DIR in FFM???

[CincyBengalsFan]

Once I switched to the FFM it's hard going back to the RFM and RRS. The FFM is nothing short of awesome. With more FFM hitting the market there should be MT for SR. BTJM.

HYAHAND

 

[CincyBengalsFan]

SeaJay once bubbled...
Very cool...

So:

He does have a bailout system.

His reg fails open, and is bypassable.

His gear is user-servicable, even in the middle of a dive.

He IS wearing a BC - it's really that unobtrusive.

Pretty impressive.

I think I would very much enjoy getting spoiled.

Does this guy have a light? Can he actively manipulate his gas supply? (As in, can he get to his valves and all?)

What's the likelihood of tearing up an umbilical when doing a wreck penetration?

Is it possible to do a 250' dive while tethered to the surface with an umbilical? Isn't it a pain? What about if there's heavy current? Doesn't the umbilical cause problems in heavy current?

Not trying to start a war here... I'm seriously interested.

One of my best friends is a commercial diver out in the Gulf off of a rig. He's consistantly in current at depths of about 180 - 190 ft. He doesn't have problems at all because they simply over weight themselves. He's on a umbilical the whole time.

 

[FFMDiver]

I know I cant go back.

As a person who is into meditation on a regular basis - I find that if I get into a situation where I get too nervous on a dive, I can then perform cyclyical breathing through the nose and mouth and I can instantly calm down and slow breathing. The psychological affect is very powerful and cant be done with a regular mask.:rainbow:

 

[SeaJay]

I used one at the SC Aquarium when I did the shows... They were cool because I could talk to the people on the "other side of the glass."

http://www.deepsouthdivers.org/106.html

http://www.deepsouthdivers.org/114.html

They definitely have their attributes.

The FFM's that we used there were the same make/model as what's in Bob's picture.

We weren't surface supplied, though.

 

[Warren_L]

So is there a DIR recommendation for masks then?

 

[Don Burke]

warren_l once bubbled... So is there a DIR recommendation for masks then?

The only thing I have seen is a recommendation for low volume masks.

 

[Warren_L]

I wonder if something like the Tusa Visulator would be DIR?

http://www.tusa.com/Tusa/Catalogue/Masks/m-14.asp

Wider field of vision but still low volume?

 

[Don Burke]

warren_l once bubbled... I wonder if something like the Tusa Visulator would be DIR?

http://www.tusa.com/Tusa/Catalogue/Masks/m-14.asp

Wider field of vision but still low volume?

It may well be. Low volume and a clear lens is the only guidance I know of.

 

[Bob3]

Here are some of the masks that I like:

http://www.escubamax.com/Sindex/Images/Products/MK/mk153k.jpg

http://www.escubamax.com/Sindex/Images/Products/MK/mk175.jpg

http://www.escubamax.com/Sindex/Images/Products/MK/mk166k.jpg

The 3-window frameless can actually have the sides FOLDED in. It only fits narrower faces though.

I use the mk153, a Scuba Pro clone.
(top one)

 

[Warren_L]

I'm on the market for a new mask and would like one with some decent field of view, as I am into photography, but at the same time plan on doing a DIRF course. The visulator caught my attention just recently.