Elite 2 with which wing?

Hi all,

Looking at the Hollis Elite 2 harness but not sure which wing to go for (or the differences between all of them). Can everybody help by suggesting the most suitable combination for the following dive conditions?

- I normally dive with single tank for now but would like the flexibility of switching between single and twinset
- I dive in cold and warm water.
- I plan to get only one wing, to start with anyway.

I have heard that if it has enough lift (such as s38) for drysuit, I wouldn't have to worry when I use it with shortie or just a t-shirt. Is that correct?

Thanks guys

lf17:

Hi all,

Looking at the Hollis Elite 2 harness but not sure which wing to go for (or the differences between all of them). Can everybody help by suggesting the most suitable combination for the following dive conditions?

- I normally dive with single tank for now but would like the flexibility of switching between single and twinset
- I dive in cold and warm water.
- I plan to get only one wing, to start with anyway.

I have heard that if it has enough lift (such as s38) for drysuit, I wouldn't have to worry when I use it with shortie or just a t-shirt. Is that correct?

Thanks guys

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I have exactly the set-up you describe, the Elite 2 and an S38LX wing. It works very well for diving with my HP119 single cylinder in cold water, wet or dry, with or without the weight of an additional pony. It works still nicely in warm water with an Al80 and me wearing a rash guard, but I notice that sometimes a bit of air gets trapped in the right side of the wing. I can shake it lose by wiggling my shoulders a bit, or simply take another 2lb so that I don't have to worry about emptying it completely to hold my safety stop at the end of the dive. It's a minor annoyance, but not so bad that I would get another smaller wing for travel. It will not work for diving with a twinset, as far as I can tell, although I haven't tried that yet. Also, you will run into a small problem threading the lower cam band, the instructions are simply inaccurate. Finally, I'm starting to wonder if I shouldn't replace the Elite 2 with a simple webbing harness. I have never used the shoulder releases, and they just take up unnecessary space where I like to have my lights.

Forget the Elite 2, go with a single piece harness. As for the wing, chose whether you want to dive with a single or double tanks, since the a wing wide enough to lay properly under a twinset is just going to wrap around a single tank. Wings aren't that expensive.

The Harness is irrelevant but you need to make sure your single wing mates properly with your backplate. The Hollis wings have slots for the cam bands which need to line up with the slots in the plate. Hollis plates are obviously compatible, some others are and some aren't. None of the single tank wings will work with doubles, they are not wide enough. If you are investing in gear for diving doubles later get a proper doubles wing. I too agree on the one piece harness... the Hollis Solo is a nice one and the S25 wing is plenty for single tank dives.

Thanks guys for the inputs.