Question Can I modify Scuba gear like GUE?

[Learner Diver]

I completely and thoroughly understand the complexities that inhibit Floridian cave divers seeking to penetrate further into the cave system, looking beyond every crevice and bend, reeling out metres of line to no end. Hence, the need for souped up modifications like the Halcyon configured JJCCR and RB80; wonderful and brilliant innovations on GUE’s part. Although, my bulging vertebrae could never tolerate wearing either one of these monstrosities (maybe the RB80 sidemount version, if I delve into technical diving). I know I said in a previous post that I was hoping to eventually use the long hose and progress to technical diving sometime in the future after I get my OW ticket. Now, my thoughts are: Why I should blatantly endanger my miserable and shallow lifestyle because my allocated, recreational, dive buddy hadn’t monitored their air supply. I may have to monitor their air just to be safe for both of us. My question is twofold. Is it feasible to fit two AIR 2s to a double bladder wing and have no actual primary, secondary regulators with dangling hoses? I’ve discussed this rather unusual concept with my LDS (not really local, he’s an old school chum. Never realized he owned a dive shop until I walked into his store by chance). And to my surprise, he supports me entirely in getting certified; he’s just reluctant to put my brainstorm together due to the configuration being somewhat strange, but he will test it out to make sure it works. My mind tells me I can swap out the wing when I decide to dive doubles, or perhaps continue to use it. My next question: How deep can I safely dive these AIR 2s? Are they cold-water rated? Say to 24 Celsius.



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[AJ]

What problem are you trying to solve? It's not clear to me what the preceived benefit of this config is to a DIR long hose/backup under the chin.

My advice: get trained first, then think about your setup

 

[Valerii Vakshul]

a lot of letters - for the sake of AIR2

 

[steinbil]

I completely and thoroughly understand the complexities that inhibit Floridian cave divers seeking to penetrate further into the cave system

No doubt

 

[sinidive]

Why?!

If you are curious about GUE way of doing things perhaps start your rec diving path with GUE Rec1 if available in your region. Otherwise perhaps start with whatever agency teaches you and do 100 dives with their "standard" kit and then modify it...

What kind of diving are you planning and why do you think your config would be good for it?

 

[Gone for diving]

B O T figured out a new concept for diving caves.

An AIR 2 would be perfect. For solo computers diving caves.

Why didn't I think of that....

 

[Wibble]

FFS get your Open Water qualification before you start thinking up yet more nonsense.

It appears, to me at least, that you're putting it off with diversionary activities.

If you knew anything about the DIR mob, you'd know how much your post would be despised by them. Air 2 and a horseshoe double-bladder wing... Jeez, it's everything that DIR is opposed to!

Or maybe you are a clever wind-up merchant?


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Now, my thoughts are: Why I should blatantly endanger my miserable and shallow lifestyle because my allocated, recreational, dive buddy hadn’t monitored their air supply. I may have to monitor their air just to be safe for both of us.

Writing that says an awful lot about attitude. We all, like it or not, have a responsibility to those around us. We need to be able and capable of helping others, even if it's to shout at them on the boat for being incompetent enough to run out of gas.

We, the members of ScubaBoard, are offering our experience and tolerating your misguided missives.

I really am thinking that you're a wind-up merchant, possibly using some AI bollox to write this crap.

It's neither clever nor funny.

 

[DiveLikeAMuppet]

Do a try-dive. Please.
Then do OWD training in whatever config the shop uses - it seriously doesn’t matter.
Then start thinking about anything else.

You seriously cannot understand any complexities of diving, whether recreational or technical, unless you actually go diving …

And don’t use Air2, ever.

 

[jale]

You are right, two Air2s with a double wing is the perfect set-up.
Like @Gone for diving, I am extremely frustrated of not having thought of that before.
Please try it and report to us to promote this new way of diving.
Maybe you could call it "DAWN" for "Diving Air 2 Wings Naively"

 

[grantmac]

Just fit a scrubber between the two wing bladders. Then you breathe in through one inflator and out through the other.
Most compact rebreather ever since it's also a BCD. Adjust the bungees for minimum loop volume.