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

[Hatul]

Regarding the Faber vs Worthington, there was a thread about this.

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/tanks-valves-bands/423756-worthington-faber-what-better-choice.html

The Fabers are taller and better looking tanks, but require a couple of pounds more lead. Also all the XSScuba tanks come with the safety indicator valve, which is a really nice safety feature, and I'm not sure about Fabers.

Another debatable caveat for a Florida diver, is that with the tank you choose, you should still maintain an adequate amount of ditchable weight.

 

[Divin'Papaw]

HP100s ... I prefer Worthingtons. I own 6 of them myself.

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Regarding the Faber vs Worthington, there was a thread about this.

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/tanks-valves-bands/423756-worthington-faber-what-better-choice.html

The Fabers are taller and better looking tanks, but require a couple of pounds more lead. Also all the XSScuba tanks come with the safety indicator valve, which is a really nice safety feature, and I'm not sure about Fabers.

Another debatable caveat for a Florida diver, is that with the tank you choose, you should still maintain an adequate amount of ditchable weight.

Fabers are nicer looking tanks? Who says? They're a pretty white ... before you start diving them. The worthingtons are zinc gray, but the finish holds up a heck of alot better. The hot dipped galvanized finish on the Worthingtons (and old PSTs) is the ideal finish for steel tanks bar none.

 

[jmneill]

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/tanks-valves-bands/423756-worthington-faber-what-better-choice.html


Another debatable caveat for a Florida diver, is that with the tank you choose, you should still maintain an adequate amount of ditchable weight.

I'm going to go with the Faber FX100. (This thread swayed me to the Faber over the Worthy due to height and buoyancy) I am comfortable with the ditchable lead this leaves me.

 

[ajtoady]

It would definitely be steel and it would never go below 600 psi. Well maybe 500 psi. Ok bottom out at 400 psi. I really like my HP 117's and the air they hold. The thought of an aluminum cylinder containing high pressure gases scares me. But hey, I do what makes me feel comfortable.

 

[OldNSalty]

Another debatable caveat for a Florida diver, is that with the tank you choose, you should still maintain an adequate amount of ditchable weight.

Why? Should I ad cork so that I can then ad lead so I can ditch something?

 

[scubadiver888]

I really like my HP100s. They hold more than an AL80, even if I only get a 3000 PSI fill. They are shorter than an AL80; makes they easier to carry and works for most body types. Might be too short for people over 6 feet.

However, I like to finish a dive with 1200 PSI on a HP cylinder. A lot of my dive require more than 65 cu.ft. So I tend to use my HP119. It is similar to the HP100 but 8 inch diameter, rather than 7.25 inch, and 123 cu.ft. of air. So if I could have only have one it would have to be the HP119.

 

[raptor660]

HP 130 for me.

 

[diverrex]

The 130 can get heavy on land and on a few boats they don't fit well on the bench but underwater I don't notice any negatives but do know I always have plenty of air. After doing dive after dive and finishing with over half of a tank of air I sometimes think I should just use my 100 more often. Then I think as soon as I do that it will be the time I want the extra air. Much of our boat diving in So Cal is shallow, around 40 feet, so a 130 is overkill. But most of our charters don't know what sites we will end up at when we leave the dock. The few times we hit a site over 100 feet I'm glad I brought my 130.

 

[fisheater]

I'm a big fan of my big 130s.


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[James R]

I'm going to go with the Faber FX100. (This thread swayed me to the Faber over the Worthy due to height and buoyancy) I am comfortable with the ditchable lead this leaves me.

Im a big fan of mine (two singles and two more doubled). They still look quite good after a few hundred dives. I'd never trade them for any other hp100. I also have some Faber lp85 doubles living here for a bit which are great tanks.