2nd stage exhaust

[PADI Knight]

Another question from a newly certified OW newbie. All the rental regs I've used in class (used several different models to get an idea what I wanted) seem to exhaust right under the mask. Is there a 2nd stage that diverts the exhaust further to the side so you don't have bubbles in your face?

 

[mstudley]

Check out Poseidon regs. The exhaust is to the side on their models although they can be expensive, sometimes difficult to find a place to service them (depending on your location) and use special hoses.

http://www.scubatoys.com/store/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=OdinJetstream

 

[scubatoys]

There are also some regs out there with wider exhausts... but really, this is all kind of a non-issue. You experienced a lot of bubbles in your face because half your class was kneeling, doing skills. Diver don't (or at least shouldn't) dive vertically that much. Picture yourself in a diving position, looking down, then the bubbles don't go by your mask... they go by your neck.

Make sense??

 

[RICHinNC]

Is it Posiden that has recreated the double hose reg again>

 

[Diver0001]

Is it Posiden that has recreated the double hose reg again>

Aqualung

 

[mstudley]

Is it Posiden that has recreated the double hose reg again>

If this is what you're thinking of it's the Aqualung Mistral:

 

[drbill]

Actually I find reg exhaust a real problem when videotaping. Since my head is raised so I can look through the viewfinder, I often have problems with bubbles obscuring my view as I film. One way to solve it (and potential camera movement) in my situation is to hold my breath while filming. Of course this is NOT recommended if you are moving around!

There are some regs that do have longer exhaust tubes and pose less of a problem, but I dive with SP G250's and they aren't one of them.

 

[Vie]

Many older second stages, such as Apeks TX50/100, have wider exhausts.

Scubapro and Atomic Aquatics also offer exhaust extensions that can be retrofitted to some second stages.

 

[PADI Knight]

There are also some regs out there with wider exhausts... but really, this is all kind of a non-issue. You experienced a lot of bubbles in your face because half your class was kneeling, doing skills. Diver don't (or at least shouldn't) dive vertically that much. Picture yourself in a diving position, looking down, then the bubbles don't go by your mask... they go by your neck.

Make sense??

Yes, It does. Come to think of it I didnt' notice it much after our last skills were completed and the instructor told us we could now go explore the quarry more with our buddies.

Thanks

 

[Creed]

Actually I find reg exhaust a real problem when videotaping. Since my head is raised so I can look through the viewfinder, I often have problems with bubbles obscuring my view as I film. One way to solve it (and potential camera movement) in my situation is to hold my breath while filming. Of course this is NOT recommended if you are moving around!

There are some regs that do have longer exhaust tubes and pose less of a problem, but I dive with SP G250's and they aren't one of them.

I don't know what type of reg you use, but could you perhaps simply take the exhaust tee off and zip tie a piece of tubing in its place, routing it to the back of your head like a snorkel?