Replacing The Bladder In The Mares XR Wing

[@farzadveisi7392]

Hi LHS. Thanks for great video. Can you give me a advice please? where can i buy a replacement bladder for xr 52?

[@LakeHickoryScuba]

Hello farzadveisi7392. Send me an email to [e-mail] or give me a call at 828-632-7649, and I can help you out with that.

[@genekeeler7627]

Hi LHS. I have a quick question about the Mares XR. I am looking for a new single tank wing. I previously had a wing from another manufacturer and the bladder was way too big for the shell. This caused wrinkles, trapped air, difficulty dumping air, and a tendency to sometimes roll in the water with more air on one side. I have had other wings that did not do this at all. In your experience, how do the Mares wings perform in this regard? Thank you.

[@LakeHickoryScuba]

Hello Gene Keeler. Like most manufactures, the bladder inside the shell, will always typically be much larger in size than the external shell. Personally though, I have never had any issue with trapped air in the bladder. With the Mares single tank bladders all being a donut design, and not a horseshoe design, this helps eliminate any trapped air. There is a horseshoe design in their double bladder system, but not for the Sidemount and Single Tank Systems. Coming from a back ground with OMS and the original Redwing systems, I much prefer a donut style bladder. Though I am a huge fan of Mares, I have always had great luck with other manufactures as well.

[@drheaddamage]

Hi LHS, A quick question regarding these bladders. I'm slowly putting together a BPW system for travel (Mares XR soft backplate with heavy duty harness so far), but since it's for travel, I'd be relying on rented bottles with regulators, diving mostly in warm water with a shorty or normal 3mm wetsuit. Since I (maybe) can't control whether I'll get an aluminium or a steel tank, I guess I should go for the 32 pound / 16 kg bladder, and add some of Mares' side weight pockets for flexibility? I notice they also have a 10 kg / 20 pound bladder.. so I'm a little confused on which would be better. Can you provide any insight on whether it's better to go for the 10 kg one, or the 16 kg one?

[@LakeHickoryScuba]

Hello drheaddamage, cool name by the way. I have a serious of videos on how I travel with my Mares XR sytems. I will link them here for you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLIY62HisudkMU kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnLQoHWYobx4j68 kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5vKgGunrt98Y9U kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn6mk2qZmq-XqJI As far as lift, I have absolutely no issues getting enough lift from the 10/22 (small wing) from Mares. I use it for summer time diving, or tropical diving. I also use the 16/34 (larger wing) for winter time diving. If you are looking for a wing that will accommodate both, then go with the 16/34. Its always better to have more lift, then not enough.

[@robbynatividad6857]

Huge increase for mares product this 2021 🙃

[@LakeHickoryScuba]

Very huge increase. We are hoping to get our hands on them at DEMA this year.

[@lukaszeS]

How not to get confused which valve is the inflator valve and which one is the exhaust valve? I took out my tecline internal bladder and I dont know now which one is which.

[@LakeHickoryScuba]

Hello @lukaszeS, great question. Each manufacture design their bladders systems differently. With Mares, they will only line up one way. I would suggest taking your BCD to your local training center to get help with it.

[@stevedecrow6809]

where can a buy a replacement bladder for my us diver bc?

[@LakeHickoryScuba]

Hello stevedecrow6809, unfortunately, US Divers no longer produces nor supports their equipment.

[@esanchezp]

Would've been a lot more interesting video if you show how to fix that bladder

[@LakeHickoryScuba]

Hello E. Sanchez, unfortunately, replacing the bladder is the only option, hence the title of the video.