Dive Talk Go Rebreather

[PEDiver]

There online only course for up to nx50 is interesting too...

I have not taken the course but...interesting they chose to go up to 50% vs. 40% like other agencies. My concern there is since 50% is a common and standard decompression gas, people without proper decompression training (i.e. the in-water skills for bottle handling) might get the idea to bring a 50% bottle with them for "rec-tec" dives and end up botching bottle switches and kill themselves. I guess you could do that with 40% too...maybe a moot point. Time will tell.

 

[LFMarm]

For "recreational ccr diving" backmount version of SW2 looks super slick. If xdeep decides to actively push into the recreational market, the Go just cant compete

Looks pretty slick indeed. Revolutionizing Rebreather Diving: The KISS SIDEWINDER 2 Story

 

[DiveLikeAMuppet]

I wonder when the first fatalities are going to start rolling in as they push more people to "recreational rebreathers"

There online only course for up to nx50 is interesting too...

I suspect a lot of recreational divers who will buy it will dive it in a guided setting (or even rent).

I would be more concerned about techie divers who cannot afford the current generation of CCRs who will get dodgy training and buy it for price. UK has a fair share of rebreather fatalities and near-misses, with loads of people trained by their mates diving very used APs (nothing wrong with the unit itself) because there are loads of cheap units on the market and you can get trained in a club setting.

 

[Nitrogenius]

The whole thought of these risky divers now vernturing into the space of offering their own training to their "believers" is pretty scary! I sure hope the shops and other training agencies will simply chose to not accept such as a qualification.
As for the concept of teaching Nixtrox online only is ok in my opinion as there is really not a lot to learn under water anyways. of course that is different if being used as decompression gas.
The 50% limit.. Well let's see how that will go. The 40% limit was due to the fact that you would not have to treat your equipment up until 40%.. Can you get away with a "dirty" reg on 50%? Probably a lot as well, but let's see what happens when accidents start to happen and folks have had this online training..

 

[lostsheep]

From a potential buyer's perspective: the first thing that comes to mind whenever I see a pic of the Go is that it was made in someone's garage or in USSR lol (the craftsmanship is just so crude)

The odd thing about the crude appearance is that the main housing is 3D printed. When something is made with traditional methods, geometry is WAY more limited. There’s no reason for a 3D printed part to look clunky other than limited CAD skills

 

[rddvet]

Penetration ready

I believe that's exactly what you have to say just after bending over when you buy one.

 

[rddvet]

Write up by Curt Bowen in Advanced Diver Magazine

GO Rebreather

Good ole boys gotta rep other good ole boys. It's part of the club requirements.

 

[greeniguana]

Selling closed circuit rebreathers as podcast merch. Peak civilization.

 

[Tracy]

Selling closed circuit rebreathers as podcast merch. Peak civilization.

I have seen the bubbles. More of a semi closed unit.

 

[mr_v]

I have seen the bubbles. More of a semi closed unit.

Did you dive Go? If so - brave.