Atomic Regulator Questions

[BoltSnap]

Practicing for the your side job as preacher to the Atomic?

Just trying to earn a free TFX if anyone from Atomic would notice

 

[Belzelbub]

Huish also owns Zeagle, and these regs have a seat saver like Atomic, and are diaphragm regs. @lexvil recommends them, and if I was smarter I'd follow his advice... But Zeagles don't have the squared barrell in the second stage, nor do they come in titanium (which I am in love with).

@lexvil and I agree. Zeagles are great. I've got three sets in the family now. First got turned on to Zeagle when they were a local company based out of Zephyrhills, FL.

titanium is unnecessary, the extra corrosion resistance only matters if you are bad about rinsing gear.

Absolutely. Titanium is nice, but really not necessary. I like Ti, but it's really not a huge benefit. In fact, I have a precision machined, medical grade, titanium bottle opener.

My Zeagle regs are all well cared for. Soaked while pressurized, rinsed and allowed to dry. Oldest is over 20 years old at this point. One of the early DS-Vs (has the logo of DS-IV). The 2nds all have the post Huish Atomic upgrades.

 

[Nemrod]

@lexvil and I agree. Zeagles are great. I've got three sets in the family now. First got turned on to Zeagle when they were a local company based out of Zephyrhills, FL.

Absolutely. Titanium is nice, but really not necessary. I like Ti, but it's really not a huge benefit. In fact, I have a precision machined, medical grade, titanium bottle opener.

My Zeagle regs are all well cared for. Soaked while pressurized, rinsed and allowed to dry. Oldest is over 20 years old at this point. One of the early DS-Vs (has the logo of DS-IV). The 2nds all have the post Huish Atomic upgrades.

I want titanium for one primary reason, weight. Gravity weighs upon me and titanium is much less weight in my dive bag. Two titanium regs with braided hoses weigh less than one similar brass and rubber regulator. Two for one. Because two is one and one is none.

Again, Scubapro, would you please give us back the titanium Mk 11. Because it is not just weight but also size, the Mk 25 is too big. But I will trade a NIB Kraken for either new or nearly new. Maybe .

 

[Geo7]

Oops, did I help derail this thread into the titanium question? We did have a recent thread on that...

The OP's question was along the lines of (paraphrasing here): "Is it worth buying a premium piston reg vs the current workhorse diaphragm regs like Deep6 and Hog?".

How can we simplify this decision? All of these regs can do anything a diver would want. Maybe "better" does not matter much because the others are actually really well made. But I do think you get something for your money when paying for the pricier regs. They just are really nice regs...