Help me choose a new BC please!

[cool_hardware52]

Luckily, this wing does have slots on it. And at this point, I would probably want dive the doubles independent since I don't want to invest in a manifold. $100 - $200 here and there is really adding up, and I already need to get a whole new reg set either way.

I'm not sure "new to doubles" and "new to independent twins" is the best mix.

Go slow. Get familar with your new gear. Balance (trim) and buoyancy will be different in a set of doubles.

Managing independents is a task load in itself.

Diving is expensive, doubles is $$ squared. You don't need the most expensive gear, but Nickle Rocketry is a very poor way to start down the path to "Tech"

Tobin

 

[lof]

Okay, I see how it works.. but why can't you just slip a cam strap through the slots on the BP/W and then around a single tank and just crank it down? Will it wiggle if you do that? Will the non-round shape you create put too much stress on the cam buckle?

Maybe I need to get my setup and physically look at it before this becomes clear.

You should not need the STA with Golem wing. It has built-in STA rods that prevent wiggling. The wing comes with two SS screws to hold it to the BP even with the tank removed.
http://www.golemgear.com/pc-149-2-golem-gear-35-wing.aspx

Also, the Low-Profile Stream backlate is virtually an STA, since the profile of center goove is reversed on it to hold the tank close to your back.
http://www.golemgear.com/pc-243-15-golem-stream-backplate.aspx