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I don't think it's "again" so much as for the first time, but yes, they came out last year which is very exciting. Definitely worth spending up for those if you're buying new
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I don't think it's "again" so much as for the first time, but yes, they came out last year which is very exciting. Definitely worth spending up for those if you're buying new
I thought they made them up until 6 years ago but perhaps I'm thinking of another company. It's what we bought after getting tired of trying to find decent galvies in the sizes we wanted on the used market. We needed hp100s for me and hp80s for my wife. Love the tanks. No weight needed with a kydex plate.
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Divegearexpress has two Fabers, 1) hot sprayed + epoxy paint or 2) hot dipped + chip free paint.
DGX Custom - Faber HP Hot Dip Galvanized Doubles Packages
Faber LP-85 Cylinders (HDG or TPG)
The hot spray sounds like what Faber introduced recently. I had read the Faber's press release on the choice of offering spray but not dipped.
Is the hot dipped a newer version?
DGX Custom - Faber HP Hot Dip Galvanized Doubles Packages
Faber LP-85 Cylinders (HDG or TPG)
The hot spray sounds like what Faber introduced recently. I had read the Faber's press release on the choice of offering spray but not dipped.
Is the hot dipped a newer version?
Yes the hot dipped galvanized was introduced in around november.
Please for EU market, is that similar to Faber or totally a different thing:
DIR Twin Deepstop Edition - Deepstop GmbH
"The bottles are thermally galvanized, polished, and the tan-bands are coated to avoid galvanization in salt water. The resulting zinc coating has proved to be optimal rust protection, and can really only be removed mechanically again."
DIR Twin Deepstop Edition - Deepstop GmbH
"The bottles are thermally galvanized, polished, and the tan-bands are coated to avoid galvanization in salt water. The resulting zinc coating has proved to be optimal rust protection, and can really only be removed mechanically again."
OP,
I have several set of LP85's. They are great tanks for side mount and they work wonderfully. However, they only really make sense in central and north Florida (aka cave country). Around here pretty much all of the shops that cater to cave divers are going to give you a cave fill.
The really problem is once you get outside of cave country your LP 85's are going to get a standard fill. That means that they're going to hold little more air than a pair of AL80's.
Personally, if I were in your shoes I'd opt for a pair of HP 100's like tBone suggested. You're going to get the same approximate amount of gas that a pair of cave fills LP85's would provide but you can get those filled just about anywhere without getting hassled by the shop.
If I get another pair of side mount tanks they will be HP100's for no other reason that having a traveling tank at my disposal.
I have several set of LP85's. They are great tanks for side mount and they work wonderfully. However, they only really make sense in central and north Florida (aka cave country). Around here pretty much all of the shops that cater to cave divers are going to give you a cave fill.
The really problem is once you get outside of cave country your LP 85's are going to get a standard fill. That means that they're going to hold little more air than a pair of AL80's.
Personally, if I were in your shoes I'd opt for a pair of HP 100's like tBone suggested. You're going to get the same approximate amount of gas that a pair of cave fills LP85's would provide but you can get those filled just about anywhere without getting hassled by the shop.
If I get another pair of side mount tanks they will be HP100's for no other reason that having a traveling tank at my disposal.
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