Kevin Blaylock
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Im in the market for a new reg set, and have narrowed it down to either dive rite xt1/xt2 or the sherwood sr2. I have used both, and they both breath incredibly well, just not sure which one to get.
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Sherwoods are quite good, my first dive was with a Brut back in 1990, and i have seen bruts and oasis from that time still going.Well, that was predictable.
They're both dry sealed.
The piston has higher flow rate if you're deep diving.
The SR2 second can be tuned with removing the hose. And it has a sorting micro adjust, which generally allows lighter tuning.
Sherwood is one of the earliest scuba regulator manufacturers in the world. It has lousy marketing, and gets no love.
But for build quality, I'll take Sherwood over DR any day of the week. And there's no innovation in the DR. It's just like several other sealed diaphragms out there, right down to the HP seat. I guess that makes for easy servicing with aftermarket parts. And it has a replaceable orifice, which is also to its credit. But the SR2 has more flow than a Scubapro Mk25.
If you trust your local dive shop for service, I'd get the Sherwood. But both will be just fine.
Im in the market for a new reg set, and have narrowed it down to either dive rite xt1/xt2 or the sherwood sr2. I have used both, and they both breath incredibly well, just not sure which one to get.
Im in the market for a new reg set, and have narrowed it down to either dive rite xt1/xt2 or the sherwood sr2. I have used both, and they both breath incredibly well, just not sure which one to get.