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Buoyancy Compensators (BC's) and Weight SystemsPoint your weighty "BC" questions and input here. Tell others what you use and what you do and don't like about it etc...
Well, the first thing you have to do is calculate the lift. IIRC, Tobin has a program for doing that on the website. Once you know how much lift you need, then you have to decide whether you want a horseshoe or a torus wing, and I don't know how to tell you which you want. We have both, and honestly, I've dived them both, and they dive so similarly to me that I can't come up with a reason to prefer one over the other.
I don't think there are a lot of color options. I know you can get the wings in bright pink, or in the black with the orange embroidery (which I think is pretty, myself). Tobin (cool-hardware52) would be the one to ask. DSS actually has a subforum here on SB where you can post questions, too.
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Just call Tobin, he'll tell you what to buy. I just love color questions, that's all that is left. And of course, what color is your Back plate and your webbing ? How about your wetsuit, any accents, like lots of yellow or blue ?
don O
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I'm in the process of getting my first set of gear after renting for awhile, so sorry if my info is a bit vague.
The type of exposure suit your use (most buoyant suit if you use more than one)
Looking at buying a new wet suit, so I'm honestly not sure. A 10mm on the chest with 7mm at the extremities is the most likely. There is a small chance of 14/7.
Current BC, jacket type or ?
I've been renting. Back inflate. Zeagle of some kind. Relatively sure it's a Stiletto.
Cylinder used i.e. al 80 or steel tank etc. Please be as specific as possible.
Aluminum 80s. I've got one standard size and one of the shorter fatter kinds.
Total ballast carried.
About 14 or 16 lbs in freshwater.
The LDS recommended the Torus 26 as what most people in the area dive. Though I like the easier tank valve access advertised for the LCD. I just feel more comfortable if I can reach back and manipulate the valve...
I'm in the process of getting my first set of gear after renting for awhile, so sorry if my info is a bit vague.
The type of exposure suit your use (most buoyant suit if you use more than one)
Looking at buying a new wet suit, so I'm honestly not sure. A 10mm on the chest with 7mm at the extremities is the most likely. There is a small chance of 14/7.
Current BC, jacket type or ?
I've been renting. Back inflate. Zeagle of some kind. Relatively sure it's a Stiletto.
Cylinder used i.e. al 80 or steel tank etc. Please be as specific as possible.
Aluminum 80s. I've got one standard size and one of the shorter fatter kinds.
Total ballast carried.
About 14 or 16 lbs in freshwater.
The LDS recommended the Torus 26 as what most people in the area dive. Though I like the easier tank valve access advertised for the LCD. I just feel more comfortable if I can reach back and manipulate the valve...
DC,
My suggestion is to buy your exposure suit first. Wing selection is mostly a function of the buoyancy of your wetsuit.
If you really end up with a 14 mm wetsuit you could very well need a wing larger than a 26.
I'd be happy to walk you through how I size wings. Once you have that info requirement to know the buoyancy of your suit will be clear.
I should be in the office Monday after about 12:00.
Tobin
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