| No one's mentioned twin 300 bar 7s yet. I've dived the lot over the years, single 18, 18 with a pony, 15 ditto, twin 15s, twin 12s and now twin 300 bar 7s. I've had the 7s for about 5 years and wouldn't dream of diving anything else on OC. No heavier than a single with pony (less lead 'cos they're denser).
They give the best balance / trim / weighting combination of anything I've dived in yet. You can do Beaver set at a reasonable price or pick up some Fabers and slap a Sanosub manifold on (MDE still O/S).
I know there are issues of getting 2 big dives out of 1 fill but a 12Lit 300 bar and a decanting hose sorts that out when staying out all day.
Coverting a reg to DIN will cost you about £25 and you'll need to be DIN (M26 or 3/4 BSP converter) for next summer if you're doing EANx anyway. Most Regs will be OK for this (including yours) but I would use S-Pros, Apeks or Poseidon - not in that order, by preference.
You've a huge choice of wings from recreational to CD, Poseidon or something techie like a Halcyon. I do like the new Poseidon Platform - the quick release is great and no bits to get in the way.
Isolation manifold is nice but statistically they don't really add to safety (chance of forgetting to open when filling / diving -v- slight chance of manifold bar failure).
Best advice of all - as has been said, try them all if possible to see what works.
Have fun  |