Ziggys_Friend
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medic13 once bubbled...
ok which is beter low pressure or high pressure
or alum tanks or steel tanks
Where and how you dive does matter ...
AL80's seem to be the tanks of choice if you're diving Open Ocean in a wetsuit. In that case you must be able to swim up in a worst case scenario (BC/Wings fail at beginning of dive at 100+ feet). Even properly weighted you're in for a long swim and hopefully have ditch-able weight to drop!
However, if you're diving dry, even in the ocean you now have a "back-up BC" in your dry suit. In that case, I think the LP 95's or LP 104 win. Better buoyancy characteristics, can always be filled, lets you drop weight etc.
However, I'm waiting for the new PST E-119 and E-130s to come out later this month. Lighter than the 95/104's, still negatively buoyant empty and can be filled LP to 95/104 or HP to 199/130 (and that's a lot of gas!).
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