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sjspeck:
makes sense, thanks! I probably won't be worrying about it anytime soon though seeing as the price jump to titanium is a little much for me
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makes sense, thanks! I probably won't be worrying about it anytime soon though seeing as the price jump to titanium is a little much for me
Good grief, when will ti regs ever die?
Twice the cost for weight savings that's less than a C size battery LOL!
No corrosion... read... A chrome plated reg like a DS4 can last for more than a decade so what's so great bout ti? Can't even use the darn things when you do tech... sigh.
You'll just look like a F&*%ing Idiot when you try to show it off LOL!
SangP
Twice the cost for weight savings that's less than a C size battery LOL!
No corrosion... read... A chrome plated reg like a DS4 can last for more than a decade so what's so great bout ti? Can't even use the darn things when you do tech... sigh.
You'll just look like a F&*%ing Idiot when you try to show it off LOL!
SangP
thomjinx
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Sorry it has taken awhile for me to reply. I travel a lot in SE Asia as well, so I 'get it' about the weight restrictions. Yes, with lighter gear I may have to add more weight to my BC or weight belt.....but I won't have to carry it through airports or pay baggage overweight fees for it.
With the Delta 3 Ti I usually use a SeaQuest Air Source (integrated reg/inflator). That saves a hose, breathes fine and is a great inflator. If I am teaching I add a lightweight octo, usually Oceanic or ScubaPro. I have a SeaQuest Passport travel BC that comes in at a bit over 5 lbs. with weight pockets and all. I found a mini SPG made by Promate that is calibrated in both PSI and BARs, which is very handy when diving in Asia. It is on a hose by itself. No depth guage. I use an Oceanic Versa Pro wrist computer for my depth. Tusa Expert Zoom fullfoot fins are very light, but still have good thrust. .5 mil Xcel tropical wetsuit.
I have attempted to beat the weight of my Passport BC with a DR Transpac, and also with a DSS Kydex backplate, hog harness and DR travel wing, but by the time I add small weight pockets and tank straps, it is as heavy or a bit heavier than the Passport. That surprised me. I had expected the BP/W setup to be lighter than the Passport, but it wasn't. I may still get a DSS Tropical Travel Wing 17, which is a very compact lightweight wing. That will be some lighter than the DR Travel Wing. Even if it ends up being the same weight as the SeaQuest Passport, I think it will dive better. I like the modularity of a BP/W, but the little Passport is a great travel rig, and trims out well for me. Oceanic makes the Islander, which is a rear inflate travel BC. I like the looks of it a lot, bit it was not out yet when I bought the Passport.
Most of the regs I would want to use are $300 or more, so with the Delta 3 Ti, paying $100 more to save 2 lbs or so is worthwhile for me. It saves that 2 lbs every trip I take! I don't give a wet slap what anyone else thinks about Titanium regs.
I can give you accurate weights for most of this stuff if you want that much detail.
Safe diving,
Thomjinx
With the Delta 3 Ti I usually use a SeaQuest Air Source (integrated reg/inflator). That saves a hose, breathes fine and is a great inflator. If I am teaching I add a lightweight octo, usually Oceanic or ScubaPro. I have a SeaQuest Passport travel BC that comes in at a bit over 5 lbs. with weight pockets and all. I found a mini SPG made by Promate that is calibrated in both PSI and BARs, which is very handy when diving in Asia. It is on a hose by itself. No depth guage. I use an Oceanic Versa Pro wrist computer for my depth. Tusa Expert Zoom fullfoot fins are very light, but still have good thrust. .5 mil Xcel tropical wetsuit.
I have attempted to beat the weight of my Passport BC with a DR Transpac, and also with a DSS Kydex backplate, hog harness and DR travel wing, but by the time I add small weight pockets and tank straps, it is as heavy or a bit heavier than the Passport. That surprised me. I had expected the BP/W setup to be lighter than the Passport, but it wasn't. I may still get a DSS Tropical Travel Wing 17, which is a very compact lightweight wing. That will be some lighter than the DR Travel Wing. Even if it ends up being the same weight as the SeaQuest Passport, I think it will dive better. I like the modularity of a BP/W, but the little Passport is a great travel rig, and trims out well for me. Oceanic makes the Islander, which is a rear inflate travel BC. I like the looks of it a lot, bit it was not out yet when I bought the Passport.
Most of the regs I would want to use are $300 or more, so with the Delta 3 Ti, paying $100 more to save 2 lbs or so is worthwhile for me. It saves that 2 lbs every trip I take! I don't give a wet slap what anyone else thinks about Titanium regs.
I can give you accurate weights for most of this stuff if you want that much detail.
Safe diving,
Thomjinx
pakman
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SangP:
So Sang, tell us how you really feel about ti regs...
SangP:
Is "showing it off" a key criteria for you when buying gear?
Interesting.
They won't. Titanium is a superior to brass, stainless steel, monel, and almost any other alloy in marine environments. Titanium's limitations are few, and its only significant drawback is its price, which I might add will someday fall to a level that will make it very widespread in all industries. Also, buying a used or heavily discounted titanium regulator will mitigate its price to the point where it becomes very affordable (I bought my barely used Mares Ti Planet for $132). Thus, intrinsically, titanium is only inappropriate as a regulator material when it is dirty and exposed to high pressure, high O2 environments, e.g. non-oxygen clean Ti-regs used for 100% O2, an obvious no-no.
I'm really amazed at the widespread prejudice in the dive community regarding titanium regulators. The silly 'burst into flames' with EANx myth has severely deprecated titanium's many virtues, and the only criticism with substance, that of titanium's great expense, is easily countered with examples of used or heavily discounted Ti-regs. Only divers who regularly use very high O2 concentration gases, which are a small minority in the worldwide diver population, have a compelling reason to avoid them. For everyone else, titanium regulators are simply the best that money can buy (and can be found cheaply).
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As the OP stated, his carry-on weight on Air Niugini is 10lbs. So saving 8oz. could be a factor.SangP:
No corrosion INSIDE either...
It appears that somehow you're fixated on showing off your gear.
I don't unless I'm asked about it.
That may be true - above 40%, although personally I doubt it. Where's all the reg "bursting into flames" threads here if this is such a common occurrence? As you stated, you are in the minority. I don't do tech, I don't do Nitrox, and I bought the best breather there is - so exactly what is the downside?
just expressing mine..
sjspeck:
sigh... opinions, opinions and now we have assumptions...
I agree that if you are able to get a real good deal on a ti reg and you absolutely have to save every gram of weight and you never use O2 more than 40%, heck even I would get a ti reg.
Corrosion inside??? Is that how often u service your gear? There are some cases it can happen:
1. Carelessness by the OP or the guy filling up the tanks and saltwater gets in as you didn't cap the regs properly after the dive.
2. You don't know the meaning of the word service.
3. Gunk and crap from poorly maintained tanks by dive operators that really don't give a damn.
So you admit showing off your gear, I don't even if I'm asked cus I'm fixated on nobody touching my stuff after I'm done setting it up.
Nuff said.
SangP
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