new bw&h with 60# lift is it to much

[PvilleStang]

I realize this, but can you tell me the density of metal v. the density of water? Now take into account the air. The Manifolds. The Bands. Lights. Regulators. BP. Harness. Throw it on a scale, much more than a 100 lbs. Now if you can float the 108's with a 60# wing, or a 38#, then by all means do it. I have found, from my personal experience, that when I'm NOT in my gear, the tanks need around 40-50 lbs of lift, which, when you take into account that I don't want to have exactly the amount to make it Neutral while on the surface, nor really within 5 lbs of neutral, then that's where I come up with my theory. Don't mistake my theories for DIR, since I tend not to follow that way. If you want the GUE's opinion... eh, who am I kidding, look at the time above me, and I can almost guarantee within an hour or two, I'll be labeled some kind of fundamentally flawed diver.

 

[dsteding]

I have found, from my personal experience, that when I'm NOT in my gear, the tanks need around 40-50 lbs of lift

Are you diving double Heisers?

 

[PvilleStang]

Okay, not tanks, RIG! My rig needs that much lift... I only dive my double cascade bottles on trips. Although I keep kickin' the dang things!

 

[JeffG]

Don't mistake my theories for DIR

Don't worry. We wont.

 

[matt_unique]

...If you want the GUE's opinion...

We don't....

 

[JeffG]

We don't....

You mean. "You Don't"

 

[lamont]

generally around here divers with double-130s/104s/108s and deco bottles use 60# evolve wings. with full tanks of nitrox and 3 negative Al40 deco bottles to setup (as a support diver) you'll float awfully low in the water -- but for normal use with trimix in backgas and a bottle or two it works fine.

 

[JeffG]

generally around here divers with double-130s/104s/108s and deco bottles use 60# evolve wings. with full tanks of nitrox and 3 negative Al40 deco bottles to setup (as a support diver) you'll float awfully low in the water -- but for normal use with trimix in backgas and a bottle or two it works fine.

But but...if you throw it on a scale...it will weigh 100's of pounds. LOL

 

[matt_unique]

You mean. "You Don't"

No, I mean "we". There are more non-DIR divers than DIR, we is fitting and accurate based on this.

--Matt

 

[JeffG]

No, I mean "we". There are more non-DIR divers than DIR,

I agree

we is fitting and accurate based on this.

--Matt

are they all as close minded as you? I doubt it.