If you could only have one tank, what would it be?

[nimoh]

probably 95s. they aren't my faves, but they are very common and make tank matching easy, and they hold a lot of gas. just fabers, though, worthingtons not allowed.

why do you prefer fabers over worthingtons?

 

[BabyDuck]

worthingtons are about 75lbs heavier. each.

ok, not really, but they are noticeably heavier and have more weight toward the valve.

 

[nimoh]

worthingtons are about 75lbs heavier. each.

ok, not really, but they are noticeably heavier and have more weight toward the valve.

good to know, thanks. The overall weight isn't a big deal to me, the weight towards the valve is probably good for me

 

[James R]

I prefer Faber over Worthy tanks, too. If I had to have only one tank, I'd just go with a Faber HP100 since I have 4 of them already

 

[drbill]

I used to love my HP120s... could get three shallow dives off a single fill or do deep dives (but always with a backup). Unfortunately steel often rusts when doing California boat dive fills. Now I dive a neutral buoyancy Al 80... but that wouldn't give you any greater gas supply.

 

[nimoh]

I prefer Faber over Worthy tanks, too. If I had to have only one tank, I'd just go with a Faber HP100 since I have 4 of them already

James, do you prefer the Fabers for the same reasons?

I have Worthingtons, and happy with them, even though I didn't know there was a noticeable difference between the Fabers. Now, I will probably be reluctant to try Fabers since if I like them a lot better, it will cost me a lot of money

 

[James R]

For me, worthy tanks are too negative. IIRC a HP100 worthy is 2lbs or so more negative than the Faber FX100...that's 2lbs I don't need or want. Also the Fabers are a bit taller, which I like.

 

[Ulfhedinn]

Steel 130

 

[DA Aquamaster]

worthingtons are about 75lbs heavier. each.

ok, not really, but they are noticeably heavier and have more weight toward the valve.

Faber LP 95s weigh about 38 pounds, while Worthington and PST LP 95s weight 42-43 pounds.

My impression has been that Fabers are a little lighter in the tail than Worthingtons, which is to say a nearly empty Faber has a neutral tail, while the Worthington is still negative in the tail. But Worthingtons probably also have more weight toward the valve as well, and Marci did note some lawn dart trim issues with Worthingtons, when switching from a set of Fabers on dive 1 to Worthingtons on dive 2. That made her crabby, so we sold got her two sets of Fabers.

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As a comparison, an X7-100 is 33 pounds, smaller in diameter and much nicer, in my opinion, to dive than either Faber or Worthington 95s and they offer more 23 cu more gas than an AL 80 at about the same weight with better buoyancy traits and in a smaller form factor.

 

[macado]

I own several LP72s, AL80s, LP95s, an HP119 and HP100s.

If I had to choose between one tank it would probably be an HP100. Perfect size and good capacity. Can do two shallow dives on one tank and are better than an AL80 for deeper stuff.

I have a set of HP100s doubled up and I really like them for doubles. I also own a set of PST LP95s which I find a bit too heavy for me (though fine in the water). The PST LP95s are heavier than the Faber/Worthington I believe.

I also like LP72 (slightly overfilled) for shore dives. Great buoyancy characteristics and more gas than an AL80 if filled appropriately.