OMS 32lbs single tank wing - any comments ?

[mempilot]

It's a horseshoe wing, as opposed to a donut wing. Air will flow from one side to the other only via the top of the wing, not the bottom. This can be a problem if you're horizontal or head down in the water.

I have been in every position immagineable in this wing and this is not a problem. Just competitive marketing jargon. The tank would pinch the air flow anyway, so it's not neccessary. If someone is putting that kind of air in the bag while at the bottom and has the need to maneuver, they are way overweighted to begin with. It's just not a problem. Ask anyone who has dived one.

 

[mempilot]

Horseshoe wing, pull dump, very long inflator hose.

Cheap, though.

Horseshoe(so what?), No, there is no pull dump, NO, it has a standard inflator

You must be thinking of something else, or you have never actually owned one of these. BTW, I own both OMS and Halcyon. Both are great products, and yes the OMS is cheaper.

 

[mempilot]

I have an OMS set up for Tech diving and decided to go with the smaller OMS rig for shallower hunting and reef diving. When I got it set up I didn't like how the harness was set up and it wasn't comfortable. I went with a Halcyon set up instead. I rearranged the harness set up and its the most streamlined and comfortable set up I've ever tried. Just my two cents...

Which harness did you buy? You can use any harness/bp combo with all the single wings. The wing is independent of the harness.

 

[Mandy3206]

I have never dove a bungied wing,because of the warnings about air being trapped
I know the DIR fundamenals book says never to use them

For single I use a Oxycheq 30

Mark, I've tried all positions with my bungied wing, and have never have a problem with it, I checked all the problems associated with the "wings of death" jargon and found it was all a bunch of BS, a marketing trick to lurk potential buyers from buying OMS.

Dive Rite, a well known and reputable company, is ofering now a similar system called the "gusset control system", this system consists in in a cord estregicaly placed so you can control the way the wing inflates. I doubt that DR is going to put their reputation at risk by using a questionable design.

DIR tends to straight jacket their advocates, but to each their own!

 

[mempilot]

The question was about the singles wing. There are no bungees, the IH is short, there is no shoulder pull dump on it, and the bottom of the wing being closed off is of no consequense to the performance of the wing. The materials are top notch, and the price is competitive.

 

[Boogie711]

The question was about the singles wing. There are no bungees, the IH is short, there is no shoulder pull dump on it, and the bottom of the wing being closed off is of no consequense to the performance of the wing. The materials are top notch, and the price is competitive.

Well - competitive if you don't mind it being a horseshoe wing. Yuck!

Mandy - that's a very nice job of convincing yourself that you didn't waste money with your OMS gear. I'm not sure you'll convince anyone else though.

 

[furmirek]

Thanks a lot! Seems that I know less than before - heading to Halcyon Eclipse rather than OMS...The point is I've heard about supremacy of materials used in OMS. A good thing is you told me about "horseshoe" type of 32lb OMS wing. Maybe I should buy H and an old inflator (cause the new ones, even after recall leak only less than before).

BTW - from physician point of view bungeed wing is the same as non bungeed concidering pressure in and out. Wrecks and caves may cause problem, but no drag or oral inflation seem to be a problem.

 

[Mandy3206]

Well - competitive if you don't mind it being a horseshoe wing. Yuck!

Mandy - that's a very nice job of convincing yourself that you didn't waste money with your OMS gear. I'm not sure you'll convince anyone else though.

No Boogie711, I don't have to convince you or anyone to buy OMS, my brother have a DR rig and it's excellent, my girlfriend is looking at Oxicheq and Hammerhead and is trying to decide which to buy, I got a Halcyon life raft and DR weight pockets.
My point is that I'm not married to any brand in particular, I just research before I buy and if I don't like it, I sell it ASAP.

I don't consider a waste of money my wing, but I hate to hear gear being trashed by people who probably have never seen or tried certain piece of gear.
Have you ever seen or tried one? I don't think so, if you have, then I'll respect your opinion, but you have to respect mine.

I'm not trying to sell anything to furmirek, he has made his choice and I can say it's a good one, I just want to share my very limited experience so others can make a well informed decision.

 

[ShakaZulu]

Wonder why they didn't make it a donut???

 

[mempilot]

If you don't need or use a STA, the donut is sandwiched between the tank and plate. How does the air flow between that space? It can't, so it doesn't make a difference which kind you have. A lot of divers don't need a STA since most newer bp's are designed not to need one. The OMS single wing has roll stabilizers built into the wing which do a great job of stabilizing the tank. The loss of the STA puts the mass of the tank closer to the diver's centerline. This makes for better roll control, as the arm of the mass is shorter.

Short answer, it doesn't make a difference whether a singles wing is a donut or a horseshoe. I've dived with both.

Wonder why they didn't make it a donut???