I plan to buy my first set of regulators, i have decided to go Mares Abyss 2nd and either MR22 or MR52 1st stage.
My plan is to buy two 1st/2nd combos, and complete it with spg and short/longhose, I have the possibility to use it with both single tank and doubles. And when i use it in travel/single tank i have an extra 1st as spare.
The thing i still have not decided is what 1st stage to get.
they both have 4 lp-ports, difference is that MR22 have 1 port with DFC and 1/2" and 3 ordinary 3/8" ports. The MR52 have 2 ports with DFC and all the LP ports have the 3/8" fitting,
My question is if it is worth the extra € to buy MR52 where all ports are the same 3/8" fitting, when moving things around, so i don't need to buy hoses for different fittings.
I also question if the DFC is any real advantage or if it is just a marketing gimmick.
The difference in price is not that big, i buy Abyss/MR22 for ~250€ and Abyss/MR52 for ~330€. But i going to buy two of them so ~500€ vs ~660€ for the sets, also, if i buy the MR22 the price of extra hoses going to be little higher.
FYI 100€ ~106$ today
My plan is to buy two 1st/2nd combos, and complete it with spg and short/longhose, I have the possibility to use it with both single tank and doubles. And when i use it in travel/single tank i have an extra 1st as spare.
The thing i still have not decided is what 1st stage to get.
they both have 4 lp-ports, difference is that MR22 have 1 port with DFC and 1/2" and 3 ordinary 3/8" ports. The MR52 have 2 ports with DFC and all the LP ports have the 3/8" fitting,
My question is if it is worth the extra € to buy MR52 where all ports are the same 3/8" fitting, when moving things around, so i don't need to buy hoses for different fittings.
I also question if the DFC is any real advantage or if it is just a marketing gimmick.
The difference in price is not that big, i buy Abyss/MR22 for ~250€ and Abyss/MR52 for ~330€. But i going to buy two of them so ~500€ vs ~660€ for the sets, also, if i buy the MR22 the price of extra hoses going to be little higher.
FYI 100€ ~106$ today