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jhaaja · 25th July 2006, 07:04

Quote: (Originally Posted by Def)

Ok,

I am now up to about 20hrs on my YBOD, very much a newbie and at the point I need to seriously think about my complete setup.

My Diving will be at the end of all this max 100m, but thats a LONG away away, currently most of my dives are in the 30-40m til I get to Mod3 where I will be doing a max of 60-70 on a semi regular basis.

So many people have so many ideas, and I like that...

In Australia, people are recommending Luxfer 10.5ltr Ali, but with all the gear I take, I see two of these, plus my phenom housing / lights etc I am going to be very big underwater.

I saw some Luxfer 8ltrs that would fit my needs alot better (size wise)

Thats 1760 ltrs @ 24ltr pm (high world load, my usual is 14) = 18minutes @ 30m or 12 minutes @ 50m worse case !!!

Thoughts / Ideas and what you use would be great!

PS - I am not to sure if this has been covered, if so please flame me and point me to the correct location!

There has been many discussions about this subject. You should be able to find something by searching.

You should have bigger tanks for bottom bailout and smaller for intermediate/shallow deco mixes. So for the deep AL80s seem to be popular and I personally like them, then 7L AL or AL40 for the shallower mixes could work. I bet that your MOD2/3 instructor can give you some good advice on this issue too.

JH

25th July 2006, 07:04	#2 (permalink)
jhaaja Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 884	Re: Bailout tanks, What size / brand / Construction Quote: (Originally Posted by Def) Ok, I am now up to about 20hrs on my YBOD, very much a newbie and at the point I need to seriously think about my complete setup. My Diving will be at the end of all this max 100m, but thats a LONG away away, currently most of my dives are in the 30-40m til I get to Mod3 where I will be doing a max of 60-70 on a semi regular basis. So many people have so many ideas, and I like that... In Australia, people are recommending Luxfer 10.5ltr Ali, but with all the gear I take, I see two of these, plus my phenom housing / lights etc I am going to be very big underwater. I saw some Luxfer 8ltrs that would fit my needs alot better (size wise) Thats 1760 ltrs @ 24ltr pm (high world load, my usual is 14) = 18minutes @ 30m or 12 minutes @ 50m worse case !!! Thoughts / Ideas and what you use would be great! PS - I am not to sure if this has been covered, if so please flame me and point me to the correct location! There has been many discussions about this subject. You should be able to find something by searching. You should have bigger tanks for bottom bailout and smaller for intermediate/shallow deco mixes. So for the deep AL80s seem to be popular and I personally like them, then 7L AL or AL40 for the shallower mixes could work. I bet that your MOD2/3 instructor can give you some good advice on this issue too. JH
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