Check this vintage ad out...

[Open Ocean Diver]

Fake vintage ad. Fin spring straps….

 

[Bigbella]

Eh, what fins?

 

[Couv]

Eh, what fins?

What he said. ^^^

Oh yeah...there they are. Farrallon had spring straps way back in the 70s.
I think the cool Tekna knife was a product of the 80s.

 

[Open Ocean Diver]

Interesting double/single hose regulator design.

 

[emoreira]

Innovation.
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I cannot say for sure, but I guess this is Rick Stanton (Rick Stanton - Wikipedia). And that's more than enough to say.

 

[Jeff_O]

Interesting double/single hose regulator design.

I thought that the 2nd stage on a double hose regulator uses a lot less intermediate pressure. The first stage connects through the first thin section of hose that connects to the corrugated hose to the second stage is able to be set at a much lower pressure? I thought like 75 to 150psi on single hose intermediate pressure, but much less I would guess this is made to do. More recent modern stuff is made to adapt old double hose to current first stages. This though I guess is all old time stuff, maybe when both single an double hose were both available and this was a hybrid? But hey where does the exhaust bubbles go... At the first stage. Is this a joke....

 

[Jeff_O]

I thought that the 2nd stage on a double hose regulator uses a lot less intermediate pressure. The first stage connects through the first thin section of hose that connects to the corrugated hose to the second stage is able to be set at a much lower pressure? I thought like 75 to 150psi on single hose intermediate pressure, but much less I would guess this is made to do. More recent modern stuff is made to adapt old double hose to current first stages. This though I guess is all old time stuff, maybe when both single an double hose were both available and this was a hybrid? But hey where does the exhaust bubbles go... At the first stage. Is this a joke....

On cell phone interest screen could not zoom in very well, but now I see how it works. But still why two intermediate pressure hoses. I could guess redundancy an or more flow rate.. haha!

 

[JMBL]

I cannot say for sure, but I guess this is Rick Stanton (Rick Stanton - Wikipedia). And that's more than enough to say.

No, I don't think it was Rick Stanton, here's the link to the original article where the photo can be found.

This contraption, (knick)named the "Wing agricole" was popular in France some years ago, when there were less diving wings available on the market. They might be still in use when cave diving in rough condition : better to ruin an air tube than a 'true' wing. It's rumored/supposed to have been first used by Bibige (another knickname), a cave diver famous for designing equipment in the 90's in France. The article was written some time after the "Wing agricole" was first designed. Think Xavier Meniscus did use one, won't be surprised if Stanton did too..

 

[emoreira]

No, I don't think it was Rick Stanton, here's the link to the original article where the photo can be found.

This contraption, (knick)named the "Wing agricole" was popular in France some years ago, when there were less diving wings available on the market. They might be still in use when cave diving in rough condition : better to ruin an air tube than a 'true' wing. It's rumored/supposed to have been first used by Bibige (another knickname), a cave diver famous for designing equipment in the 90's in France. The article was written some time after the "Wing agricole" was first designed. Think Xavier Meniscus did use one, won't be surprised if Stanton did too..

Thanks for the link and info.
This pic is a screen shot of the wing that Rick Stanton was using during the Thai rescue in June 2018, from the documentary "The Rescue" from Nat Geo. This is a pic of the real rescue.

 

[JMBL]

Thanks for the link and info.
This pic is a screen shot of the wing that Rick Stanton was using during the Thai rescue in June 2018, from the documentary "The Rescue" form Nat Geo. This is a pic of the real rescue.
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So he did use one and on one hell of a dive. Good gravy... Won't sleep easily tonight.