SkimFisher
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very true
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The problem is finding steel tanks at resort locations like Cozumel.
That is very true. OTOH travel bands were designed to do exactly that with backmounted independent doubles. A sidemount rig offers a variation on the same theme of being able to easily band single AL 80s for doubles use and achieves the same end, so it is mostly a matter of preference.i guess they would be easier because you could more easily bring your sm rig & put some cam bands on existing tanks than bring your own manifold & double up existing tanks.