Mulling over cost/weight/buoyancy of LP 85s vs Al

[divad]

I just bought four of them (Fabers) new @ $214.00 each, but I can't stop mulling. Tell me something good.
Thanks,
Dave

 

[deepstops]

I used to own three sets of double 80s and now I own three sets of double Faber 85s.

What else do I need to say?

 

[halocline]

That seems like a really good price to me.

 

[spectrum]

Something good? For many divers they trim out nicer since they are not as tail heavy as a Catalina Al80.

Pete

 

[DarkCoffee]

Sorry.. Nothing good to say about them. You are simply going to have to sell them to me for 50% of what you paid to make yourself feel better.

Seriously, they are great tanks! I have 2 as singles, they trim nicely, can take over pressure when I need to do that and I don't kill myself carrying them around.

 

[scubafanatic]

....congrats.....I've got 3 of them (one 'single' and one set of doubles)....there are only 2 things I don't like about them.....I'd prefer the unpainted/galvanized ones from Worthington, if I had to do it all over again, but that wasn't an option back when I purchased them.....also, they are of a slightly smaller diameter than the standard 7.25" AL or HP steel sank, so sometimes stowing it securely on a boat tank rack is a pain in the a**.

 

[WD8CDH]

I would prefer them to an AL80 but I would still prefer an HP 100 over either.