Scuba_Nick27
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I mean, those are pretty sturdy.Whatever this is, it doesn't look like it's up to the task.
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I mean, those are pretty sturdy.Whatever this is, it doesn't look like it's up to the task.
I mean, those are pretty sturdy.
Thankyou, that is quite logical. I will probably contact Mares just out of curiosity about my BCD and find out about its capabilities.It's all about risk assessment and individual tolerance (until you become somebody else's problem).
While it may very well work, it's definitely a more vulnerable link than a continuous strap.
That much said, SCUBAPRO makes the PureTek backplate with some Fastex (pinch) buckles. However, they're much larger buckles and purposely selected for carrying two tanks in backmount configuration.
If your BC is not purpose-built for carrying two tanks, then you assume that risk of using it outside the manufacturer's intended design. Sorta like taking a two wheel drive car on a four wheel trail. It's all hee-haw fun until you break a CV joint, get high centered, etc. It's not a failure of the car and very few four wheelers are going to think you were cool when you're clogging the trail.
Check out the classifieds.....lightly used and high quality twinset rigs for sale all the time there.
Thankyou, that is quite logical. I will probably contact Mares just out of curiosity about my BCD and find out about its capabilities.
Would a Mares Pure SLS count as a recreational? It is a wing BCD and people say it's more of a mid-higher level bcd.
I actually find this both an advantage and disadvantage. I just started sidemounting and really miss the convenience of hauling everything as a single unit.There are lots of advantages to sidemount; one is that you don't need to carry doubles around. The lightest commonly used twinset (AL80s) weighs over 75 lbs.
So in case of redundancy, do you run two pressure guages then? Since each tank is isolated from eachother, how would you know how much pressure you have in one tank or in the other, or in both combined?