Out of water weight of single wings

[Peter_V]

Hi folks, my first post here.

I'm looking into a single tank wing for traveling. With the new airline weight restrictions I'm trying to keep the weight down as much as possible. I'm mostly interested in wings with about 30# of lift.
Does anyone know how much the following wings weigh?

Oxycheq Razor
Oxycheq Mach V
Apeks WTX3

Or any other suggestions for a good quality, light weight, and of course cheaper than Halcyon:shakehead ?

Thanks, Pete.

 

[johnny_bravo]

You should also check out the OMS Single Bladder #32 wing. I've always worried about the weight of a plate or an STA but never the wing itself

Cheers.

-J.-

 

[cool_hardware52]

Hi folks, my first post here.

I'm looking into a single tank wing for traveling. With the new airline weight restrictions I'm trying to keep the weight down as much as possible. I'm mostly interested in wings with about 30# of lift.
Does anyone know how much the following wings weigh?

Oxycheq Razor
Oxycheq Mach V
Apeks WTX3

Or any other suggestions for a good quality, light weight, and of course cheaper than Halcyon:shakehead ?

Thanks, Pete.

You will find some differences in weight between wings, but not as much as you might think. A significant part of the weight is the corrugated hose, power inflator and fittings. That part doesn't really change much. Single layer wings will be lighter weight than wings with inner bladders and sewn outer shells.

If you are traveling to warm water destinations you may not need a 30 lbs wing, smaller wings will also weigh a little less than their larger counterparts.

Tobin

 

[kazuo]

I have a Pacific Coast Marine BP and a Oxycheq 30# Razor (not the Mach V) with the Dive Rite cast stainless steel cam bands, Hog harness with 4 d-rings, and 2 XS scuba 5lbs weight pockets. It tipped the scales at over 9 lbs! My old soft pack jacket BC was only 4.

Keep in mind the cast S.S. buckles are probably around a pound each.

 

[Peter_V]

You will find some differences in weight between wings, but not as much as you might think.
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If you are traveling to warm water destinations you may not need a 30 lbs wing, smaller wings will also weigh a little less than their larger counterparts.
Tobin

I don't figure there is a whole lot of difference, but that is why I asked for actual weights (I hate guessing, especially when I guess wrong).

I realize the 18# wings are probably lighter, but I've gone under with flat water and surfaced with big waves before. When swimming in waves I'd prefer a bit more boyancy, enough so to live with the extra weight.

Plus I'm cheap. A 30# sounds like a good all around size for singles.

 

[halocline]

Whatever wing you go for, if you want to save weight don't get the SS camstraps. The plastic ones are pretty tough anyway, and even if one broke (unlikely) one of them is perfectly capable of holding your tank.

Other oz. saving steps would be to use 3 D rings instead of 4 (no D ring on the right hip) plastic keepers, and a plastic waist buckle. It gets silly really fast. My other hobby is backpacking, so I'm up on the weight-shaving.

 

[O2BBubbleFree]

You didn't mention what plate you are using, but I just had to add my $.02.

A couple of years ago I was looking into a travel BC, but never really looked into the wing weight.

I was planning on getting an ABS plate, since I figured I could always get lead once on site. If I ever plan a trip to someplace that doesn't have lead available, I can carry lead as needed.

Then I found a new-old-stock BC from the '70s that consists of the old-fashioned plastic backpack and an add-on wing. It weighs next to nothing and will almost pack in a shoebox. It is also neutral in the water, requiring 3# less lead than the Ranger I had. Mine was made by Ocean Dynamics, but several companies made them.

Even though I bought it for a travel BC, I liked it so much I eBayed my Ranger.

It has a 40# wing, which is overkill, but the weight saving of the backpack vs. backplate more than makes up for the extra wing weight.

The only current model I can find that is similar is the Aquatec BC-003. Unfortunately, it has a monster wing.