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I only have experience with Halcyon but I’m happy with it. Never had any issues, it does what it’s installed for. Using it for a year now so +\- 100 dives, did connect it for like 25+ dives.

It’s clear to me what you compare. But nobody will dive on air and then take 32% to ascent. If you do the comparison of the entire dive on 21% or 32% there will be difference.

it is :)

if you keep it rec diving then the entire dive of the one on 32% would be on 32% so he would have had a longer bottom time or he would have had less No2 loading. Switching from air to 32% only for the short ascent is useless ofcourse.

We just like to dive, not worth on skipping a hydro and blow yourself up. That way we won’t be able to dive anymore :)

At this side of the world there are many. this is a bigger one with 200 and 300 bar fills and air and nitrox. There are a lot of them that only offer 200bar air. for nitrox you do need coins from a dive shop, they check your C-card. Air is possible with money.

Don’t you have fill “vendingmachines”? Put some change in, get them filled and next time you go for a fill at the lds they won’t be empty.

When you are new to diving everything will be awesome, if you do the best things first you will run out of “wauw that’s awesome” moments. I’m new to cave diving, every time I have to turn the dive because of the conservative gas rule, I’m sad I’m not technical cave yet. The advantage is that I...

If you go for the Red Sea you might want to look into ST. John/ Deep South LoB’s. It’s mostly easy dive spots with no current and it’s all about colourful reefs that you can’t reach with day boats.

The only guided dives I ever did are a few dives of 3 different LOBs in Egypte. They just ask your C- card and insurance and after that they threat all AOW and similairs the same. Max depth is 40m or whatever your PPo2 says it is.

that way they are high enough, if you bring your head a lil back you will feel your isolator. When I changed from a jacket to a single tank wing it did feel a lil weird with the first stage so close but you get used to it and stop noticing. So unless he hits the stage while watching downwards it...

A BP/W is mostly in the right height because of the 2 cam bands. Check out wings and twinsets, they are also higher. It’s also a lot easier to do a Vdrill if the stage sits behind your head, compared with most jacket divers who have their first stage closer to their ass

It’s easier to have one in each hand, you are in balance that way Even with 2 12l steel twin sets I take one in each hand. Edit, lugging means putting them on your shoulder? Then I get what you mean.

Why would you buy one? I think the main reason is to extend dives (deep dives and/or caves) Or to take pics and have better interactions with the fish. If it is to do rec dives it seems a lot of extra hassle with many extra points of failure without gaining anything.

First the belt then the bp/w. There is no need to be able to undo the belt quickly.

My GF has a older model of it, she did buy it used mostly to bring on vacations. She has like 100+ dives in it, it shows that it is used but it still works great. If she isn’t diving dry she prefers it over her halcyon BP/W.

Are you sure u use the pull valves correct? If there is no air to exit, water will enter.

Maybe its a stupid question but I’m going to ask it anyway. Why didn’t you use nitrox?

After like 20 dives in a week on a LOB, warm water, single tank, almost no navigation, fighting to not fall asleep (not so much of a fish lover so after a week i’m bored) it will be around 12l/min Drysuit, twins, dark cold water, current, navigation, ... it will be 18l/min. Put some new stuff...

This also helps to put on/off condom catheters easier :). About the hose protectors Zef is right, they aren’t useful for anything and they might do more wrong then good. Salt gets everywhere and rinsing it might not be enough.