LP 108 to HP 100

[krame]

Hey all.

When I was buying gear, for some reason I thought buying LP 108's was a good idea. If I recall correctly, it was because I didn't want to pay to switch my regulator over, and I think there was concern about whether a random dive shop could fill it.

Now that I'm older and more traveled, I've never come across a dive shop that I've brought my tanks to that couldn't fill an HP tank. I've also become tired of lugging them around, and I doubt I would ever double them up.

So, is there any obvious pitfalls to selling off the LP 108's and picking up HP 100's?

Thanks,

Mark

 

[Scared Silly]

The HP 100 is the defacto std steel cylinder. The loss in ~7 to ~12lbs in dry weight is great and in the case of the Faber the additional negative buoyancy may let you drop a few pounds of lead. Just double check your buoyancy needs.

About the only pit fall is the cost and the fact that one can jack LP cylinders up to a higher pressure and get a few more psi of gas. I like filling mine to 3000 psi which gives 120cuft. of gas.