My first doubles dive was...

[D1V3R]

Don,

Be warned. The lustre of single tank diving fades quickly once you get into doubles. The better trim, the protection from failure, the reduction of weight worn on the belt or elsewhere, etc. I know a lot of people use pony's and like them, but you couldn't convince me to go single tank w. pony now that I am diving doubles.

I have no idea what our talking about
if i can dive a single tank i will, doubles are too heavy and cumbersome
I can do most dives on a single 120
if I dive doubles I have to use either double steel 80's (whats the point in that) or double 120's, which are overkill for 80% of all diving

If the record still stands, the deepest depth acheived on air was to 475 feet with a single steel 100

 

[Tavi]

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If the record still stands, the deepest depth acheived on air was to 475 feet with a single steel 100

and people died doing dives like that!!

 

[D1V3R]

yah, im sure they do
but it just shows how versatile a single tank is

you cant tell me that a single doesnt allow you to go deep enough, is my point
doubles really dont need to be used unless your doing cave/wreck penatrations or when you need extended periods at a deep depth (below 130 feet)

 

[PerroneFord]

yah, im sure they do
but it just shows how versatile a single tank is

you cant tell me that a single doesnt allow you to go deep enough, is my point
doubles really dont need to be used unless your doing cave/wreck penatrations or when you need extended periods at a deep depth (below 130 feet)

No, but I'll tell you a single tank won't let me go deep with a margin of safety *I* would want. If you feel that death is an acceptable risk for the benefits of light weight and being less cumbersome, then so be it.

To each his own.