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Digging around and looking at pictures of other Gato Class subs, I'm guessing that most of the deck was ripped way (or has rusted/rotted), so there's a long pipe that would have been under the deck, then what looks like an open hatch (which matches some of the drawings of the Gato class). The...

Bryan has a day job, so he can be slow to respond... But I just put through a purchase with no issues. Although it was using a credit card (although that's still processed by PayPal). And I got an update about a week ago that my Kraken was being built. Nothing since then, but like I said, he...

Make sure you see the waterfall at the airport, its nuts. If you do leave the airport (and I don't think you really need to), go to the harbor, so you can see the surfboard casino/hotel. And the real Singapore experience is going to one of the small food courts and getting some tasty food...

1. Which one? A US 1000-1500 watt kettle? Or a UK/EU 230V/2500W unit? 2. Its a bit beyond the scope of this discussion, but UK domestic electrics make use of something called a ring main, which I don't think is used in the US. All of the outlets are on a ring that connects to the panel at each...

I suspect you are right. And I think that even if the regulations don't change, the way they are interpreted will. People will find what was considered ok last year, will now need to be changed.

As other people have pointed out, there are restrictions on Lithium batteries on flights. Specifically, as you mention, they can't be in checked luggage. They have to be somewhere people can see them if they do catch fire. You are also limited to 100Wh MAX. There are also trained crew observing...

1: 2.5Kw (vs US being less than 1.5Kw) 2: Typical domestic ring main would be 2.5mm2. With a 32A MCB (or RCD) 3. 230V. Bonus points, 2 phase only exists in countries with 110/120V. Its not needed in the rest of the world (and is a strange thing that us furriners find confusing). But as a Brit...

I would be rather surprised if that was the case. As Class D extinguishers are for burning metals. Typically Class K are provided specifically for galleys/oil fire risks. I'm also curious about the chemistry that magically produces oxygen from burning cooking oil?

Well... assuming that the serials are sequential and don't skip blocks or anything, that's awesome! And even if there are a lot less than 5000 out there, the fact that they are still being made and shipped is a heck of an achievement.

Basically inertia. Single hose regs sell well enough that manufactures and dive shops stay in business, its not like back in the day when there were big leaps in performance or safety with newer equipment. A DHR is a risk to launch as a product (as opposed to back in the day when failing to...

I did, its a bit pricey... (but justified by things like its 250m depth rating). But I think a fundamentally different use case. My interest in the 360 camera is that you can ignore it for the dive, but then go back through the footage and pull stills or even video of a specific view. GoPro call...

So after nearly running headfirst into some massive sea nettle jellies last weekend at Monterrey, but not having a camera to try and show folks just how big and weird looking they are, I started looking at buying my own action camera. And looking on the GoPro website I see the Fusion, their 360...

Full disclosure, I have a Kraken on order and I work in hardware development. I think you are right. Why back a crowdfunding campaign when you can already buy something that scratches the itch? Sure, you will wait months between batches of Krakens, but its a product that actually exists. I...

As far as I know, the Kraken is the only modern one out there. 2-4 lbs seems a lot. I know people often use hose weights, but I don't think they get even close to that. The most common issue from what I have read is that people tend to mount the tank too high. Having it as high as a single hose...

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I'll try. I have a work trip followed by vacation coming up around the end of October, so I might not get the Kraken until I'm about to disappear for about a month... But the opportunity to order one came up, and I had the funds, so I pulled the trigger.

@happy-diver nice. I'm not expecting to need to be purging, I'll also have a conventional single hose octo. But I'm also not a very experienced diver, so I want to make sure I'm completely comfortable. Plus I'm considering switching to BP/W at the same time, just to maximize change.

Yeah, should have though of that... I have bought stuff from them in the past. Thanks! @BikerBecca ordered an Argonaut Kraken... so I need to practice basics, like how to purge it.

I live in SF and dive in Monterey. I just ordered some new gear that I want to practice in a pool with, can anyone recommend somewhere?

Saturday morning dive along the pipe near breakwater. Almost no surge, 20-30ft visibility. Wind picking up at 12.