recreational tank size survey

[Rhone Man]

I have a lot of different sizes, but if I lost all my tanks tomorrow I would replace my singles with LP 85s.

They are smaller than Al 80s, but when you get a "cave fill" you effectively have 106 cu ft of air, and like the man says: no one ever complains about having too much air.

I am afraid that I don't buy the argument that if you dive with anything other than an Al 80 then when you travel you have to get used to a smaller tank. You have to adjust to many things when diving in a new environment, but "forgetting" how much gas you are carrying should not one of them.

 

[Divin'Papaw]

I love my Worthington HP100s. Excellent size/weight to capacity ratio. The hot dipped galvanized finishes is simply the best there is for steel tanks. I own 6 of them ... 2 sets of double 100s I use most often for cold/deep/drysuit diving and 2 single 100s I use for shallow/warm water diving in a wetsuit.

 

[TSandM]

My favorite tank is the HP100. It's small and light enough to be easy to carry around, and has enough gas in it for the vast majority of the dives I'm interested in doing. If I'm in Monterey, and going deep and staying there a while, I'll tote an HP130.

 

[Wolfie]

Stl lp72 for knocking around
stl lp95 for deeper dive profiles
Dbl Stl lp72's for Lake Michigan Wreck Diving.
I've settled on LP as today I have only Yoke and sometimes it is harder to get a HP fill.
Someday soon I will switch to DIN and grab a HP 100.
Every time I rent I get a al 80 but I see no reason to own one.
They are the Chevette of scuba. Handle Terribly but still gets you where you need to go.

 

[ScubaSteve]

I own 2 - HP 120's, 1 - AL80 and 1 - AL40. No matter what the dive plan, my 120's are on my back (and usually my AL40 on my side for consistency's sake).....unless I am in my pool at which point my AL80 comes out. I would love to get my hands on a pair of LP108's but scuba purchases are done for this year.

 

[idive2]

Two Worthington LP85's possibly to double one day and an aluminum 80 as my backup to get a third dive
in before returning for fills. The AL80 trims out a little nicer for me, the LP85's just a tad heavier at the bottom
of tank. Have had the HP100's as well and they are great tanks for a little more range and trim out very nicely
for most.

 

[jonnythan]

I've been really happy diving dual 80s with a wetsuit and steel backplate.

 

[Hatul]

For most shore diving in S Cal I like the HP80. For deeper shore diving or boat diving I take the HP100. Both are Worthington and have the same diameter so are easily interchangeable, and the empty buoyancy is close enough to require no change in lead.

 

[Scuba_Noob]

I dive single tanks, and I have two steel HP100s. This allows me to do two dives each time I go out. The HP100s give me enough air to do each dive from 60-90 minutes, depending on the depth, which is more than enough before I start either getting bored or cold (or my camera runs low on battery).

 

[fisheater]

I have two HP130s and two HP120s. Purely a recreational diver.


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