100's that never get used....

Ask him if he'd like to sell them, please?

EDIT -- Worthingtons are notoriously heavy?

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Worthingtons are notoriously heavy?

No they are not ... the Worthington HP100's are spec'ed at 1.3 lbs lighter weight than the Faber HP100's, and about 2 lbs less buoyant ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)