flymolo
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That's very cool. Do you configure it in a DIR-style? Or with sidemounted bailout?
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That's very cool. Do you configure it in a DIR-style? Or with sidemounted bailout?
Just sidemounting 50s or 85s. In saltwater rec diving, al 80 or 40 slung like a stage. I actually find sidemounting the bottles with the rebreather easier than regular sm since I don't have to worry about inflators coming off of the bottles like sm.
I'm interested in setting it up with lola valves like Ken has posted. He and the instructor in mexico I'm friends with have both been doing it for boat diving. I just want to do it to give it a try and see if I like it. One trip to the water and clear sides may be nice. Though with 50s it's like not having bottles at all.
Yes. It's a POS. I hate it. It's totally ruined OC diving for me. I went and did a 2 hour dive in Ginnie on OC. I had to worry about how much gas I had in my stages and backgas, I had to hear all of the noise of our exhaling, I got cold after a while, my mouth got dry. And the most annoying of all was I realized that I always listen to my wing dump valve to judge how much I've dumped. Never used to be a problem. Spent 8 months on the fathom and can hear it beautfiully. When back on OC I couldn't hear it at all, making dumping gas not super accurate. So my buoyancy on OC sucked too. Stupid fathom.
In reality, I've got about 30-40 hours on the unit now and I love it. It's simple and problem free and the needle valve is a dream. I think with the meg conversions available soon, there will be alot more people adopting it.
I have to echo this. Damn Fathom got me in a pickle this past weekend. Myself and a buddy decided to do a LONG dive at Peacock to build some time. Well it was a 5hr dive, all swimming. We went from P1 to OG and then from OG to Cisteen line, wishbone circuit and then back out P1. Approx 10K feet swimming. It allowed me to safely swim well past the capabilities of my legs. When we climbed out at P1 I literally feel forward on the deck as my legs were not able to immediately hold my weight. It was rather comical to the other team floating in the basin.
Actually, it is an incredible unit and with about 30hrs on it now, I could not be more happy. I SM my bailout also and am using HP100s with 18/45 mix.. Dream to dive..
We've been limiting our dives to under 3 hours because we drive up from Tampa for the day to dive and have to get home to let our dogs out. Sad that my dive time has been stifled by dogs. We've been wanting to do the grand traverse via peanut side, then back via Olsen with some stops on the way. Being tired and hungry always seems to dupe that plan.
We've been limiting our dives to under 3 hours because we drive up from Tampa for the day to dive and have to get home to let our dogs out. Sad that my dive time has been stifled by dogs. We've been wanting to do the grand traverse via peanut side, then back via Olsen with some stops on the way. Being tired and hungry always seems to dupe that plan.
Brother, it is like a damn marathon. I seriously got about 300' from P1 on the way back and I was not sure if my legs were going to allow me to continue kicking. Mine and my buddies "kick" went to total spastic, please Lord get me there, kicking style. If there was so much as a rock the size of a bowling ball I was attempting a pull and glide.
I'm a dog guy too and have been known to cut a few dives to less than 7 hours so I could either let the dogs out or take the wife out for dinner.
@Doby45 put a power gel in your wetnotes.