Looks like I'm the winner. I have 13. They are in continuous use.....perfect for kids to use for their check out dives.
Opinion on steel 72's
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oldmossback
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TGSmith...........I would be interested in one or two of these tanks your contact has.......please contact me at texasbygod@sbcglobal.net.............thanks
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SparticleBrane
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I guess it depends. If you are used to single small tanks, doubles can seem heavy.
I remember one day at the quarry -- a few of us were setting up our gear, everything from double 72s to double 130s. Some teenage girl comes out of the water whining about how unimaginably heavy her single Al80 is (note that the camband on her BC is right at the very top of her tank and we were surprised the tank didn't fall out of the BC...that would have been a riot)...she walks right by our 5 sets of doubles (as we're setting up our gear) and keeps on whining...
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The first time I used a steel tank it fell out of the cam band 
It was not good I made it out of the boat and down to about 10 feet when my reg got ripped right outt my mouth. Thank goodness I had my bc inflator and octopus and pressure gauge strapped down well and was able to get to my Oct then bot my dive buddy to put me back together lol. It was funny though the tank was so heavy that when it let go I was like a bobber and was holding on to the tank handle. My buddy had to clim ontop of my back and we had to hit the bottom at about 20 feet. I wish there was a camera that day one of the other ddivers in the group said it looked like he was riding me to the bottom hahahhha
It was not good I made it out of the boat and down to about 10 feet when my reg got ripped right outt my mouth. Thank goodness I had my bc inflator and octopus and pressure gauge strapped down well and was able to get to my Oct then bot my dive buddy to put me back together lol. It was funny though the tank was so heavy that when it let go I was like a bobber and was holding on to the tank handle. My buddy had to clim ontop of my back and we had to hit the bottom at about 20 feet. I wish there was a camera that day one of the other ddivers in the group said it looked like he was riding me to the bottom hahahhha
One of the Dive Cons at my shop has a set of double 72's. I'd like to get into double and I think it would be great to start off with a set of those instead of HP100's. I've got a single HP100 and I've used my boss's LP95's. I can't imagine using those as doubles for local stuff but for boat diving I guess they are preferred. Currently though, all the shops' 72's are used at pool tanks for class
Haha, probably would've been better if the tank HAD fallen out
I guess it depends. If you are used to single small tanks, doubles can seem heavy.
I remember one day at the quarry -- a few of us were setting up our gear, everything from double 72s to double 130s. Some teenage girl comes out of the water whining about how unimaginably heavy her single Al80 is (note that the camband on her BC is right at the very top of her tank and we were surprised the tank didn't fall out of the BC...that would have been a riot)...she walks right by our 5 sets of doubles (as we're setting up our gear) and keeps on whining...
Haha, probably would've been better if the tank HAD fallen out
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