Pony bottle valve, Pro vs DIN?

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+1 for DIN and a Pro-valve. But keep the insert and keep it mostly screwed in. It is easy to hang the valve in transport and turn it into a paper weight (ask me how I know)
 
+1 for DIN and a Pro-valve. But keep the insert and keep it mostly screwed in. It is easy to hang the valve in transport and turn it into a paper weight (ask me how I know)
Oh no :( Sorry for your loss. But I gotta ask, you had the tank hanging by the threads?
 
Oh no :( Sorry for your loss. But I gotta ask, you had the tank hanging by the threads?
Nope tank full, no 1st, banging around in trunk of a rental car
 
Nope tank full, no 1st, banging around in trunk of a rental car
Damn I'm tired thought you meant the tank was literally hanging lol. I already bought threaded dust caps so that should keep it protected :)
 
Locally thats not a problem but worries me if I went to Tobermory for example.
Diver's Den in Tobermory is one of the best equipped shops you'll ever deal with. I can assure you, filling DIN tanks is a non-issue. I won't say that most tanks up there are DIN, but certainly a very large percentage are, especially in the more "serious" divers (as opposed to the tourist divers that visit once a season).

DIN valves are superior in every way, and while DIN is arguably less critical on a pony/stage/deco bottle, if you have to buy a valve anyway, I suggest you get DIN or a convertible... I mean, why wouldn't you? There are absolutely no advantages to a yoke setup.
 

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