CAPTAIN SINBAD
Contributor
I am looking to get into tec-diving and will soon be needing a regulator for my doubles. I plan on doing Great Lakes and Ice diving so I am looking for a sealed diaphragm. My favorite LDS is a scubapro dealer that recommends MK-17 GS 260 for my purposes. I understand from previous posts here that scubapro has a reputation for making exceptional piston regs but their sealed diaphragm regulators are not bad though the company specializes on pistons.
I also have the option of going for Hog regulators. Hog does not make pistons so all their effort has gone into their flagship diaphragm. On these forums, most HOG users are satisfied users. Yet there are some complaints against HOG regulators that indicate that at least when they began, quality control was not as stringent as it is with other companies. They turned out lemons more frequently than other brands so there were users who raved about how good Hogs were. Then some of the complaints also showed up here with corroded internals. Other users that I knew personally informed that parts were loose and falling off.
Just wanted to ask the tec-diving community which regulator would they recommend out of the two for technical depths and cold waters. Bear in mind that SP is more than twice the price of Hog. Part of me says it is only once in a lifetime investment so I should get SP. Service intervals are also longer. Other part of me says, dissatisfied users are a minority with HOG and so many in the tec-diving community would not be using Hogs if the problems with their engineering were universal.
Id love to get recommendations. Id love to hear from anyone but would particularly be interested in hearing from those who have used these in deeper depths.
Thanks
I also have the option of going for Hog regulators. Hog does not make pistons so all their effort has gone into their flagship diaphragm. On these forums, most HOG users are satisfied users. Yet there are some complaints against HOG regulators that indicate that at least when they began, quality control was not as stringent as it is with other companies. They turned out lemons more frequently than other brands so there were users who raved about how good Hogs were. Then some of the complaints also showed up here with corroded internals. Other users that I knew personally informed that parts were loose and falling off.
Just wanted to ask the tec-diving community which regulator would they recommend out of the two for technical depths and cold waters. Bear in mind that SP is more than twice the price of Hog. Part of me says it is only once in a lifetime investment so I should get SP. Service intervals are also longer. Other part of me says, dissatisfied users are a minority with HOG and so many in the tec-diving community would not be using Hogs if the problems with their engineering were universal.
Id love to get recommendations. Id love to hear from anyone but would particularly be interested in hearing from those who have used these in deeper depths.
Thanks