What is your oldest, operational scuba tank (steel or aluminum)?

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#51893	What is your oldest, operational scuba tank (steel or aluminum)? Greg - 9/03/2013 10:32 AM View Member Topics Category: Survey Replies: 40
	If you have an old scuba tank that is still operational (passed visual inspection within last 1 year, passed hydro within last 5 years), please tell us what type? For purposes of this survey, lets classify "old" as greater than 15 years old. In the comments, please tell us the scuba tank age, size and water type you most often dove in (ie: fresh vs. salt).

Answer Choices

#1 Aluminum scuba tank

13 (32.5%)

#2 Steel scuba tank

27 (67.5%)

#531	Mako13 - 7/09/2015 10:55 AM [Choose #2] 2 steel 72’s from the 60’s and a late 50’s Aqua Lung Mistral. Handed down from pop’s. still dive ’em

#2245

MDW - 11/13/2014 6:58 AM

[Choose #2] Steel 72s from 1973 through 1976 and AL80s from 1987 through 2003. Used tho have some AL50s all from 1978

#20657

Smithsgold - 8/13/2014 11:29 AM

[Choose #1] Catalina AL 80 from 1995 Salt and Fresh

#383	MC - 6/13/2014 12:57 AM [Choose #2] Steel USD 72 cf Manufacture date of 1963. Just passed Hydro in April of 2014. Tech doing VIP said he had never seen a cleaner 72. Salt waterdiving only.

#6537

MonkeyDiver - 1/03/2014 4:49 PM

[Choose #2] Steel 72 from 70s.

#145	tattooedjeeper - 10/28/2013 12:34 PM [Choose #2] It’s not mine but i did a dive this weekend on a steel 72 made in 1958. the guy at the dive shop took photos of it to send to a buddy and it was the first tank he’d seen from that manufacturer.

#7268

hardhat06 - 10/18/2013 9:34 PM

[Choose #2] Steel from the late 60’s early 70’s

#34	vlmuke - 9/18/2013 5:34 PM [Choose #2] I have a steel 72 from 68 same year I was born

#109	HadtoGo - 9/16/2013 11:46 AM [Choose #2] 1980 Steel 70, still in operation and current on reqd hydro and visual tests.

#4035

uwlover4u - 9/09/2013 7:49 AM

[Choose #2] Don’t really know. Wasn’t it sheep skin though before the advent of aluminum and steel?

#189	ReconShark - 9/07/2013 8:22 AM [Choose #1] Well had to get rid of my US Divers Alum (1978) because of DOT warnings so picked up a couple Luxfer Alum Tanks (1992) still great condition. Also, have my 72 Steel (1976). All current Hydro & VIP. Used in both Salt & Fresh Water.

#302	TMHeimer - 9/05/2013 2:47 PM [Choose #2] Steel 72 was a gift. Still full of air since 1976 when OW diver quit because instructor pulled his mask off. Dive salt water.