Lightest Reg for Travel

[Damselfish]

I'm interested in the Mikron as well and waiting for some real reviews. (The "woman friendly color" bit makes me want to puke though...)

 

[squidster]

Any recommendations for lightest reg for travel?
DIN or yoke?

Thanks!

There are alot of lite WT regs,but i would have to say go with the one you want , dont limit yourself.
Balance first stage and balaced second stage.
Get the best breathing reg you can Afford Thats what will make you happy,not saving 8 or 10 ounces for travel

 

[Luis H]

I'm interested in the Mikron as well and waiting for some real reviews. (The "woman friendly color" bit makes me want to puke though...)

I talked to the north east rep for Aqua Lung at Boston Sea Rovers and I saw the Mikron. I am impressed with the design.

The first stage is very small and light weight, but it still uses all the same internal parts as the Titan, the Conshelf, and the Royal Aqua Master. We are talking about a great track record dating back to 1965.

The second stage is very compact and it uses a balanced design. I haven’t had the chance to open one up, but from the outside the design and workmanship looked very good.

The regulator also comes standard with a Miflex hose which is extremely flexible and very light weight. These flexible hoses would help a lot when packing the regulator in your carry on luggage.

My wife (or I) would not be favorably impressed with having woman friendly colors, but…whatever…

 

[BlueDevil]

There are alot of lite WT regs,but i would have to say go with the one you want , dont limit yourself.
Balance first stage and balaced second stage.
Get the best breathing reg you can Afford Thats what will make you happy,not saving 8 or 10 ounces for travel

When you are travelling saving weight is an important consideration. My dive gear weighs 16 kg and most baggage limits on the flights I go on are 20kg. This only leaves me 4 kg for everything else. (Just as well you can usually take up to 7kg carry on otherwise I would be forking out big time for excess baggage!)

There is an old saying amongst hikers: "Look after the ounces and let the pounds take care of themselves" There is a lot of truth in this statement.

I have recently changed my reg over to Miflex hoses with a weight saving of around 300g and got some new fins that are 200g lighter than my old ones. That is saving of half a kilo and I can assure you that is well worth saving. On my next trip in a few months we will be taking 3 regs with us - we have two relatively light Mares MR12s and I am considering geting the Mikron as the 3rd reg (I definitely don't want to take my Mares Abyss - its a great reg but very heavy!)

I don't disagree that performance of a reg is the main consideration, but if you can get a good performing reg that is also lightweight then that is a real bonus for the travelling diver.

 

[halocline]

The lightest reg for travel by far is a rental reg at your destination. Other than that, I'd be curious to see the weight difference between various regs; I bet it's less than a pound. Hard to believe that would make much difference in luggage, but I guess it's possible.

 

[Damselfish]

Yep, it all adds up and as it happens we are always hovering right on the edge. And it's not about saving a overweight or extra bag charge on a single trip. There will be many trips which also adds up. And sometimes it's not just a matter of paying a charge, but of getting a bag on a flight on some small plane at all, vs. having something delayed. I actually wouldn't run out and buy new regs just to save a few pounds. But I've been thinking about new toys anyway, so I may as well take travel into account, since that's how I dive. If I can get a reg that's lighter and more compact and a good performer, I might go for it.

I figure its about 1.5# lighter for each reg for me. Actually the weight doesn't always matter (except for lugging it) since I usually put both our regs in my carry on (husband's bag is camera gear.) If they're not weighing the carry ons, more compact and flexible might allow me to sneak even more in there.

 

[clem]

I got mine.Oceanic Zeta. Woo hoo! Couple with an oceanic slimline octo and you are good for travel. dx-4 first with enviro kit and rubber "guard" means rinse and forget service while traveling as well.

 

[Papa_Bear]

US Divers Micro Lite! So small you might swallow it!!!

 

[ianw2]

The lightest reg for travel by far is a rental reg at your destination.

Not after you factor in the weight of the sanitizer solution,the vomit remover, the de-spiter and the "Cootie-juice"!

Sorry, I'll pay the extra to take my reg with me if it comes to that.

 

[squidster]

When you are travelling saving weight is an important consideration.( I have traveled and i would rather have the reg i want and leave an extra pair of shoes or some other useless piece of decor or techno crap behind,i am not saying get the heaviest reg but to get the one you want and that Has the features you want!) My dive gear weighs 16 kg and most baggage limits on the flights I go on are 20kg. This only leaves me 4 kg for everything else. (Just as well you can usually take up to 7kg carry on otherwise I would be forking out big time for excess baggage!)

There is an old saying amongst hikers: "Look after the ounces and let the pounds take care of themselves" There is a lot of truth in this statement.

I have recently changed my reg over to Miflex hoses with a weight saving of around 300g and got some new fins that are 200g lighter than my old ones. That is saving of half a kilo and I can assure you that is well worth saving. On my next trip in a few months we will be taking 3 regs with us - we have two relatively light Mares MR12s( there is alot of regs that are the same WT or less then the mr12 so that leaves alot more to choose from then only the Aqualung Mikron) and I am considering geting the Mikron as the 3rd reg (I definitely don't want to take my Mares Abyss - its a great reg but very heavy!)

I don't disagree that performance of a reg is the main consideration, but if you can get a good performing reg shakehead:Bummer)that is also lightweight then that is a real bonus for the travelling diver.

I know where your comming from but there are alot of high perfomance mid wt regs.
scubapro,oceanic,Aqualung just to name a few.