scubastingray
Contributor
Hey guys,
I'm getting cabin fever from this cold keeping me out of the water. I know I want to get into wreck diving, diving up north in cold water (not sure about ice dives), and cave diving and decided doubles was the way to go for redundancy. I've been looking at craigslist ads for a few months, and finally saw a set of doubles I like, LP 120s for $400. With that in mind, I'm hoping to spend some time doing really easy OW dives getting used to this new setup.
I already took advantage of the wing sale that Dive Addicts has. and ordered a 60lb Hollis Donut. Josh suggested this size for the 120s, and I think it'll be a fantastic wing.
My single tank reg setup is a hollis dc3 212 combo, and I'm loving it. I figured a wing doesn't need much service (so no parts kits to be kept from me), so hollis was a great brand. It definitely looks like a high quality wing, and I'm working out the rest of the setup now.
Having said all of that, I'm pretty set on Hog D1 cold water regs for the first stages with the long hose and short hose combo. The availability of parts kits is huge to me, as I'm a mechanic at heart (studied mech e). I've always heard that if you can rebuild a carb then you can rebuild a reg without issue and I've rebuilt my fair share of carbs.
I know there are doubles diving specialties offered, and while I wasn't planning on doing one, I was wondering what supplemental reading or advice you guys had on diving doubles. I'm very much a dive right in type (literally), and think the padi cert phenomenon is a bit ridiculous. I plan on hopefully getting 10 or so dives in OW conditions in the next month, and was wondering if you guys had any particular advice, or articles you think are worth reading in regards to doubles. Hopefully I can hook up with someone from the GLWC in getting some mentorship, but want to start before then.
Any particular equipment configs you guys would suggest as well?
I'm getting cabin fever from this cold keeping me out of the water. I know I want to get into wreck diving, diving up north in cold water (not sure about ice dives), and cave diving and decided doubles was the way to go for redundancy. I've been looking at craigslist ads for a few months, and finally saw a set of doubles I like, LP 120s for $400. With that in mind, I'm hoping to spend some time doing really easy OW dives getting used to this new setup.
I already took advantage of the wing sale that Dive Addicts has. and ordered a 60lb Hollis Donut. Josh suggested this size for the 120s, and I think it'll be a fantastic wing.
My single tank reg setup is a hollis dc3 212 combo, and I'm loving it. I figured a wing doesn't need much service (so no parts kits to be kept from me), so hollis was a great brand. It definitely looks like a high quality wing, and I'm working out the rest of the setup now.
Having said all of that, I'm pretty set on Hog D1 cold water regs for the first stages with the long hose and short hose combo. The availability of parts kits is huge to me, as I'm a mechanic at heart (studied mech e). I've always heard that if you can rebuild a carb then you can rebuild a reg without issue and I've rebuilt my fair share of carbs.
I know there are doubles diving specialties offered, and while I wasn't planning on doing one, I was wondering what supplemental reading or advice you guys had on diving doubles. I'm very much a dive right in type (literally), and think the padi cert phenomenon is a bit ridiculous. I plan on hopefully getting 10 or so dives in OW conditions in the next month, and was wondering if you guys had any particular advice, or articles you think are worth reading in regards to doubles. Hopefully I can hook up with someone from the GLWC in getting some mentorship, but want to start before then.
Any particular equipment configs you guys would suggest as well?