What do/are your buddies diving?
I like longer tanks, I'd go with the 85s or whatever the old PST LP80s are now.
I like longer tanks, I'd go with the 85s or whatever the old PST LP80s are now.
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Donning comfort is an issue for some folks I guess. I look at more important things like buoyancy characteristics while I'm actually using them (you know - while diving in the water ). I'm short, as divers go, and have not noticed donning difficulties from a little steel 72 to the doubled HP120's that end up ~ mid-thigh. If I found I had to sit around for a long time in a tank that was too short... well.... I suppose I would have to go find a longer tankteknitroxdiver:Well I guess to each his (her) own, but I was just thinking that it would be better to determine that you couldn't comfortably put on a pair of 95s before you bought them, instead of afterwards. But you may not have a problem, I dunno.
teknitroxdiver:I guess if someone is sitting around with their tank on, maybe they should get their priorities in line. e.g., maybe actually get in the water!
teknitroxdiver:Well I guess to each his (her) own, but I was just thinking that it would be better to determine that you couldn't comfortably put on a pair of 95s before you bought them, instead of afterwards. But you may not have a problem, I dunno.
Most of my dives are from shore.ChrisA:Many people say it does not mater how comfortable a tank or BC is when out of the water, that's it's only in-water performance that counts.
StSomewhere:Sorry to threadjack Slider's thread, but I'm in the market for a pair of steel tanks myself with an eye towards maybe pairing them up as doubles at some point in the future.
What about the PST E7's or E8's instead of the Fabers? Like maybe the E7-100's or E8-119's? Especially the E7-100's seem to be a good combination of weight out of the water to the amount of gas they hold, or are they too short at 24" for someone of average height as far as balance and trim is concerned? Would the E7-120's be better? Worse?
I really like the size of the E7-100's but I hate to buy expensive equipment now that won't be useful later.