30 or 40 lbs wings

[BarryNL]

Quite happy with my Eclipse #30. Have used it with 15L steel tank and a 7mm wetsuit. No problem.

It's stopped filling itself with air now then?

 

[BarryNL]

As the price of Al and SS Back plate are same I should consider SS, 6 lbs = approx 3 kgs. So I would be needing only one 2kg block on my belt. That sounds great. I have to ask silent explorers about the difference in shipping cost. Thanks again for the advice.

I do know some people (with all together too much money) who have both steel and aluminium plates. This means they can use steel for sea water and aluminium for fresh water and all other weighting stays the same. Very handy for doubles where you often don't need extra lead.

 

[El Orans]

It's stopped filling itself with air now then?

The inflator needs some maintenance. True.

 

[BarryNL]

The inflator needs some maintenance. True.

I'll let you know in another six months or so if the DIR Zones have this problem too.

It looks like it's not just Halcyon though - I have a brand new loaned OMS double wing at the moment and the damn dump value on that is leaking. Why don't Scubapro make tec equipment?

 

[*Floater*]

How do you choose between a Halcyon Eclipse 30lbs MC or 40 lbs MC. What will be the lift difference for an average (weight) recreational diver for normal recreational use.

Higher lift capacity = bigger bag (wing) = more drag and slight more effort required to vent it all else equal.

If you can get away with 30# then go with that. If you need more, then get the 40#.

There's some good threads in the BC section on how to determine the amount of lift you need. Have a look over there. Here's one: http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=155230

 

[*Floater*]

I do know some people (with all together too much money) who have both steel and aluminium plates. This means they can use steel for sea water and aluminium for fresh water and all other weighting stays the same. Very handy for doubles where you often don't need extra lead.

I thought I could get away with only a steel plate too because back in my jacket BC days I wore about 12 lbs of lead on the old weight belt iirc, even in warm water. But now, especially with a can light and two backups, I was overweighted on my last warm water trip and need an aluminium or plastic plate.