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I guess "strong enough" is a relative term. If you can't manage the tank on a tossing boat, then obviously you aren't "strong enough". The other reason to prefer a smaller tank is that it takes force to push a big tank through the water, so it's a diminished return. You have more gas, but you need more gas to push the tank around. Steve Schultz wrote: ~ >I'm strong enough and still dive 104's. 104's hold a lot of gas, >even for " general rec diving about 140 ft" and deeper. You might >have trouble managing 121's on a tossing boat. Smaller tanks are >just more enjoyable to dive... but then again, so is a little helium >on those " general rec diving about 140 ft" > >ss > >On Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Paul Braunbehrens wrote: > >> 121 weighs more. If you are strong enough, get the 121. >> >> TASAZ@ao*.co* wrote: >> ~ >> >Would you rather use a 104 cu ft or 121 cu ft, pressed steel tank. >> >low pressure tank >> >For general rec diving about 140 ft. >> >Dive shop says to use 104's, I get more cu ft for the same price if >> >I get 121 cu ft. >> >Am I missing something? >> >Thanks in advance >> >Tim-Rec >> >> >> -- >> Paul B. >> -- >> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >> Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >> > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Paul B. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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