What's your favorite set of doubles?

[TrimixToo]

Favorites? My LP72s. But I dive my LP108s and 112s most often, and my LP95s/98s when I need more gas than the 72s will hold but not as much as the 108s will hold.

 

[Compressor]

LP50s. Small and comfortable.
Not for deep dives but awesome for rec dives
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[dave22387]

LP50s. Small and comfortable.
Not for deep dives but awesome for rec dives
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How's the weight on then vs a 100 steel? I've been very intrigued with getting a set of baby doubles.

 

[tbone1004]

@dave22387 HP100's are ~40lbs empty with valve, LP50's are ~20lbs empty with valve and doubles will be about 50lbs empty. They do hold about 25% more gas at the same pressure as a HP100 though which is nice.

As far as the answer to your original question, PST HP120's for me. If I need a lot more gas I do have a set of PST LP120 doubles, but I try to avoid heaving those things around as they're 25lbs heavier empty and about 50lbs heavier when full.

 

[Superlyte27]

Another vote for steel HP 100's. But as I get older, a steel 50 twinset is starting to look really good...

Switch to a rebreather instead. That's what I did.

 

[BoltSnap]

HP-117s.

Over the HP-120's?

 

[Compressor]

How's the weight on then vs a 100 steel? I've been very intrigued with getting a set of baby doubles.

TBone answered nicely. I can easily lift them up with one hand but when I lift them, I hug them and lift with my knees rather than back. For a younger person, this might be different but I need to be careful.

Be careful, they are so nice you might get 2 sets. That's what happened to me. My LP85s are getting little use these days and I was in love with them (still am).

Switch to a rebreather instead. That's what I did.

Which one?
Its a very expensive option and it appears to be much bigger and bulkier. I want to but for now, the cost is prohibitive.

 

[CAPTAIN SINBAD]

Over the HP-120's?

Oh totally! I am 5.10 so the 120s being longer tanks ride a bit lower on the hips making me tilt back a bit. HP-117s are shorter and fatter so all their bulk gets situated higher on my frame. Trimming characteristics are so much better and capacity is almost the same.

 

[tbone1004]

@Compressor on the breather, you can get into a brand new unit with training for under $10k which is quite expensive, but if you're doing any trimix the ROI is surprisingly fast. OTS lungs tend to feel pretty bulky but some units like the SF2 are really no worse than a double hose regulator so quite a clean setup. The other nice thing is not having to worry about fills or anything. I did 4 dives off of NC this summer and just left my meg on the boat overnight. Didn't need fills or to change the scrubber so just left it on there. Popped the head off and let the scrubber dry on the ride back in on day 1, reassembled and it was waiting for me at o' dark thirty on day 2.

@CAPTAIN SINBAD friggen short people

 

[EireDiver606]

I not sure what those imperial/ American measurements equal to in metric terms. It would be nice if someone could explain the sizes in both metric and imperial.

For me, it has to be double 12l euro style tanks with the cancave bottom. So handy for standing up. And light enough for hauling around without any major issues.