AL80s a waste of time to double-up?

[RonzoTheGreat]

hi
im currently putting together doubles out of my twin faber 117s. but i was thinking about pairing some AL80s as well so that i had two sets of doubles without spending too much ... am i wasting my time ? should i just hold out for a great deal here on 100 steels or similar?
thanks for your experiences and opinions.

 

[Rainer]

hi
im currently putting together doubles out of my twin faber 117s. but i was thinking about pairing some AL80s as well so that i had two sets of doubles without spending too much ... am i wasting my time ? should i just hold out for a great deal here on 100 steels or similar?
thanks for your experiences and opinions.

Well, what kinds of dives are you doing? How much gas do you need?

 

[Gary D.]

What makes you think they are a waste of time? It’s double the air of a single 80 and it depends on what you're going to do with them. I’m not sure what they’re using now but the Navy used twin 90’s for a lot of years and they worked a bit to well.

Gary D.

 

[RonzoTheGreat]

doing wreck and tech than moving towards cave ... currently 117s are the primary doubles

 

[ppo2_diver]

I've got a couple double 80s in addition to the doubled 130s. I like the 80s for our quarry diving and shallow water dives. They are much easier on my old back.

 

[Garrobo]

I have enough trouble getting on and off the boat with one '80'. Forget it.

 

[nadwidny]

Doubling 80s is never a waste of time. I had a set about 7 years ago and thought that they sucked so I sold them. About 2 years ago I realized the error of my ways and got another set. They are a great rig for just screwing around in and for Mexican caves. Plus you can always break 80s down and use them for deco or stage tanks.

 

[TSandM]

They're very nice for fresh water. For cold salt water, I prefer something more negative

 

[texdiveguy]

Cheap and easy to dive,,,but I much prefer steel doubles....lots of folks get started diving doubles with al80's.

 

[Rainer]

For cold salt water, just add a v-weight. Sure, they're a bit heavy on land, but they trim nicely and are CHEAP. As Brian wrote, they can also be broken down for stage/deco bottles later.