What is your favorite tank for singles??

[mwilding]

I'm not sure I'd get that cylinder -- it is CRAZY HEAVY in the water. :shocked2:

-15 lbs full is kinda insane - especially with my steel BP and STA...

 

[John_B]

PST E7-100s if you could find any, second choice would be Worthington X7-100s, third choice would be Faber LP85s.

 

[Peter_C]

I own 4 Worthington X7-100's, with one pair as a set of doubles. My gal has two Genesis HP100's as singles. The HP100's work for us.

Worthington being one of the USA's largest cylinder manufacturers is a more solid company than PST these days. DOT standards were questionable there for awhile. I would use either brand though.

 

[Stu S.]

.From time to time you can get hp100 fabers for about $250.00 from Divers Direct.

The FX-100. Easy to dive with. Another favorite is the Faber LP-85. Filled to 3,000psi, it is about 100 cu.ft. The overfill is becoming less available in my area, however.

 

[Scubastud16]

HP100's are great tanks. I can use LP 95's, but they are pretty short, and it takes some work to keep myself in trim (I'm 6'1''). My next set of tanks will be 130's.

 

[Narced141]

HP 100's

 

[Luis H]

My favorite tank = a rental aluminum 80 down in the warm water of the Caribbean.


I do dive steel normally and I dive in Maine.

 

[The Kraken]

HP100 steel.

the K

 

[pescador775]

When looking at these comments I have to keep reminding myself that most of you are using heavy accessories like steel plates, otherwise the comments about buoyancy don't make sense. I mean, I consider the HP100 to be a very light tank, best for tropical diving. Of course, if the diver is coming from a past history of very heavy, but buoyant, aluminum tanks that HP100 must look miraculous in comparison.

 

[Stu S.]

As far as buoyancy goes, the FX-100 or Worthington is just as favorable to a Florida diver as the LP-95, if not better. I've had both 95's and 100's and my preference is more about the on-land weight and size.

As for the really negative cylinders, why would you want to have so much weight that you can't ditch?