I like different gear for different dives.
Skinny doubles (or triples) are nice & tight to your back & a good choice for penetrating certain tight spaces. They are sleek enough to provide an advantage in heavy currents.
These days, steel singles, with good buoyancy characteristics, can be had with lots of capacity, so all the extra hardware and expense that goes along with a set of doubles is not needed, if all you want is more air on your back.
In some more advanced settings, the redundancy of a hog rig doubles-set would be considered prudent or even necessary.
If you want an inexpensive tank for low difficulty diving on a budget, then an AL80 can still prove it's worth.
All that being the case, a steel 72 is what currently sits in the back of my truck, along with a full set of gear, just in case I feel the need to jump in the water on short notice somewhere. I'm still fond of a steel 72 for general purpose rec diving.
I own a wide variety of different size scuba tanks, Each has it's purpose.
Skinny doubles (or triples) are nice & tight to your back & a good choice for penetrating certain tight spaces. They are sleek enough to provide an advantage in heavy currents.
These days, steel singles, with good buoyancy characteristics, can be had with lots of capacity, so all the extra hardware and expense that goes along with a set of doubles is not needed, if all you want is more air on your back.
In some more advanced settings, the redundancy of a hog rig doubles-set would be considered prudent or even necessary.
If you want an inexpensive tank for low difficulty diving on a budget, then an AL80 can still prove it's worth.
All that being the case, a steel 72 is what currently sits in the back of my truck, along with a full set of gear, just in case I feel the need to jump in the water on short notice somewhere. I'm still fond of a steel 72 for general purpose rec diving.
I own a wide variety of different size scuba tanks, Each has it's purpose.
