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June 4th, 2007, 08:44 PM
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| New Member  Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany
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 | Quote: (Originally Posted by Johan Hagelin)  Should I go for the heavy ones or stick with the standard weight? For coldwater diving with drysuit I would go for the heavy ones. You need weigth to sink heavy cylinders will save lead weight. Chris Last edited by Clare Gledhill; June 4th, 2007 at 09:26 PM. Reason: reported sig line |
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June 4th, 2007, 09:11 PM
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| Padawan learner  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire
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  | i guess it might depend ofn how much lead you currently need. If you need lots of lead then get the heavier cylinders.
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June 7th, 2007, 10:03 PM
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| New Member  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Germany
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| Since lead has a higher specific density than steel, you will end up weighing less properly trimmed with light tanks and lead than you would with heavy tanks and less lead. I use only LW tanks since I really don't appreciate lifting the heavyweight D18s and D20s into the back of my car. For me the LW Fabers and Eurocylinder tanks are still manageable. Michael |
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June 8th, 2007, 12:00 AM
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| andersbomholdt.dk  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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| Quote: (Originally Posted by Johan Hagelin) Should I go for the heavy ones or stick with the standard weight? I think it matters more if the tanks are bottom heavy or neck heavy, as this will either facilitate good trim or irritate you senseless  Bottom heavy is usually prefered. Best Anders |
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June 8th, 2007, 10:02 AM
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| Custom User Title  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Denmark
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| Quote: (Originally Posted by anders) I think it matters more if the tanks are bottom heavy or neck heavy, as this will either facilitate good trim or irritate you senseless Yes, some of the DIR zone tanks are 14,5 kg but the balance is not like the good old heizer tanks  Cheers jonas |
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June 8th, 2007, 11:14 AM
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| ...  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Finland
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| Quote: (Originally Posted by jluttichau) Yes, some of the DIR zone tanks are 14,5 kg but the balance is not like the good old heizer tanks I found the 14,5kg ECs I borrowed a while ago real sweet to dive with all the lead (~3-4kg, fresh water) as a tail weight between the tanks. This was, however, with about the max underwear I'll ever use (400gram thinsulate & fleece baselayer), so dropping the tailweight for the summer would probably make the set nose-heavy. Lighter tanks would allow a bit more adjustment. //LN |
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