Mornin' Anthony...

 I always dive dry in a DUI TLS350 shell suit. Undergarment will be either a
200g or a 400g depending on where and length of dive. Tank will usually be
either an alum 80 or a steel 95.

Mike


----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Agliata" <[log in to unmask]>


> Mike,
> can I ask what your exposure suit/tank situation is when you are diving
your 27
> Ilb wings.
> Anthony
>
> Mike Wallace wrote:
>
> > "lo Ed...
> >
> > The backplate really doesn't matter. So are heavier than others, so you
can
> > reduce the amount of lead on the belt but they are all basically built
the
> > same. Wings on the other hand can be very different. I like the Halcyon
> > because of the heavy covering and the material that the bladder is made
of.
> > Also the inflator hose is the correct length. Dive Rite also makes a
good
> > wing. The OMS fall short of what they should be.
> >
> > I have three sets of Halycon wings, the 18lb, a 27lb and a 55lb. The
smaller
> > wings don't give access to the bladder and I have poked a hole in the
27lb
> > set. I shipped them back to Halycon and they patched the hole and got
them
> > back to me in less than a week at no charge, even though the hole was my
> > fault. The 18lb wings are too small for the diving that I do around
here, so
> > I am selling them and sticking with the other two sets. Actually, I am
> > buying another set of the 27lbs for my son.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ed Graves" <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> > > I'm sure this has been asked before, but who do you backplate & wings
> > divers recommend for equipment?  Halcyon?  OMS?  Joe's Garage?
> > > I fondly remember my first set-up (1972), it had an orange plastic
> > backplate (Heathways?), bolted to a steel 72 with stainless steel(?)
bands.
> > No BC or wings, and oh! so easy to put on.
> > > Thanks Lee for the memory flashback.
> > > Ed
> > >
> > > ------Original Message------
> > > From: Lee Bell <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Sent: June 8, 2000 4:17:21 PM GMT
> > > Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] Dive report Riviera Beach
> > >
> > >
> > > David Strike wrote:
> > >
> > > > As its my intention to only ever again dive a single cylinder,
(mines a
> > > > steel), I'm opting for the same lift as my current wings give me -
45lb
> > > > lift.  However, any advice or opinions on this would be greatly
> > > appreciated
> > > > before I actually part with the hard earned dosh!  :-)
> > >
> > > My, oh my.  That sounds like a great deal of excess lift to warm water
> > wimp
> > > me.  Hopefully one of those who use plate/wing combinations for a
variety
> > of
> > > diving situations will be able to help more.  My travel wings, with
only
> > 18
> > > lbs of lift, are as much as I ever expect to need, but this may not
apply
> > > equally well to you or anyone else.  With the stainless plate and my
tanks
> > > (neutral when empty compact 80 aluminum tanks), I wear no weight in
warm
> > > water and only 4 lbs with my 3mm wetsuit (in salt water).  18 lbs is
> > enough
> > > to float my equipment, including the most lead I ever carry and enough
to
> > > raise me sufficiently at the surface to meet my needs.
> > >
> > > I'm starting to get the urge to have and dive doubles, which will
require
> > > something different, but so far, I've resisted the temptation (and the
> > > rather substantial cost for bands, new valves and manifolds).  I don't
> > dive
> > > deep enough to need them when diving from my own boats and know of no
> > local
> > > charters that would be pleased to see me disappear from their deck for
the
> > > couple of hours that doubles would make possible at the depths I dive
when
> > > chartering locally.  One boat that is becoming a regular for me, is
> > already
> > > complaining about having to wait while I use no more than about 2/3 of
the
> > > air in my present single 80.  Their comments are partly a complement,
> > partly
> > > a joke, but also partly serious.
> > >
> > > The only advice I have is:
> > > 1. Find someone who knows the system better.
> > > 2. Buy only what you need.  Excess lift brings excess clutter in the
local
> > > and travel baggage and excess drag in the water.
> > >
> > > Lee
> > >
>