If we purchased a harness, what would we need to look for. Straps, cummerbun, gear loops, chest strap,

Backplates, Aluminum, stainless, looking for weight or stability, dimension benefits

Bladders, full round, horseshoe like, 30lb, 38lb, 40, 50, what?

Im diving freash and salt water, in fresh Im gathering weight looking for goodies, in salt Im gonna be killing fish and possibly picking up stuff, I understand you guys dont need the larger bladder because of the salt water and the dive is more adventure and spearing not collecting rocks or petrified objects as I would in less bouyant fresh water. Im a floater, I had 25kbs of lead on me in November with a 5mm farner john top and a 3mm full. I was like a cork, had to pull myself down. Should I look for a bladder of 35+lbs lift, stainless backplate and simple webbing harness? Im curious just picking brains. Maybe your set ups, brands models and such... STEVE

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As for harneses, they're a matter of personal preference. A Hog harness is very basic, no padding. All the manufacturers make a couple harneses and give them names like Standard, Elite, Deluxe, etc. I like a little padding on my shoulders so I went with the nicer Hollis harness. 

Bladders: I'm using the Hollis 38 lb. donut, and it works great for me. I'm 5'10" and about 175 lbs. with average body fat. I prefer the donut wing because it's less likely that air will get trapped on one side like with the horse-shoe style wings.

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Captain of the toy charter boat "Tuggy"

Felix, you need to properly vent those fish when that happens.  I good knife poke to the gut helps on that issue most of the time.

Steve,

Go check out the Hollis harness that MBT has.  Have only heard good things about them.

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Jon

You're right... learned that lesson long ago. Or, just make a lot of gut shots.

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Yall dont realize when Im loaded up, ITS GONNA BE ON!

Im looking to refine my gear on the slow season when its possible to pick up a good deal. I got MBTs certificate and will be rolling by and checking out that Hollis rig.

Yeah Im a floater.. LOL I think a guy named Rich Adams called me that first.... like the pot calling the kettle black eh!

Ok

Bladder Donut style    = I

Baldder Horseshoe Style  = 

Stainless plate   = I

Aluminum plate  =

Harness Padded shoulders = I

Standard harness  =

Thanks

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The best thing about diving. My girlfriend can't yell at me underwater

Diving is life, everything else is just a surface interval

Handle every situation like a dog if you can't eat it or play with it, pee on it and walk away.

I just got a used Dive Computer in today from Santa... I know why didnt he buy me a new one.... welll another story.... Kinda Blood and turnip thingie...

Its a Diverite NiTek Duo, I swaer its the same one as the Tuse iQ-700 or something like that. Both manuals read the same, design is the same and I guess remove the outter cover and replace with another and they would be the same?? Oh well....

Spent the last hour going over it, each step, setting time, mixes, perodic pee breaks and all the stuff you find on one of these rascals. I went through the PROFILE and the previous owner must have never fuigured it out and dove anyways, goes through like 4 dives and the LOG looks like a dive, then Im guessing he loaned it or sold it to someone who couldnt find a manual. Dive from 21 mins, 5,5,..all of these were within 3 days, then 4.5 months later he dropped it in the water and made 2 quick dives max to 45 feet! either got it back or that dude sold it and dive profile log looks good, normal looking dives.... I guess Ill reset it and start from scratch? I dont need the logs but I might go over mine one day.

My question is if you are diving a MIX of 28% then hit the boat, SI an hour and return on 32% on second dive, is this considered a 2nd Mix or is the 2nd Mix only when your expecting DECO or stole a tank of the dead wrapped up spearo on a rig while you take his fish and roll on......... LOL

I know I speak strangely, my buddys call it  "BO-Bonics" hang around long enuff your be able to decipher anything I say! LOL

Steve

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The best thing about diving. My girlfriend can't yell at me underwater

Diving is life, everything else is just a surface interval

Handle every situation like a dog if you can't eat it or play with it, pee on it and walk away.

LOL HAAAA

Im gonna save up, Birthday this January so I see a gun or a BCD set up coming!

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The best thing about diving. My girlfriend can't yell at me underwater

Diving is life, everything else is just a surface interval

Handle every situation like a dog if you can't eat it or play with it, pee on it and walk away.

UNDERWATER HELMET-CAM VIDEOS SPEARFISHING, USS ORISKANY, SHARKS, AND PICS!

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32' Marinette Dive Machine w/twin 318's   _{^{PFF FORUM MEMBER SINCE 1/2/06}}

~2009 "Unofficial PFF Spring Shark Tounament" Winners!~

_{^{~2007 Outcast Mega Shark Tournament "Beautiful Losers"~}}

^{~2007 "Unofficial PFF Fall Shark Tounament" Winners!~}

^{~13th Annual Orange Beach Spearfishing Tounament 4 Time Placers!~}

The best thing about diving. My girlfriend can't yell at me underwater

Diving is life, everything else is just a surface interval

Handle every situation like a dog if you can't eat it or play with it, pee on it and walk away.

Now there is an old Pensacola term...

You gots' Saltwater Broxsons , and you gots' Freshwater Broxsons....

Dive til it hurts; hang til it stops

Josh -- MBT Divers

The best thing about diving. My girlfriend can't yell at me underwater

Diving is life, everything else is just a surface interval

Handle every situation like a dog if you can't eat it or play with it, pee on it and walk away.

You, obviously, have forgotten about Josh's famous pink wing!

He used it for quite a while and was Very proud of it.

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Yes, they are the same computer. Zeagle also sold that computer under a different name. It's a very popular, very capable computer. I dive it, as do many others around here.

I always set Mix 1 and Mix 2 to whatever is in the tank I'm diving. Mix 1 is hard coded at a 1.4 PO2 and Mix 2 is hard coded at a 1.6 PO2. Having both mixes set to match what's in your tank will allow you to switch to Mix 2 after you start your dive, if you want to dive to a PO2 of 1.6.

If you ever get into deco diving, the Mix 2 setting will be more useful to you. That's the Mix that you'll program for your deco mix.

Also, be sure to check/set your Mix before every dive, even if you're using the same mix as the last dive... be sure it's correct. If your last dive yesterday was on EAN, and you forget to set your mix for your first dive today, your computer will alarm and will lock you out. You'll have to return to the surface and wait 10 minutes before it will let you set the mix and continue your dive. Rather inconvenient, I learned.

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Be careful of what Josh says!  You will realize that he is right (in this situation atleast).  He talked me into the Hollis SS backplate and Hog harness...i'm pissed that I spent so much in BCs over the past 11 years until I was convinced to buy the best one!!  I will admit that I have not tried any other harness other than a Hog, but I never have had issues with it to make me need to try another.  I thought I would like a "more adjustable" harness but when I look back I'm glad I didn't get one!  Only 2 things can fail on mine over its life-time...the buckle wears out or I take a glowing hot knife to the webbing and cut it (or saw on it with my dive knife).  The only down fall of a hog harness is that I have it set to fit perfect with my top piece 3mm suit, but when I wear the bottom piece it fits a little more snug (but still not uncomfortably snug)...I think if you jumped btw a 5mm, 7mm or dry suit you might have to make slight adjustments..but it takes 30-45 sec and once you figure it out you can mark the webbing with a white paint pen for each adjustment "setting." 

I also have the IQ-700 which is the exact same as the DR Duo.  Like Felix said, until you get into deco diving or multi-gas, set it the same so you can change your PO2 btw 1.6 and 1.4.  If you don't set both as the same and go lower than 1.6 your computer will beep at you until you adjust your depth back to a 1.6 or safer PO2.  That computer is very easy to figure out!  My first time using it I made the mistake of leaving it in "gauge mode" before the dive.  When I got in, it activated as "gauge mode" and I couldn't get it to go into "dive mode"...so I wasn't able to dive it as a computer and had to resort to tables for that day.  Simple mistake that I haven't made since!!

From what I've read/seen/experienced, if you go with a SS BP and your Duo/IQ you will be in the same "boat" as MANY other "intermediate" divers.  The nice thing is that you won't have to buy ALL brand new gear to upgrade to double, cave, wreck...just a few modifications which is much cheaper and a more comfortable feeling to me!

Im looking at a harness, SS BP, and a wing. I have AL80s, no steel yet. Sticking to ALs for a while since I dont dive much, the cost and extra 3 minutes of BT arent gonna do much for me...unless entangled!!! LOL I sent the NiTek Duo off to Dive Rite and had them test it and rebattery me up, so Im confident its good to go now. I really like being assured about stuff when my life might depend on it! No pawn shop diving for me! Ive looked around, spoken to some of you on here and read and reread the posts. All are good info amidst some local BS.

Im patient buyer, I wait and look around. I did however notice a SS BP on ebay. I was told to look for 3 holes. I know there are many brands. Stainless Steel is fairly consistant. I cant see why one would be 150 bucks and one is 75 bucks... all weigh the same basically and same thickness. Tank straps and the back piece for a single tank is seperate in purchase? Just curious... I can always buy a Hog Harness and try it for $50 bucks and if I dont like it I can give it to Josh, instead of trying a $250 harness and having to sleeping with it!

Ive saved up a few bucks and feel Im ready to venture off into the abyss again and see whats out there.

Steve

Im ready to do it!

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The best thing about diving. My girlfriend can't yell at me underwater

Diving is life, everything else is just a surface interval

Handle every situation like a dog if you can't eat it or play with it, pee on it and walk away.