Your favourite second stage and *why?

[BoltSnap]

Another G260

C370 to make you happy

 

[buddhasummer]

Guess I've done around 20 dives on mine now, we are still in the passion phase of the relationship.

 

[buddhasummer]

I have BPD and an associated tendency to split, one foot wrong and it'll all be over for the C370.

(It's my thread)

 

[BoltSnap]

Guess I've done around 20 dives on mine now, we are still in the passion phase of the relationship.

You haven't started to cheat on it yet?

 

[buddhasummer]

The Mares XR DR keeps smiling at me.

 

[Jcp2]

Who makes that second stage, cool name

It’s for herding cats.

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

I'm new here and to diving so I don't have any input but this thread is great since I'm in the market for my first rig.

Seems like the G260 is the favorite; based on my internet searches I was going to get a MK25/A700 setup but based on all your experiences I'll be getting a G260.

I'm primarily going to be diving locally in California and occasionally travel to warm water destinations. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

~Mor

Don’t listen to the piston haters, the MK25 will work fantastic for California waters.
The G260 is fantastic too. I don’t have one but if I was to buy a new second that would be it.
I already have too much stuff, and besides I’m old and crusty so my old and crusty gear fits my personality perfectly. But it is mostly all Scubapro, and some old Conshelf stuff.
But my LDS sells mostly MK25 to local divers (actually most divers) over the diaphragm regs for some reason.
Pistons just need to be rinsed well and soaked to get the salt out of the ambient chamber. I keep mine on a tank and pressurized to soak it. After it’s been soaking a while I take the hose or spray bottle and hold it up to the ambient holes and purge fresh water through. You do that and you will never have a problem. I bought a 2’x3’ metal water trough (Behlen Country livestock).
Sorry, one more cat loose, sorry for the drift away from second stage talk but the first is connected by a hose so it’s related.

 

[Nemrod]

Best secondary, R190 maybe?:



Light weight, very reliable, simple to adjust and maintain, low parts count. And it has the S!

 

[buddhasummer]

It’s for herding cats.

Ah, that makes sense, that's funny.

I reckon here thought we'd have more luck cracking open a BA156.

 

[buddhasummer]

Don’t listen to the piston haters, the MK25 will work fantastic for California waters.
The G260 is fantastic too. I don’t have one but if I was to buy a new second that would be it.
I already have too much stuff, and besides I’m old and crusty so my old and crusty gear fits my personality perfectly. But it is mostly all Scubapro, and some old Conshelf stuff.
But my LDS sells mostly MK25 to local divers (actually most divers) over the diaphragm regs for some reason.
Pistons just need to be rinsed well and soaked to get the salt out of the ambient chamber. I keep mine on a tank and pressurized to soak it. After it’s been soaking a while I take the hose or spray bottle and hold it up to the ambient holes and purge fresh water through. You do that and you will never have a problem. I bought a 2’x3’ metal water trough (Behlen Country livestock).
Sorry, one more cat loose, sorry for the drift away from second stage talk but the first is connected by a hose so it’s related.

I have no issues with drifts on threads I start, makes it both more interesting and often more amusing. Have at it, go wild.