Hello everyone,
I'm a big Cousteau fan (I'm not the only one on this forum, right?) and I'm curious what dive gear Jean-Michel's team is using on the programme Ocean Adventures.
I don't have a television and so I haven't been able to watch it , but the PBS website and the Ocean Futures Society website do describe some of the more novel pieces of equipment his team uses: Inspiration rebreathers from Ambient Pressure Diving, Launch Pad modular fins from Force Fins, JMC SuperMask designed by Kirby Morgan & Jean-Michel and manufactured by Oceanic (I think).
Here are some links: http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/xteam/dive-tech.html
http://oceanfutures.com/kure/diving_technology.asp
Aside from the above equipment, what else does Cousteau: The Next Generation use?
Judging from photographs, it looks like they use a simple harness and wing when diving open circuit (more photogenic I suppose), but are they using a backplate? What regulators are they using? Is Jean-Michel Cousteau still loyal to Aqua-Lung?
Regarding the Force Fins, they look really cool, but I wonder if they'll ever be marketed to the public. The Inspiration rebreathers look übercool, and from what I hear, are überexpensive. Does anyone have any experiece with these devices?
Thanks,
Sadamune
I'm a big Cousteau fan (I'm not the only one on this forum, right?) and I'm curious what dive gear Jean-Michel's team is using on the programme Ocean Adventures.
I don't have a television and so I haven't been able to watch it , but the PBS website and the Ocean Futures Society website do describe some of the more novel pieces of equipment his team uses: Inspiration rebreathers from Ambient Pressure Diving, Launch Pad modular fins from Force Fins, JMC SuperMask designed by Kirby Morgan & Jean-Michel and manufactured by Oceanic (I think).
Here are some links: http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/xteam/dive-tech.html
http://oceanfutures.com/kure/diving_technology.asp
Aside from the above equipment, what else does Cousteau: The Next Generation use?
Judging from photographs, it looks like they use a simple harness and wing when diving open circuit (more photogenic I suppose), but are they using a backplate? What regulators are they using? Is Jean-Michel Cousteau still loyal to Aqua-Lung?
Regarding the Force Fins, they look really cool, but I wonder if they'll ever be marketed to the public. The Inspiration rebreathers look übercool, and from what I hear, are überexpensive. Does anyone have any experiece with these devices?
Thanks,
Sadamune