dumpsterDiver
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While I don't agree having extra lift for rescue others, I however think 17lb or 20lb wing is very small. In warm water minimal suit, full AL80, you are 6lb negative by the gas only. You have 11lb of lift total for staying above water. Now the part of the wing above water provide no lift and the stuff above water is heavier than if they are underwater. You ended up having 7-8 lb of lift for floating above water. I found my head isn't comfortably above water with DSS17. I just don't understand what is the gain of having a 17lb wing vs a 30lb where drag, venting are practically the same.
some people on this board crack me up. they want a recreational diver who ventures below 100 feet to have a HUGE pony bottle,,, 40 cu-ft is often recommended and 30 is very commonly suggested. Zero regard for the extra drag of this large cylinder and the considerable weight on the boat.. And you need this larger tank to be "safe" to handle all kinds of unlikely scenarios... All this because a little 13 cu-ft pony just doesn't give the diver enough options in a true emergency....
Yet when i suggest a BC that has 12-15 lbs excess lift capacity above the absolute minimum that a diver will need for their own use... I am advocating unsafe practices and the moderators should be called in (again)..