I'm curious how my current HP120 setup will fare in open water. Tomorrow (130' wreck dive) will be my first salt water dive with my current tank setup, and my last dive with my smaller wing before the new Dive Rite Classic arrives and I get a serious and much needed increase in lift capacity.
The salt water buoyancy of my two HP 120 (normal air-fills) together is approx -20 lbs, not factoring in the manifold, SS tank bands, Al back plate, regulators, etc. That's a lot of negative buoyancy! "Requires" back-up buoyancy, IMHO. As mentioned, for Great Lakes diving, I used a (very sturdy) drysuit as my back-up. I am not sure what I would use for back-up if I were diving these HP 120's in very warm, Florida ocean water. (I hate being too hot!)
rx7diver