Cds1785
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So over the past several months I have obtained 3 wings (two hogs 23, 32 and a zeagle 44) and I’m really trying to decide which to keep with future uses in mind. I’ve used a few of the calculators and have determined, in general, I require about 15 lb of lift. With that in mind the 23 will probably find its way onto my AL plate for warm water use.
I’m struggling to decide which of the larger wings to keep for my SS plate. I know both are larger than I really need but I’d like to have the ability to have a cold water setup or if more lift were needed for some reason. Basically i want to “future proof” things short of going doubles, in which case a new wing would be needed.
I’m hard pressed to really think up a scenario where I’d require >32 lb lift. I’m curious who’s been in the situation where a wing in that lift range was insufficient. I guess by hearing those scenarios I can better judge if it would be a situation I could foresee myself in and could aid in making up my mind.
The only other thing that is kind of throwing me off is the fact that both the 23 and 32 are donut wings. The 44 is a horseshoe style which I have always used. Having never used a donut style I don’t know if it’s better than the horseshoe first hand and only have opinions and experiences of others on here to go by.
Both the 32 and 44 are almost brand new so that further complicates my decision. Both are a bag in bag design which I like for the serviceability. The inner bladder on the 44 seems to be a little more heavy duty than the 32 but I can’t foresee many scenarios in my diving where that would become a significant factor.
Having always used the horseshoe style wing I haven’t noticed any air trapping or taco-ing despite its size (at least not to a point it’s bothersome). Those issues aren’t really things that overly concern me and would be far down any list of cons.
Just looking for any first hand experience where 32 wasn’t quite enough and seeing if going bigger might in fact be beneficial.
As far as my diving goes I may have an opportunity to do a little salvage work on the side but other than that 99% of my diving is basic and AOW depths. Not super interested in cave diving. Could be interested in wreck diving down the road. I initially started out with the end goal of public safety diving but that’s kind of been put on the back burner. I still enjoy the training of it but don’t foresee it being utilized much real world.
Any info or suggestions are appreciated. It’s definetly not a life or death decision as both will work I’m just looking for some first hand experiences that could help me pick one over the other, I hate good equipment sitting around unused so I’d hate to keep both and really only end up using the 32 or vice versa the 44.
Thanks!
I’m struggling to decide which of the larger wings to keep for my SS plate. I know both are larger than I really need but I’d like to have the ability to have a cold water setup or if more lift were needed for some reason. Basically i want to “future proof” things short of going doubles, in which case a new wing would be needed.
I’m hard pressed to really think up a scenario where I’d require >32 lb lift. I’m curious who’s been in the situation where a wing in that lift range was insufficient. I guess by hearing those scenarios I can better judge if it would be a situation I could foresee myself in and could aid in making up my mind.
The only other thing that is kind of throwing me off is the fact that both the 23 and 32 are donut wings. The 44 is a horseshoe style which I have always used. Having never used a donut style I don’t know if it’s better than the horseshoe first hand and only have opinions and experiences of others on here to go by.
Both the 32 and 44 are almost brand new so that further complicates my decision. Both are a bag in bag design which I like for the serviceability. The inner bladder on the 44 seems to be a little more heavy duty than the 32 but I can’t foresee many scenarios in my diving where that would become a significant factor.
Having always used the horseshoe style wing I haven’t noticed any air trapping or taco-ing despite its size (at least not to a point it’s bothersome). Those issues aren’t really things that overly concern me and would be far down any list of cons.
Just looking for any first hand experience where 32 wasn’t quite enough and seeing if going bigger might in fact be beneficial.
As far as my diving goes I may have an opportunity to do a little salvage work on the side but other than that 99% of my diving is basic and AOW depths. Not super interested in cave diving. Could be interested in wreck diving down the road. I initially started out with the end goal of public safety diving but that’s kind of been put on the back burner. I still enjoy the training of it but don’t foresee it being utilized much real world.
Any info or suggestions are appreciated. It’s definetly not a life or death decision as both will work I’m just looking for some first hand experiences that could help me pick one over the other, I hate good equipment sitting around unused so I’d hate to keep both and really only end up using the 32 or vice versa the 44.
Thanks!