Doubles Wing Recommendation

[Niky]

Any of those wings can work. But it's difficult or impossible to have a balanced rig with double HP100 steel tanks and a wetsuit. I recommend you rethink that part first before shopping for a wing.

Thanks for letting me know - gonna start diving a drysuit, and probably lp80's

 

[divezonescuba]

I don’t know about the Halyons, but the Dive Rites are prepped to be later fit with a redundant bladder if not purchased that way. A lot of divers don’t initially feel the need for that expensive upgrade at the time of purchase.

 

[Badger7]

Thanks for letting me know - gonna start diving a drysuit, and probably lp80's

Thats proabably a really good idea if a drysuit makes sense in your locale. A drysuit can help keep your baseline bouyancy consistent throughout the course of the dive, so you're using your wing for bouyancy control, offsetting the current weight of gas in the cylinders, and not having to compensate for the variable lift of a thick neoprene wetsuit as it compresses at different depths.

If you're able to configure a truly balanced rig, you'd be starting the dive around 13-16lb negative (160ft^3 of air = 12.9 lbs, 200ft^3 of air = 16.1 lbs), and you'd be nearly neutral with nearly empty tanks and an empty wing. 16lbs of lift in any 40lb wing is less than half full, and you'll be dumping wing gas throughout the course of the dive.

As long as you're not going fringe with some of the wierd wing shapes/features or using a big floppy 60lb wing for just a set of 7.25" doubles, the wing brand and model doesn't really matter much as long as its made of quality materials and reliable. Essentially for what you're describing literally any decent 40lb donut shaped doubles wing from any recognizable brand should get the job done. You could pick a wing because you like the color, the price, the material, or just because its in stock at the local dive shop.

Fins matter, masks matter, computers matter, wet-vs-dry matters, but the logo on your backplate and/or wing doesn't really affect your diving in the slightest.

 

[Niky]

Thats proabably a really good idea if a drysuit makes sense in your locale. A drysuit can help keep your baseline bouyancy consistent throughout the course of the dive, so you're using your wing for bouyancy control, offsetting the current weight of gas in the cylinders, and not having to compensate for the variable lift of a thick neoprene wetsuit as it compresses at different depths.

If you're able to configure a truly balanced rig, you'd be starting the dive around 13-16lb negative (160ft^3 of air = 12.9 lbs, 200ft^3 of air = 16.1 lbs), and you'd be nearly neutral with nearly empty tanks and an empty wing. 16lbs of lift in any 40lb wing is less than half full, and you'll be dumping wing gas throughout the course of the dive.

As long as you're not going fringe with some of the wierd wing shapes/features or using a big floppy 60lb wing for just a set of 7.25" doubles, the wing brand and model doesn't really matter much as long as its made of quality materials and reliable. Essentially for what you're describing literally any decent 40lb donut shaped doubles wing from any recognizable brand should get the job done. You could pick a wing because you like the color, the price, the material, or just because its in stock at the local dive shop.

Fins matter, masks matter, computers matter, wet-vs-dry matters, but the logo on your backplate and/or wing doesn't really affect your diving in the slightest.

Thanks for the very detailed answer. I ended up with a halycon evolve 40, and am planning on diving dry going forward when in steel doubles. when in al80 doubles, i can get by in a wetsuit.

 

[Niky]

I don’t know about the Halyons, but the Dive Rites are prepped to be later fit with a redundant bladder if not purchased that way. A lot of divers don’t initially feel the need for that expensive upgrade at the time of purchase.

I dove a DR doubles wing and enjoyed it, but ended up with halcyon as I got a deal on it. I will likely buy a DR 60lb wing for when im dealing with more stages. i really enjoy the youtube videos you post as well- thanks again!

 

[happy-diver]

Ha ah ah ah aha hahahahaha so you're the one ah ha ha

Nah really, despite some slight critiscism from those that don't do stuff, divezonescuba
puts his practical slant on diving and contributes to what's grinding in my head anyway

 

[happy-diver]

Fins matter, masks matter, computers matter, wet-vs-dry matters, but the logo on your backplate and/or wing doesn't really affect your diving in the slightest.

Hey just imagine me, standing on the other side of the earth, upside down

Fins are fins, masks have to seal, you don't need a comp and drysuits for general diving are for pussies
And even though I don't dive much H stuff, and would never be so ostentatious, as to wear H webbing

A Logo can bring a sense of achievement, promote a more vigorous participation in diving, H is quality

Like me preferring to park a red logoed car at the supermarket, rather than just a white grey beige one

But all is good, as not everybody can drive a prestige car as the car dudes, don't make enough of them

I love pretending to be an indentured snob

 

[a_wat]

Looking for my first doubles wing. Tested out a horseshoe Apeks with 45lb lift (didnt like very much), and a diverite dual bladder donut which I liked better, but not a fan of the double inflator. I plan on diving hp100 with my aluminum backplate, mostly wet, so was looking for 40-50lb range, between either halcyon, light monkey, apeks, or x-deep (all donuts, one inflation device). Please let me know recommendations or thoughts. I plan on one stage bottle at the moment, most likely just an al40. thank you!

Based on your preferences, I would recommend looking at the Halcyon Eclipse or Light Monkey donuts as they both offer reliable performance and quality with a focus on ease of use. A 40-50 pound wing is ideal for your HP100 and AL40 bottle setup. Both brands are well-rated for comfort and durability, so it comes down to which one best suits your needs.