Dove my two new E-100s today..
Wow.
Those who say their balance sucks - you haven't tried one.
Those who argue about their buoyancy characteristics - ditto.
These are the nicest tanks I've had on my back thus far as a diver, bar NONE. More gas, lighter all-up on my kit (tank + weight + rest), a nearly-perfect balance point on my BP that STAYS perfect as the gas is consumed (no "bottom lift" as you get with AL80s), etc.
The new valve that PST is using looks like a Thermo, but has their name on it (PST.) Its also one of the smoothest valves I've seen on a tank, and has a very nice rubber handwheel.
Very, very impressive.....
Took 5lbs off my belt; that was just about perfect. I might be able to remove one more - I'll have to try it next time around (we had a RIPPING current at the surface today - about 3/4 of a knot - very, very tough to make headway against - and I was not inclined to screw around with weighting post-dive as a consequence.)
Wow.
Those who say their balance sucks - you haven't tried one.
Those who argue about their buoyancy characteristics - ditto.
These are the nicest tanks I've had on my back thus far as a diver, bar NONE. More gas, lighter all-up on my kit (tank + weight + rest), a nearly-perfect balance point on my BP that STAYS perfect as the gas is consumed (no "bottom lift" as you get with AL80s), etc.
The new valve that PST is using looks like a Thermo, but has their name on it (PST.) Its also one of the smoothest valves I've seen on a tank, and has a very nice rubber handwheel.
Very, very impressive.....
Took 5lbs off my belt; that was just about perfect. I might be able to remove one more - I'll have to try it next time around (we had a RIPPING current at the surface today - about 3/4 of a knot - very, very tough to make headway against - and I was not inclined to screw around with weighting post-dive as a consequence.)