Worthington vs. faber lp85

[diveconjeff]

walking 15-20 min in the jungle will make the difference between AL and Steel, but ####, I wish we can have high pressure fills down here in DR.... would switch the al80 for lp85's...

I knew it was going to be a different kind of dive when we had parked at the edge of the jungle. German said, "We'll gear up hear and go for a bit of a walk in the jungle.". Just before setting of on our trek, he handed me a bottle of water, telling me to pour it on my head and in my wet suit. He said, "This will help ward off heat stroke."

Really glad to have aluminum tanks that day!

[Neptuno]

I almost died the times I dove in manatee with my double 104's going down to the water from parking, imagine walking on sharp unstable rocks and jungle for 15 mins..... I love AL tanks... even when they don't hold much gas... just take more tanks

[diveconjeff]

Or hire someone to carry them for you!

[Neptuno]

we do anyways, but we don't want them to die in the way and break the gear

[diveconjeff]

That's very considerate of you

[RN]

I am used to doing that with AL80's so it would be nothing new if I go with Fabers. I am trying to decide on which steel tanks to buy now. Heck, I may just stick with AL80's for shorter/shallow dives since I am already quite used to them.

Doesn't work with Faber 85s. Because they are rolling and not floating like AL80s, they end up hanging below you if you reclip them. I've tried it.

[OFG-1]

Amen on that , brother. You can never, NEVER, have too many steel tanks. I have SM heiser 45s for Suwanee Blue, USD SM 72s for Jug Hole, SM faber LP95s, SM coyne 95s, BM PST 95s, BM PST 120s, 2 O/W USD 72s, and another PST 72 dedicated to O2 deco and I will NEVER get rid of any of them.

Lotto is not in my future.


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Look I have a set of pst 95's and faber 95's if you are just itchin to add to your vast and impressive collection.

[JamesK]

Doesn't work with Faber 85s. Because they are rolling and not floating like AL80s, they end up hanging below you if you reclip them. I've tried it.

Great. Thanks for smashing my hopes and dreams. LOL....

[Unregistered User]

Look I have a set of pst 95's and faber 95's if you are just itchin to add to your vast and impressive collection.

LP85s are my next purchase. Hence my reason for following this particular thread. Faber is winning the argument for me right now. Haven't heard much about PST LP85s, though. Are those available?

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[Sludge]

Haven't heard much about PST LP85s, though. Are those available?

No, they made LP-80s. I have eight of them.

(They later discontinued them and made E7-100s, which are essentially the same cylinder.)