CptTightPants21
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The XCCRs look really nice, but they are some pricey units last time I looked. Idk if I could justify the cost
Same. Demoed an XCCR and liked it a lot, but the costs seem really high when compared to other CCRs.
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The XCCRs look really nice, but they are some pricey units last time I looked. Idk if I could justify the cost
I don't do any serious ocean diving at this point so I am one of the skewed perspective people. Is a QC6 to inflator hose cheater not a good enough backup? I would think that I could get it out of my pocket and hooked up moderately quickly. I've never had a complete buoyancy failure in OW where I was plummeting to the abyss and got scared. I would think that a 1st stage failure, draining the tank, or a tank neck or burst disk leak would be the only thing that would lead to a complete buoyancy failure using the onboard dil as a suit inflation bottle. Even then, wouldn't it take something like a severe buoyancy shift or a blown wing opv at the same time as loss of inflation gas to really cause a serious problem? Couldn't the descent be slowed by adding loop volume ( I know that would be very limited by p02 and increase pressure in the loop)? I get that complete loss of inflation gases would suck over a deep wall, but maybe my inexperience with that type of diving makes it hard to comprehend how I couldn't resolve that issue with a cheater in my pocket.
BTW, Under the Jungle in Mexico has some awesome 2inch inflator hoses that Natalie had made because they work better for her size for sm inflation routing. They're perfect for making a pocket cheater. Nicer than using a 4 inch hose. With the 2inch it easily fits into the zipper flap on my drysuit pockets.
Amen to that! Here's to the checklist...
Although minor quibble - prebreathe might have missed that, but positive/negative would have picked it up.
I have a needle valve on my kiss sidewinder now. I like it, its better than the old orifice mav. I fixed my IP (@200psi) because scootering, sawtooths, light, reel, line, buddies all to keep track of along with a dynamic IP were not good. I couldnt get a hand free to adjust it as fast as the IP would change the flow on me. And would over or undershoot the adjustment trying to turn it fast so I could get back to what I was doing. Plus, its a royal PITA with frozen hands and dry gloves. Full open to closed is only about 3/4 of a turn and the knob is tiny tiny. On the plus side I can dial up the flow a little if I'm swimming hard or dial it back if I'm on deco. And I dont have to worry about an orifice clogging.
I dont see a reason to hybridize my Meg. I know the revo people love their hybrids but the revo solenoid eats batteries compared to a Meg. I usually set that to 1.1 or 1.2 for cave dives and let it do its thing. For wreck dives its 1.3 and I barely touch the MAV until I get to deco where I sometimes bump it up and let it decay. Or mess with the controller setting when I get bored hanging. I prefer not having a depth limit for my wreck dives, I dont know if the Meg solenoid would like 200psi fixed like I have on my Kiss, I would have to check. Plus it would be a hanging MAV when the Meg CLs have a built in MAV right there.
I use a fathom needle valve, I got that simple one direct from Charlie Robson.Just out of curiosity, where did you get the needle valve?
Ever thought of routing them behind your arms and clipping to the crotch strap? Works like a charm. Some would say entanglement hazard, but with two bailout tanks, there are other things that will snag on first. That has happen to me once on a swim step though... No big deal.It is all of the above. I really did not like the SPGs in the front. Too much "stuff" on my chest and too hard to read (compared to reading the pressure from my NERD or a Teric on my wrist).
Same. Demoed an XCCR and liked it a lot, but the costs seem really high when compared to other CCRs.
I use a fathom needle valve, I got that simple one direct from Charlie Robson.
Chris Kennedy will also make you a simple to a fancy custom one with a dil MAV included if you want.
Mike at KISS has a few prototypes out in the wild but he seems to not want to put a needle valve into mass production