Twinset, pearls, backplate, weights - the works! Advice?

[fatboy]

its just possible and with my fingers crossed i might be able to afford a twinset and wing in the very near future ie:2 weeks time
ive been looking at maybe an oms wing aluminium backplate and iq pack with twin manifolded 12s,and maybe new regs for it

anyone got a recommendation for regs? and hose lengths?

should i go for ss or ali backplate?

what weight system would you go for have used weightbelt with hardweights and integrated weights on my bc?

any other bits of info would be welcome ?

i know questions have been asked before like this

this post might be in the wrong place?

ps and will any of you like to carry it for me on any of the upcoming trips im booked on as my little brother told me to fek off!

[fatboy]

Originally Posted by fatboy

its just possible and with my fingers crossed i might be able to afford a twinset and wing in the very near future ie:2 weeks time
ive been looking at maybe an oms wing aluminium backplate and iq pack with twin manifolded 12s,and maybe new regs for it

anyone got a recommendation for regs? plus length of hoses?

should i go for ss or ali backplate?

what weight system would you go for have used weightbelt with hardweights and integrated weights on my bc?

any other bits of info would be welcome ?

i know questions have been asked before like this


ps and will any of you like to carry it for me on any of the upcoming trips im booked on as my little brother told me to fek off!

[Rick Huggins]

Originally Posted by fatboy

anyone got a recommendation for regs? and hose lengths?

Whatever regs you go for you want to make sure that the hoses route nice an neat, I would therefore suggest either:-

Scubapro MK25 with 22" hoses (Pri, SPG) or Apeks DS4 with 24" hoses (Pri, SPG)

Originally Posted by fatboy

should i go for ss or ali backplate?

what weight system would you go for have used weightbelt with hardweights and integrated weights on my bc?)

If you go for a S/S plate you may not need any additional weight!

[John Touhig]

I went through the same considerations about 4 months ago before I bought my current twinset rig. This is what I bought and why.

Wing CD TBD - personal recommendation from the DO, I like it, but some people don't because its not really DIR.

One piece Harness, I started off with a CD Sport Harness but I found that it had too much adjustment and too many features for me. As I will be diving with stages I wanted something simple and clean, so I swapped it for a home made one piece harness (Woz bits). All this married to a S/S backplate.

Regs - I settled on Apeks DST (turret version of the DS4 to aid hose routing) with tx40 second stage's. No complaints, top quality regs. Primary with a 7ft hose.

If you can, try the wing/harness/backplate combo before you buy to make sure its right for you.

Hope this helps

John

[Mark Powell]

Originally Posted by Gas Muncher

If you can, try the wing/harness/backplate combo before you buy to make sure its right for you.

This is good advice, getting the right wing and harness can make a huge difference. Make sure you try the combo out in advance as it's a very expensive mistake if you find you don't get on with it.

A simple harness is all you need, these can either be bought off the shelf or put together yourself.

[bottle_monkey]

I also went through this process a few months ago.

I went of an OMS 45lb wing after looking at a lot of other wings as I thought the OMS was very well put togther and had the right amount of lift for my 10's (would be fine for your 12's). as far as i could see the design was very similar to that of the Halycon 45lb but much more adjustable and also cheaper. I didn't want to go for the 100lb OMS wing cos that thing is huge and way more lift than I would ever need (well at the mo)

I went for a pair of cyklon's for my regs cos I love the breath of poseidons. For hoses I have a standard length hose and a 2m hose. Initially I routed the hoses as the DIR boys do but after having digger strangle me in the pool when ripping my primary reg I decided to bungee the 2m hose on to my cylinder and then in my mouth rather than loop it round my neck.

Backplate I just went to Woz. lovey shiny ss backplate plus all the webbing u could want. was easy to put it altogether just borrowed a harness and backplate from a mate and copied.

For weight I just use the same weight belt and weight I used since I started diving (well obviously a bit less). fits with no problems.

So that is what I went for and so far it has been great to dive in. But I tried a lot of things before I shelled out the cash. This set up is good for me but may be pants for you. So try before u buy.

Kev

[eddy]

I bought my twins from these people:

Polaris

And havent had any problems - brilliant quality, fast service, recommended to my mates.

Just another option ;-)

[andy_chesney]

I use ss backplate, poseidon cyclon regs one which is on a standard length hose the other being on a 2 metre hose which is bungeed in my custom divers tdb wing.

[Noel Johnson]

My twins are on a stainless steel backplate (portland oceaneering type 2) and the Portland harness - similar to the CD one and a Dive Rite rec wing. I would use the Seac jacket but I already had the wing. I found that in freshwater I went from needing 9kilos using the BCD with a single and a pony to 4 kilos using the steel plate / wing and a single and a pony. Be warned though that I absolutely hated the plate at first but since trying it with twins I fell in love all over again. As previously stated try out some configs first to see what you like.

Reg wise - I used to have Dacor regs but have since swapped to Poseidon Cyklons. One standard and one on a 2M hose which I hogloop although I will have a look at bungeeing it to the side of the cylinder.

HTH

Noel.

[kevFISH]

I use a CD TDB, which for some reason tendto get a bad press, but the one I tried out worked for me and the one I got for myself fitted me perfectly out of the box - so little adjustment required. Poseidon Xstreams are nice for me. Side venting regs make your life very easy when it comes to routing and those first nervous shutdown/switches. 2m hose on primary reg bungeed on the wing, which deploys very easily btw. Faber 12s MDE manifold - as 'light' as you can get !?

Try things out if poss and try to make your own mind up. That's the hard part. The good part is some great diving ahead ;-)