victorzamora
Contributor
Oliver, I'm sure you know this, but the same person selling the sms100 by the tractor load and the mods for them (Edd) designed the Contour and the Hog. The armadillo was the spiritual predecessor to the Hollis. The reason he sells the sms100 is because it was the easiest to modify into the best rig.I would have to agree that there's basically only one reason the SMS100 is a very common rig around the Florida caves.
It's got an incredibly effective marketing campaign going by someone who is selling tons of them, plus selling a lot of modifications on top of that.
So from looking at it, it's all about the money, not this being an all superiour dive rig.
Others brands have stuff that will work nicely too with steel tanks, for example the Halcyon Contour, the Armadillo and possibly the new Hog.
Having said that, virtually nobody in Florida uses a Razor, be it 2.1 or 2.0 because it simply sucks with the type (and amount) of tanks and gas used.
Now that the sms75, hog, and halcyon are on the market, they're better options as they're pre modified per Edd's input.
You should also know the reason Edd dives and sells the sms100 in the numbers he does (especially did) is because it's the rig he most believed in.