Just a quick Bio. I have been Spearfishing since the late 70s and started diving in the mid 80's. Lots of stories in the 40 years of Snorkeling and Diving. I gave up spearfishing in the early 90s and turned to keeping reef aquariums. I stopped diving about 4 years ago but am still very active with Reef Tanks.
I have lots of diving stories from over the years and many close calls.
I am now outfitting myself for diving again and while I am not interested in actually buying a Carbon Fiber Tank, I do remember them being talked about as the replacement for Aluminum tanks and that all tanks would soon be Carbon Fiber. I see that they are still around but I am curious as to why they never dominated the market? I remember many divers saying there was no way they were going to put a 4500 PSI bomb on their backs. Did they have safety issues or was it just not something the industry could market to enough people?
Just curious about that and so many other new things I see on the market today. I am really looking hard at some of the newer dive computers, they have me drooling.
Rob
I have lots of diving stories from over the years and many close calls.
I am now outfitting myself for diving again and while I am not interested in actually buying a Carbon Fiber Tank, I do remember them being talked about as the replacement for Aluminum tanks and that all tanks would soon be Carbon Fiber. I see that they are still around but I am curious as to why they never dominated the market? I remember many divers saying there was no way they were going to put a 4500 PSI bomb on their backs. Did they have safety issues or was it just not something the industry could market to enough people?
Just curious about that and so many other new things I see on the market today. I am really looking hard at some of the newer dive computers, they have me drooling.
Rob