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How were your dives on the Lady Luck with SFDH? I'm diving with them next Tuesday. Doing the Hydro Atlantic in the morning and then the Lady Luck in the afternoon.

I'm diving Double HP 120s (equivalent to about double 15Ls) with just one ALU 40 (5.5L) deco bottle. I currently use a 35lbs (16 kg) Hog Donut Wing (diving wet). It is completely maxed out at depth at the beginning of the dive. It works, but it isn't comfortable. Plus I won't be able to add...

Did you try the 54lbs, or was that enough to put you off those wings?

Dived the USCG Duane today with Horizon Divers (Solo friendly charter / shop). They are great and I highly recommend them. They were very helpful and just let me do my thing. They just asked my runtime so they knew when to expect me back. Beautiful dive with great Viz. Current was strong but...

That sounds like a satisfying dive! I love sightseeing, but there is something about planning a search for something and then finding it underwater that feels really good!!

So I was just turned down for Solo diving with Captain Hooks Dive Center in Big Pine Key. I explained I had the SDI Solo cert and all the required equipment, but it was still a no. They were also not able to accommodate doubles on their boat either. Their reasoning was that they thought the...

I can totally relate to your excitement and reasons for enjoying diving. I am the same way (practicing drills and skills for fun!). I hope your training goes really well! I haven't done any classes with James from Miami Technical, but I saw him while he was teaching a student in Key Largo last...

@Micheal sending you a PM....

These are wings you suggested. They all seem to have a similar profile and I like how they are streamlined down the sides and don't seem to stick out too much. I want to avoid the taco look! Just for comparison, the last one is the wing I was referring to with the 44 and 52lbs capacity. It is a...

Dive Rite Classic Wing by lukeb posted May 29, 2021 at 8:20 AM Halycon Evolve Wing by lukeb posted May 29, 2021 at 8:20 AM Dive Rite Classic XT Wings by lukeb posted May 29, 2021 at 8:20 AM Mares XR Donut Wings by lukeb posted May 29, 2021 at 8:20 AM

@kensuf , thank you so much that is some really useful information!! Thankfully my new HP120s are an identical pair so no more need for the mismatched doubles! Interestingly I was expecting the original HP130s I purchased to be off in trim under the water, but I never noticed anything. That was...

I'm in Clermont. PM me if you want to organize a dive sometime!

I'm not using any weights, so I am only compensating for the weight of the tanks and gas + accessories. 35lbs of lift is right at the limit of keeping me neutral, but the wing I have is clearly maxed out, and I want to have enough wing where it is not needing to be fully inflated at depth (it is...

Thanks for the link! I have modeled a lot of my gear setup on the DIR/GUE/Hogarthian rig style, but that information was just taken from the old GUE website, I've never read any of their textbooks. There was actually a Fundies class going on next to me yesterday at Blue Grotto, and I spoke with...

So I know it has been a while, but I wanted to give a final update to my tank searching: After deciding to start cave training later this year, I decided I needed to try and find the big steel tanks I had been searching for. I tracked down two separate Worthington HP130s on Craigslist, and...

So I went for it and bought a pair of new HP120s (I got a great deal!). And today I did some test dives. No trim issues whatsoever. In fact I was actually still a little head heavy if anything. The length didn't bother me. I can see why they are such a popular doubles choice.

Did 4x Solo dives at Blue Grotto, in Williston FL today. I bought a new set of double HP120s and was testing them out for trim and buoyancy. (They were great!). The grotto was pretty quiet other a few classes and a couple of other divers. I had the 50' area all to myself. I practiced laying...

I had the same doubts about them being too long (hence why I want to try them out), but they seem to be really popular here in FL with guys over 6' tall. (I'm 6'1").

I spoke to Dayo scuba since the OP and it looks like they might have a pair of HP120s tucked away. So I will try and get over there rent them. I'm also going to try a pair of LP85s from them. In the meantime if anyone wants to meet for a dive to test tanks out please let me know!

Favor to ask... Is there is anyone in / around central Florida who owns a pair of double Faber HP 120s who would let me dive them to see how they trim out? I have the opportunity to buy a pair of new tanks at a good price but I can't test them before I buy. I want to make sure they don't make...