Pony Bottles

[wholehawg]

In my experience more air is always a good thing especially if your talking about diving beyond recreational open water limits. You just have to weigh the cost of the extra weight, drag and of course maintenance. <br>If you rig it right after a few dives you'll probably never know the pony is there. (and there should never be enough slack to allow it to come up to hit you in the face during a giant stride. If there was it would hang about 6-10 inches below you when you were horizontal. Right?) <br><br>An additional option to doubles or a pony bottle is an H valve. I have a Steel LP 120 with and H Valve that I dove for about a year before I got my doubles. The H valve alone give you the option to control a free flow situation and with a LP 120 you should have an ample supply of air to cope with most situations (especially if your diving thirds) A plus rated LP120 you can over fill to about 3000 - 3200 giving you about 150 - 160 Cu Ft. That's almost like having double 80's in a single tank!!! And the weight and buoyancy characteristics are great. They weigh more but you carry less on your belt or BC and the weight more evenly distributed. You'll need an extra reg but the same applies to a pony. As for cost I got my tank with the valve for about $350 probably 2 or 3 times more than a pony but I think you'll get a lot more use out of this option than a pony you carry around for emergencies and if you looking to do more advanced dives this is the way I would go. <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>