Luxfer Tanks

[Rainer]

Originally Posted by CompuDude

Good deal, yes, but that's the HyMark/Cyl-Tec tank, not the Luxfer.

Yup.

I have a couple Luxfers, but I'm having Mike send me one of these for review. If you want to try it out in a few weeks, feel free. I'll post up a review/comparison in the near future.

Saw you picked up a second 40. Are you actually using them yet?

[skdvr]

supposedly they are supposed to have the same characteristics of the luxfer, BUT I have not tried them yet. I already have a Luxfer 40, and I thought about trying one of the hymark just to see how they compare. One of my buddies just bought one of the HyMark 40, and he is using my 40 during his trimix class so he was going to see if there was one he liked better over the other for any reason. Rainer I will be interestd in hearing what you think of them...

Phil

[ppo2_diver]

I've used the Hy-Mark AL40, it does ride just like the Luxfers. I couldn't tell the difference like I could with Catalina.

[CompuDude]

Originally Posted by Rainer

Yup.

I have a couple Luxfers, but I'm having Mike send me one of these for review. If you want to try it out in a few weeks, feel free. I'll post up a review/comparison in the near future.

Saw you picked up a second 40. Are you actually using them yet?

I carry them now and then for practice, but no, I'm not doing formal dives with 3 gasses yet.

[JCAT]

Slight hijack, but sorta in line.

Was talking to an old guy today (older than me), and he was selling some tanks. He referred to one as a 10lb pony tank.

I thought it odd since he could not tell me how many cf it was.

Question- Were tank sizes ever referred to in pounds in the distant scuba past? 1950s-60s-70s

thanks, sorry for slight hijack

[Rainer]

Originally Posted by CompuDude

I carry them now and then for practice, but no, I'm not doing formal dives with 3 gasses yet.

But lots of informal three gas ones?

[Vegas]

Originally Posted by CompuDude

I carry them now and then for practice, but no, I'm not doing formal dives with 3 gasses yet.

no?
but why, CompuDude? (I'm glad to see you back! - this is what I was up to while you were gone!)
http://forum.scubatoys.com/techies-d...?mode=threaded
(and current count is three post-cert technical dives now - I feel like such a newbie! but you know how it goes - practice practice practice!)

oh...and to stay on topic,
yup, I just picked up two Al72's myself
(I've heard great reviews, from the people I trust the most, that they make a much nicer deco bottle than an al80) .... and looking at the 72's sitting side by side with my 80's, I can definitely see that they would....

For now I'm just using 2 AL40's...they are easy to carry, but I am just beginning to get an understanding of their limitations...

--- LOL, I guess I'm only kind-of on topic...
because
I just went out and checked...
my new tanks are HyMark ~

but they sure are Purty!

[skdvr]

Originally Posted by Vegas

yup, I just picked up two Al72's myself
(I've heard great reviews, from the people I trust the most, that they make a much nicer deco bottle than an al80) .... and looking at the 72's sitting side by side with my 80's, I can definitely see that they would....

Are they AL72's or are they Steel 72's? I had been looking at buing a set of steel 72's to use as Deco bottles but only because I am looking to go down the cave route, and the deco bottles get dropped off. No tec diving for me yet, but this summer should get Advanced Nitrox/Deco, and hopefully twards the end of the year or early next year, cavern and intro to cave.

Phil

[Vegas]

Originally Posted by skdvr

Are they AL72's or are they Steel 72's? I had been looking at buing a set of steel 72's to use as Deco bottles but only because I am looking to go down the cave route, and the deco bottles get dropped off. No tec diving for me yet, but this summer should get Advanced Nitrox/Deco, and hopefully twards the end of the year or early next year, cavern and intro to cave.

Phil

They are Aluminum...
....steel would sure be heavy....
of course, I'm under 5'5" ....so I really think about how much something is going to weigh, and how hard it's going to be to carry before I make any additions to my set-up. ....even if I only have to carry it a short way.

[skdvr]

Cool, I had just never heard of them... After I posted I was trying to find them and still could not even though I read a post on another board where someone had referenced them.

Phil