Duncan Price
Contributor
Iguana Don once bubbled...
You are playing with your life for a few bucks. There have been several deaths attributed to do-it-yourself rebreathers.
Can you cite examples? Given the preceeding estimate of number of units than we might be able to work out if they are safer than commercial units or not. I don't intend to start off Rebreather X is safer than Rebreather Y debate, I would like to examine whether homebuilts (as a "class") are safer or more dangerous than commercially manufactured units.
To avoid too detailed analysis - lets include all fatalities never mind if the rebreather was to blame (i.e. assume that you are just as likely to be attacked by a shark/have a heart attack on any unit).
I'm beginning to believe that if I had used the time I've spent making my own CCR working in a second job then I would have earned enough money (along with the cash outlay on my own unit) to have bought a commercial CCR and done a training course on it. The safety issue is a pertinent adjunct to this premise.
Duncan