DGX has valves for $99, and bands are also $99...
AL63 Doubles???
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halocline
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I got mine for about $175, and with the current side mount popularity, used bands/manifolds are everywhere. Yours are 7.25" tanks, the most common size. Spending $500 on a pair of steel doubles when you already have the tanks you want is nuts.
AL63s would probably make very enjoyable small doubles, but they're also nice single tanks for shorter/shallower dives. From a trim perspective, you couldn't get much more different between a long single tank (HP120, assuming yours is one of the modern special permit tanks) and a pair of short doubles.
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I got here late.
However, in my opinion,
If you are diving a dry suit, go for it.
If you are a wetsuit diver, perhaps it is more effort than you will really want.
Hunt around for a while, and you WILL find the bands, wing, hardware, and manifold cheap.
Ebay, various SCUBA gear pages on Facebook, marine flea markets, and word of mouth.
Or if you are impatient, have the buck$, and just want to have some fun, do as rhwestfall said and buy the parts of the rig.
You will be able to sell that set for about what you paid for it when you are through playing with that gear.
Chug
Thinks that aluminum is really only suitable for use when wrapped around beer.
However, in my opinion,
If you are diving a dry suit, go for it.
If you are a wetsuit diver, perhaps it is more effort than you will really want.
Hunt around for a while, and you WILL find the bands, wing, hardware, and manifold cheap.
Ebay, various SCUBA gear pages on Facebook, marine flea markets, and word of mouth.
Or if you are impatient, have the buck$, and just want to have some fun, do as rhwestfall said and buy the parts of the rig.
You will be able to sell that set for about what you paid for it when you are through playing with that gear.
Chug
Thinks that aluminum is really only suitable for use when wrapped around beer.
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