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From: "Nick Foster" <nick@fi*.co*>
To: "Iain Smith" <ims24@ca*.ac*.uk*>, "Tech Diver" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Re: OMS Wings review
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 07:51:05 -0800
They have the same profile as a 45# explorer wing from Halcyon so there will
be a bit of excess drag  they are nothing like the Pioneer series from
Halcyon so if you had to choose i would spend the extra coin for the right
single tank wing
----- Original Message -----
From: Iain Smith <iainmsmith@bt*.co*>
To: Tech Diver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 12:38 AM
Subject: Re: OMS Wings review


> > All in all the OMS 55lb wing is a good effort, overall quality of
> > construction is good. They are the Chevrolet wings while the
> Halcyons
> > are the Cadillacs. The Halcyons have more details in construction
> which
> > show up in the price, but if you are not a "hard corp" diver and
> want to
> > save a sawbuck you may want to give them a try. I would choose them
> over
> > the DiveRite standard wings.
>
> Anyone know if the 35lb version of this would be a good single tank
> wing for divers in thick wetsuits (I'm trying to set up a pair of
> wings for a student club, so the $100 difference mentioned got my ears
> pricked up!)
>
> Iain
>
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