It is a good way to start traning. You can always use them for stage tanks later.Originally Posted by FreeDiver
I like white face gauges, they hold phosphorescence longer.
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It is a good way to start traning. You can always use them for stage tanks later.
I like white face gauges, they hold phosphorescence longer.
Thanks, I kind of had that in the back of my mind before pulling the trigger. I thought worse case, I'll just split them, give my dive buddy one and we'll have some more OW stuff, and then I could use them down the road once I get to needing stages.
I liked the white faces while I was in Ginnie for the same reason, so that makes since. Any drawbacks to the dive rite slim gauges vs regular? And in sidemount, should I look into boots? Noticed the guys I was watching in Devils with "lolly pops" didn't have boots.
I've used white and black face SPG's and they are all just the same to me. I also do not use SPG boots or hose protectors. My experience is that with sufficient care and caution the hoses and SPG's last fine without plastic cushioning them.
no need to put boots on them just extra stuff to deal with.
The slimlines are better for lollipop gauges because they are lighter than the brass ones which will bend the HP hose down and can cause them to dig. Unfortunately most of the caves are littered with two parallel lines about 12" apart that come from improper SPG placement
I use the big ones, because my arms are getting too short as I grow olderI agree, no need for boots.
Fixed it for you
Kind of what I was thinking. I just can't fathom how divers could drag any life supporting equipment against anything aside from a tight restriction. Not exactly something I want failing in a cave.
As a scuba technician I have to 100% disagree with the "no spg boot" crowd. I practically never have people have hp spool problems when they have spg boots. But those with no boots have them all the time.
But maybe the hundreds of divers I deal with every year are unusual.
Whoever said money can't buy love never bought a puppy.
Ice cream doesn't cause drownings, although higher ice-cream sales directly correlate with increased numbers of drownings... what I'm getting at is maybe the same types of people who go out of their way to protect their SPGs are the same types of people that were going to be mindful of what they're banging their SPGs on to begin with.
No, these divers are clueless about their gear and how they treat it.
Whoever said money can't buy love never bought a puppy.
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