kommisarrex
Contributor
I learned on (and use) the ring bungee system, as I primarily dive steel cylinders. Maybe they are not perfect, but they work for me--easy to doff and don, can backroll/giant stride with them, lug cylinders while attached, etc...
Anyway, I have an upcoming trip where we'll be using aluminum. I've read on here that ring bungees are impractical for aluminum due to the buoyancy shift from negative to positive. Are they really that impractical? It's hard to imagine why, as the first stage would probably keep the front end negative and stable. Maybe not?
Are the independent or loop bungees that much better with aluminum, especially with rental tanks and same-sided valves on both sides (no left/right)?
Anyway, I have an upcoming trip where we'll be using aluminum. I've read on here that ring bungees are impractical for aluminum due to the buoyancy shift from negative to positive. Are they really that impractical? It's hard to imagine why, as the first stage would probably keep the front end negative and stable. Maybe not?
Are the independent or loop bungees that much better with aluminum, especially with rental tanks and same-sided valves on both sides (no left/right)?