Time for new BC

My BC just broke and I am considering getting a backplate and wings.
I have OMS 112 cu ft tanks and use them as singles. What would I need
and what is the best brand. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 21:27:21 GMT, kwein@yahoo.com (Ken) wrote:

>My BC just broke and I am considering getting a backplate and wings.
>I have OMS 112 cu ft tanks and use them as singles. What would I need
>and what is the best brand. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

I'd go Halcyon or check out the new Oxycheck wings. They look nice.

Laser

Ken,

For cold-water single-tank diving, I use Faber 108's (basically same
as OMS 112) with a drysuit. With this configuration, I use a
stainless-steel backplate and one of Scott Koplin's weighted
single-tank adapters, which is very nice. For this rig, I would
recommend a wing with at least 36 lbs of lift, like the Halcyon
Pioneer, or check out Scott's new 45# single-tank wings.

Although I would not recommend using a steel tank with a wetsuit (too
much unditchable weight), if this is how you are diving, then I would
probably go with an aluminum backplate and an unweighted STA or an
STA-less setup. A wing with about 27 lbs of lift should be fine for
this. I have had my Halcyon 27# Pioneer wing for about 4 years, and it
has been great.

See Oxycheq http://www.oxycheq.com and Halcyon http://www.halcyon.net

Best,

-bob

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 21:27:21 GMT, kwein@yahoo.com (Ken) wrote:

>My BC just broke and I am considering getting a backplate and wings.
>I have OMS 112 cu ft tanks and use them as singles. What would I need
>and what is the best brand. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.