Why no weight pockets with doubles?

[grantctobin]

That's what double bladder BCD and lift bags are for secondary buoyancy aid. Can't dive doubles without a dry suit. What a bunch hog wash! Divers were diving doubles in the 1950 without BCD or dry suits.

Having to use a dry suit with doubles is a sign of a lack of skill not because of safety.

You’re misreading. Don’t dive big steel doubles without a drysuit. There’s nothing wrong with diving double AL80s/swimmable amount of tank wet.

 

[ChuckP]

You’re misreading. Don’t dive big steel doubles without a drysuit. There’s nothing wrong with diving double AL80s/swimmable amount of tank wet.

Water is 84f at depth here - still want that drysuit? Not every dive is 600' deep or requires a two hours of hang time. Dual bladders work just fine.

 

[PfcAJ]

Water is 84f at depth here - still want that drysuit? Not every dive is 600' deep or requires a two hours of hang time. Dual bladders work just fine.

Then use al80s. Easy.

 

[AfterDark]

You’re misreading. Don’t dive big steel doubles without a drysuit. There’s nothing wrong with diving double AL80s/swimmable amount of tank wet.

I dive in New England, I only dive steel tanks singles or doubles wet or dry it makes no difference to me. I carry a lift bag and SMB on every dive single or double tanks makes no difference. With a deflated wing if I drop one 5lb weight from one weight pocket and take a lung full of air I am on my way to the surface. My lift bag is like my octo reg I have it on every dive but have never used it, well except for getting a big bag of Quahogs to the surface.

Surviving 52 years of diving is no accident. Evidently I've been doing something right that would be called DSR diving.

 

[AfterDark]

So in other words, your preferred way is the right way and other ways are just wrong. Hmm, sounds familiar! lol

No in other words people that make blanket statements like "heavy steel double should only be dived with dry suits" are usually F'd up.

 

[grantctobin]

No in other words people that make blanket statements like "heavy steel double should only be dived with dry suits" are usually F'd up.

Ad hominem - Wikipedia

 

[grantctobin]

Surviving 52 years of diving is no accident. Evidently I've been doing something right that would be called DSR diving.

Questionable cause - Wikipedia

 

[Storker]

Doubles procedures were developed from technical or decompression diving

And again I'm rather impressed about the single/doubles dichotomy which seems to be prevalent on the left side of the pond.

I've lost count of the number of buddies I've dived with who dive small rec doubles (typically, D7x300 or D8.5x232). The only difference between their rig and my single tank rig is the number of tanks and the number of 1st stages. Otherwise, we're basically similarly equipped. Most of my rec twinset equipped buddies carry ditchable weights and have less knowledge about deco procedures than I have.

 

[PBcatfish]

That's what double bladder BCD and lift bags are for secondary buoyancy aid. Can't dive doubles without a dry suit. What a bunch hog wash! Divers were diving doubles in the 1950 without BCD or dry suits.

Having to use a dry suit with doubles is a sign of a lack of skill not because of safety.

My preference varies with the conditions. If I am in 70 degree water, I will want a wetsuit. In that case, I will probably also want a BC unless the dive is very shallow. In 35 degree water, a dry suit becomes very desirable.

 

[PBcatfish]

I am one of the few remaining divers considering the BCD an optional piece of equiment, ....

You are not the only one. When I dive without a wetsuit in warm waters, I often carry a freediver's air collar just in case, but I never put air in it. Sometimes I don't even carry that. If I am using a tank that only changes buoyancy by a couple of pounds from full to empty, & I am weighted correctly, the BC is not needed.