| Diving is an exciting hobby. It can also be extremely | | | | supplies of breathing gas. This means an extra safety |
| dangerous if you are not properly trained in safe | | | | factor over the single tank set up in case of a failure. |
| diving techniques. The risks are clear to see, you are | | | | - A twin tank set up is better balanced than a single |
| swimming around under water a long way from your | | | | cylinder with pony attached leading to better comfort |
| natural air supply. You are relying on equipment to | | | | and trim in the water. |
| keep you alive a long way from safety. You must be | | | | - You could carry a lot more gas for your longer and |
| comfortable or you will find it difficult to concentrate | | | | deeper dives. |
| on important safety aspects of the dive. | | | | I was persuaded to buy a standard twin 12 litre set. |
| In my experience uncomfortable gear is one of the | | | | When I started using it I found that it was very |
| main causes of problems in diving. I cannot remember | | | | comfortable in the water and I was pleased at the |
| the number of times I have seen a student shoot to | | | | additional safety factor twin tanks gave me. |
| the surface in a panic because of a leaking face | | | | However, I was very uncomfortable carrying 40 kilos |
| mask. There are also many occasions I have seen | | | | of equipment on my back when I was out of the |
| newly qualified divers leave the sport simply as a | | | | water. I also found that I had too much gas for even |
| result of not enjoying their training using the | | | | the more challenging dives we planned. I had not |
| uncomfortable and usually ill fitting club gear provided. | | | | considered my own needs properly and had listened |
| Even experienced divers sometimes become | | | | to others giving advice that although was well |
| disillusioned as a result of an expensive purchase that | | | | intended, did not suit me. |
| turns out to be painful to use. | | | | After some more research, the answer was simple, I |
| I have been a scuba diving enthusiast for a long time. | | | | needed twin 7 litre tanks to which I could add an |
| Recently I moved my diving to the next level and | | | | additional side slung decompression cylinder for the |
| began researching the sort of gear I would need for | | | | deepest and longest dives I might consider doing. |
| diving a bit deeper for a little longer. I researched the | | | | With this equipment I am happier, feel more |
| subject as well as chatting to my diver friends. It | | | | comfortable, and can concentrate on safe diving and |
| seemed that the next move would be to upgrade | | | | having a great time exploring the new experience of |
| my single cylinder equipment to a twin cylinder set | | | | diving a bit deeper and for a bit longer than before. |
| up. This would provide a number of benefits for the | | | | When it comes to scuba diving safely it pays to think |
| different dives being planned. | | | | of your own comfort and not what you look like or |
| - Twin tanks mean that you have two separate | | | | what others think you should be using. |