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Mostly AL80s, sometimes steel 72s (sometimes my other set of 72s), ocassionally big doubles. If we were turning the dive on pressure, tank size would be an issue. Since I generally don't trust the weather very much, the dive gets turned before rule of thirds comes into play. Another thing I like about the 72s is that they are great for no-stop dives since they aren't much heavier than a big single. I can stay with guys who have the 131 cf tanks and I'm in the same gear any time I'm in a drysuit. As I said in my original post, if I had a need for bigger doubles, I'd own a set. Actually, I have the bands to double up my 112s if I have to. If an opportunity presents itself for me to take a cave course, don't expect to see me with the 72s. I don't think they would be good for caves. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Schultz" <se2schul@st*.ma*.uw*.ca*> To: "Don Burke" <donburke56@ne*.ne*> Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: 17 February, 2003 15:27 Subject: Re: little tanks WAS:I'm so .............. > What do your buddies dive for doubles? > > ss > > > On Mon, 17 Feb 2003, Don Burke wrote: > > > My first set of doubles was a set of AL80s. It wasn't too long before I > > started looking around for a way to cut the weight a bit since I my ocean > > diving wasn't requiring that much gas anyway. > > > > The limiting factor for me is how much deco I'm willing to tolerate in open > > water. I have a pretty high candyass factor. > > > > I bought some used steel 72s and made up two sets of doubles. They are > > great in the ocean and on land I can carry a set in each hand for quite some > > distance. In water, they require 12 pounds less weight than the AL80s. > > > > I suspect I'd be quite unhappy with the 72s if I was a caver since the > > capacity is much less than many of the cavers use. In that case, I'd use > > something larger so I wouldn't be turning dives early on the team. > > > > For the drysuit diving I am doing, the 72s are pretty much a perfect fit. > > > > The 80s are still around and are great for long, shallow wetsuit dives since > > the 72s are too dangerous for that. I have too little ditchable weight in a > > double steel 72/wetsuit configuration. > > > > Three sets of doubles is a maintainable collection for me. If I had a need > > for bigger doubles, I'd own a set of them. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <JWSAVN@ao*.co*> > > To: <mattias.segerdahl@co*.se*>; <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > > Sent: 17 February, 2003 08:46 > > Subject: Re: I'm so fucking sick and tired of you guys bitching at each > > others > > > > > > > I guess I am getting soft in my old age. Let me throw something out for > > > discussion. I am tall and have a bad back from Viet Nam. I went from OMS > > > double 98s to 85s. With the reduced drag my gas consumption ended up about > > > the same. With the increased height they balanced better. Any comments -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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