Originally Posted by jonny
It must be hard to belive that people are telling you to get an old standard for cylinder pressure when there is newer and better available...
I am sure that if I were learning to dive now I would make the same mistake and insist that 300BAR cylinders were obviously superior even if you dont get the full 1/3 extra gas.
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| Originally Posted by Fiona |
What I was trying to say was:
I can understand why someone starting out and looking at all the options would want to buy themselves 300BAR cylinders, however I belive that 300BAR cylinders are not the right choice to start out with, perhaps further down the line someone will decide it is an avenue that they wish to explore that may be good for them, but I do not think it is a good kit choice as a first twin set.
However I am not sure that I would listen to that advice myself if I were starting out now, instead I would be tempted to make the same mistake my cousin did and purchase a 300BAR twinset and then regret it.
I think that the OP should get some experience with a more standard twin set and then test a 300BAR set before investing in one and that is the point I am trying to emphasize.
WRT Wing size, it is personal preference if you want to have a built in life raft for when you get back to the surface but the shaggy dog stories about lifiting another diver who has suffered multiple equipment failiures do not make much sence to me.
With a 16Kg wing: presuming that you actually need about 8kg of lift maximum during the dive, then you already have at least 8Kg spare to lift an object or assist another diver, if you are intending lifting anything heavier then you should be using a lift bag/SMB on a line not your own BCD. Or perhaps you see your wing as a replacement for a lift bag.
If you are lifting a body/unconcious diver,would you use their BCD or your own?
Just how many failiure scenarios do you wish to take into consideration? Just how badly weighted are the people you dive with and is none of it ditchable?
Do you and the people you dive with not always have a redundant BCD (smb/lift bag)?
Of course if you are not sure about this then just get a pair of double bladder 100lbs wings to be sure - however as has been said before, equipment cannot always provide where skills are lacking
Getting advice & suggestions from an Internet Forum is interesting but is no replacement for a trusted instructor.