Best place to buy doubles?

[KidK9]

Hey all, Im looking at investing in a set of doubles to start my slooooow transition to technical training. Could anyone please recommend a good place to be looking rather than my LDS or diveriteexpress.com. I like the tanks Dive Rite has, just looking for some alternate suggestions. Thank you.

 

[divad]

Hey all, Im looking at investing in a set of doubles to start my slooooow transition to technical training. Could anyone please recommend a good place to be looking rather than my LDS or diveriteexpress.com. I like the tanks Dive Rite has, just looking for some alternate suggestions. Thank you.

There's a guy on this board selling new steel tanks.

 

[KidK9]

Thanks for the reply. Anyone on steel tanks?

 

[dive]

Hey all, Im looking at investing in a set of doubles to start my slooooow transition to technical training. Could anyone please recommend a good place to be looking rather than my LDS or diveriteexpress.com. I like the tanks Dive Rite has, just looking for some alternate suggestions. Thank you.

Check out http://www.seapearls.com/tanks-steel.html

 

[kramynot2000]

I've never bought from them but I saved the link just in case:

http://www.divesales.com/cgibin/htmlos.cgi/p.a.g.e/tanks/index.html/00369.1.2661443045

I don't know how their prices stack up against an LDS but they do have free shipping and you won't be paying tax, which can save a few bucks if you're buying a couple of tanks.

 

[theskull]

Used. Try used.

Steel tanks last forever with decent care, and there are always tech divers looking to switch to a different size, get less serious about their diving and move a set or 2 out of their garage, or even get out of tech diving.

Put out the word among your local dive shops that you are in the market, and contact a local tech instructor or two as well. You should be able to get an excellent set of doubles with bands, manifold, and isolator for somewhere between $500 & $800.

Do insist on a current hydro and visual or ask for a $50 discount if you will have to get the inspections.

You may even pick up a new buddy or two with this approach.

theskull

 

[CRDiver]

http://www.gue.com/cgi-bin/used-equipment

 

[mattwave]

Hey all, Im looking at investing in a set of doubles to start my slooooow transition to technical training. Could anyone please recommend a good place to be looking rather than my LDS or diveriteexpress.com. I like the tanks Dive Rite has, just looking for some alternate suggestions. Thank you.

Honestly I would buy new, I would stay away from too big of tanks, LP95s are great as well as the 85s. The concern with used tanks, you will want to open them up and most likely clean them, if they don't have a current hydro, there is some more money. Make sure you have solid bands and manifold. Highland and OMS bands are great and OMS or Halcyon Manifolds are good. You can spend a chunk and then realize you will have to spend it all over again to get solid components and clean, hydroed tanks.

I have brand new sets of both, unused, current hydro with OMS Manifold and Highland bands.

nwsportsdivers.com

 

[MSilvia]

I'd recommend buying new if I were selling them too.

 

[roakey]

Do you own any tanks right now?

Roak