Just to add an addendum to this old thread - I received my new 45lb Pioneer
single-tank wing from Halcyon a couple of weeks ago, and after some shore
diving with it, took it for its first dive from an inflatable yesterday.

First the good stuff - I don't seem to need as much weight with this set up
as I did with my old Zeagle ranger (presumably because less bulk == less
buoyancy). I managed to drop 5 lbs of lead which brings the total weight
(-ve buoyancy) of my rig down to about 30lbs.

But the 45lb Pioneer wing would not float it - even fully inflated it would
sink. However, that's partially compensated for by Halcyon's great ACB
weighting system - at the end of the dive its really easy to pull the weight
pouches and throw them into the boat, and with the big handles there's
little chance of dropping them. Just gotta be careful at the start of the
dive.

Ian

> I dive N. Cal and dive a lot from inflatables - that means that the wing
> needs to be able to float the scuba unit whilst getting in and
> out. I have a
> SS backplate that, for recreational diving, I use with a single HP 80 with
> an additional 18lbs of lead. With the single tank the total weight
> (actually -ve buoyancy) that the wing needs to support is approximately:
> 	Lead		18lbs
> 	Backplate	6lbs
> 	Canister light	2lbs
> 	Tank (full)	7lbs
> 	2 x regulators	2lbs
>
> 	Total:		35lbs
>
> So the 36lb Pioneer wing is barely (read not really) adequate,
> and I've just
> purchased a 45lb Pioneer wing.

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