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#2245
What are your thoughts on Vintage Double Hose diving?
MDW - 12/21/2018 8:38 PM
Category: Survey
Replies: 12

What do you think of diving vintage equipment, such as double hose regulators, horse collar BCDs, plastic backbacks or plateless harnesses, small LP steel cylinders, etc.?
How about modern "vintage style" equipment like the Argonaut Kraken, brand new horse collar from Seatec or Aquatec, modern BP/wing, big HP steel or AL tank, etc.?
Do you dive any of these sometimes? Exclusively? Do you have any other "intermediate vintage" gear you prefer, like Poseidon Jetstream or USD Conshelf single hose regs? How about 1980s or 90s gear? that’s getting near to vintage status as well, since gear contiues to evolve.
vintagedoublehose.com/store/#!/Argonaut/c/8222661/offset=0&sort=normal
worthpoint.com/worthopedia/seatec-military-horse...r-bc-units-132561616
ebay.ca/itm/AQUATEC-Horse-Collar-2-Bladder-BCD-B...Diving-/262146207000
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BDIVER4090 - 5/20/2019 11:54 AM
[Choose #2] I dive horse collar (Seatec) and plastic backpack tank holder.
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cducote - 12/26/2018 8:19 AM
[Choose #4] i have only dove with modern equipment but would love to try the vintage stuff
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Diver1371 - 12/25/2018 2:25 PM
[Choose #4] I haven’t had the opportunity to try vintage scuba gear, but would like to try it though.
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Greg - 12/22/2018 10:11 AM
[Choose #4] But I would love to try it.
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Eric_R - 12/22/2018 8:49 AM
[Choose #4] I’m diving some gear I bought 32 years ago so it’s almost vintage.
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LatitudeAdjustment - 12/22/2018 6:36 AM
[Choose #4] I dove vintage gear but it was state of the art then :(
#2245
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MDW - 12/21/2018 8:42 PM
[Choose #5] I’ve been diving used 30 year old Jetstreams for 15 years. Previously had a vintage horse collar BC but it blew out, so I just bought 2 new ones. I also get my new Kraken fully moder, balanced 2 stage double hose regulator tomorrow. Also sidemount