TransPac-Which wing should I get?

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I use the travel wing for anything less than a steel 120.

If I'm going beyond that, I swap wings with my wife who uses a Jr. Wing (predecessor of the Trek Wing).

If we're both going beyond that (doubles), we both switch to bigger wings.
 
Well now you have everyone's opinions on what is best for each of us. Lots of variance. Probably because we do different types of diving and have different ideas on what is best. What is right for one diver in one situation may not be the best for someone else.

One example; a large chunk of my diving when I bought my TransPacII and RecWing was in cold water with a thick wet suit. That is a different situation than the person who dives warm water with a shorty or a thin suit.

Do you plan to carry extra tanks? Photo gear?

Now, do the One Right Thing. Dive different wings with the setup you plan to use. See how each dives. Then pick.
 
I would also recommend using the buoyancy calculoator that stuck to the top of the BC section. It will give ballpark suggestions for both weight and wing size based on some weight numbers you punch into the program; buoyancy of the tank, both full and empty,( a single Al 80 swings from neg to pos during your dive as well), bc buoyancy, suit buoyancy, etc. Too big of a wing and you will be working a little harder to move around because you'll be dragging the excess material, inflated or not, through the water, same if your overweighted, weight changes a little if your going to be boat or shore diving. I like diving a few pounds heavier off the shore because the tides. You can move a little easier when your heavy on the bottom and the outgoing tide is starting to move after the slack, on the boat you have the anchor line to help you along, provided everything goes as planned.

If you are interested in getting the intergrated weight pockets, PM me, I have a set of the 32 lb pockets I don't use anymore since I switched to a steel backplate from the transpac.
 

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