I think I'm in love

[TSandM]

I dove with a new buddy today, and by about ten minutes into the dive, I was in love.

My husband doesn't know it yet, but the object of my newfound passion came home with me tonight, and will stay with me a while, until I decide whether we are, in fact, meant for each other. Today, it seemed like it.

Yes, a pair of white Worthington LP85s are sitting in my car as we speak (Mo2vation, eat your heart out!) Although I suspect I was severely overweighted, I was absolutely astonished at how these lovely tanks trimmed out. For the first time in doubles, I could be STILL! I was horizontal without effort. And I could reach all valves/knobs without difficulty.

The only cloud on the horizon is that Scott may want the manifold . . . It's a Thermo, and I like them a LOT.

The down side is that I have to go back to the "lift tanks and fall into the car" method of loading them. They're just enough heavier than the 72s that I can't knee them into the car yet. And going up a boat ladder, I suspect, would require handing up my weight belt. But aaaaaahhhh . . . the joy of being balanced again!

One hundred and seventy cubic feet of gas . . . There are no limits

 

[H2Andy]

Yes, a pair of white Worthington LP85s are sitting in my car as we speak

them's my tanks!!

hands off!

ain't they great?

 

[CBulla]

Interesting... I will have to look into these

 

[Cacia]

what do you guys do down there for so long?

 

[Crazy Fingers]

I dove with a new buddy today, and by about ten minutes into the dive, I was in love.

Was he breathing nitrox?

 

[dumpsterDiver]

yeh, why climb ladders with a 170 (or more) cu-ft? I can get into plenty of trouble with one tank (and a pony) and I'm sure I suck more air then you.

 

[JeffG]

what do you guys do down there for so long?

Get cold and bent.

 

[rongoodman]

I just banded up my LP85s temporarily to see what they feel like--heavy, but manageable, which isn't bad considering they're over half my body weight. I'm looking forward to getting them set for real and trying them out. Mine are galvanized, though, not painted. If I might ask, how tall are you Lynn?

 

[TSandM]

No switching out tanks . . . I can probably get THREE normal local dives out of these. That saves me three drives to the dive shop. Or two really long, leisurely dives -- I remember lovely night dive Kirk and Leigh and I did that was almost 80 minutes.

Two good long dives off a charter boat without changing out anything.

And these probably weigh about what the doubled Al80s weigh in Akumal . . .

Edited to add: Ron, I'm 5'4", 120 lbs. And I am NOT going to put these tanks on the scale. When the 72s with manifold and valves came in at 77 pounds, that was bad enough.

 

[GDI]

you go girl