bamafan
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Putting weights on al80's defeats the advantages of al80's over steel tanks. I was told the same bs by my sm instructor in Florida. I hope he hascome to his senses now.
Weights on al 80 cuf
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DevonDiver
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Putting weights on aluminum tanks is the idiots or lazy man's solution.
The only reason an instructor would advise this is because they're clueless about how to dive with aluminium tanks..or too lazy to educate you properly.... and that's quite an unforgiveable professional failing given the vast resources now accessible online.
The only reason an instructor would advise this is because they're clueless about how to dive with aluminium tanks..or too lazy to educate you properly.... and that's quite an unforgiveable professional failing given the vast resources now accessible online.
DevonDiver
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The problem with this is that when you switch the attachment forwards you're also raising the relative height of your cylinders (the buttplate being much lower on the torso than the waist belt).
This causes successive knock-on problems (as bad compromises tend to do..). For instance, the raised cylinder now pushes the valve forwards of your armpit.. pushing the valve down and pivoting the rear upwards. It'll also screw with your hose fit..
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On the sms 75 the buttplate aint so much further down then on other riggs that I've seen. Didnt have any issue with this because I rig the tanks a bit higher before diving with alu.
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