brian cooper
Contributor
Hi all,
Treat it as serious, rant and rave, contradict me I don't care just dont ignore me.
I've been diving for nearly 30 years and MY gear is constantly being evolved, due basically to the fact that I often have to have redundancy to look after trainees (duty of care not to drown them...)and I'm now starting to dive that little deeper/ longer (eg 43metres, bottom time 23 min, with 32 min of deco on the way back up)
My current set-up is as follows:-
10.4 litre X 2, 232bar manifolded/isolated twin set mounted Up side down like the Navy/firemen/military...Why not divers?
Right/h side pillar:-long hose on primary reg (I've had a long hose for about 8 years) and the inflator hose to my wing, which is also the hose for my AP Valves AutoAir mounted on the corrigated hose. This is a Quantum leap forward from an Air2
Left/h side pillar:-Dry suit inflator,BC inflator with yes another AP Valves AutoAir and the HP air integrated computer.
As you can see I have 3 automatic/don't have to press any buttons air supplies that are ALL rated to 50 metres.
http://www.apvalves.com/Prdtsfrmset.html
scroll down til you hit the AutoAir .....same people who do the Inspiration Rebreather
The inflator hoses are interchangeable on both wing and BC.
I can isolate very quickly and single handed the air supplies from both bottles using the standard shut down procedures and then switch back on to get the air from one cylinder out of the opposite hand reg.
The kit is very streamlined as the 2 direct feeds come up between the cylinders and the long hose comes under the right arm, the air integrated computer clips to the left side of the BC and is visible along with the compass mounted on its end...I never said I was D*R...
I could reach my pillar valves when the set was "Right way up" but was a strain for my 55 year old arms when dressed in full drysuit (Neoprene 8mm thick)and I didn't want one of the remote wire cables to operate the isolation valve as I had heard of a couple of failures.
Upside down also 100% stops roll on or roll offs as the pillar valves and regs are protected.
Just to further the discussion and promote a response without trolling:-
What lift do you require in total if your buddy/trainee has a failure at the start of a bottom time when he(or she) has still got the weight of their gas but can't get at it and you require enough to lift you both and supply air as well?
Yes my BC also has a 0.4litre 232bar emergancy air cylinder.
The rest of my gear is less contenscious but if you need (as in MUST HAVE)something ...Take 2 if you don't need it leave it behind
Torch primary:-Greenforce F11 HID with goodman handle and Backup bungeed on to left side, near to my spare mask
Where do you store your flairs and Mobile phone?
Run it up the flag pole and see who salutes
Cheers
Brian C
Treat it as serious, rant and rave, contradict me I don't care just dont ignore me.
I've been diving for nearly 30 years and MY gear is constantly being evolved, due basically to the fact that I often have to have redundancy to look after trainees (duty of care not to drown them...)and I'm now starting to dive that little deeper/ longer (eg 43metres, bottom time 23 min, with 32 min of deco on the way back up)
My current set-up is as follows:-
10.4 litre X 2, 232bar manifolded/isolated twin set mounted Up side down like the Navy/firemen/military...Why not divers?
Right/h side pillar:-long hose on primary reg (I've had a long hose for about 8 years) and the inflator hose to my wing, which is also the hose for my AP Valves AutoAir mounted on the corrigated hose. This is a Quantum leap forward from an Air2
Left/h side pillar:-Dry suit inflator,BC inflator with yes another AP Valves AutoAir and the HP air integrated computer.
As you can see I have 3 automatic/don't have to press any buttons air supplies that are ALL rated to 50 metres.
http://www.apvalves.com/Prdtsfrmset.html
scroll down til you hit the AutoAir .....same people who do the Inspiration Rebreather
The inflator hoses are interchangeable on both wing and BC.
I can isolate very quickly and single handed the air supplies from both bottles using the standard shut down procedures and then switch back on to get the air from one cylinder out of the opposite hand reg.
The kit is very streamlined as the 2 direct feeds come up between the cylinders and the long hose comes under the right arm, the air integrated computer clips to the left side of the BC and is visible along with the compass mounted on its end...I never said I was D*R...
I could reach my pillar valves when the set was "Right way up" but was a strain for my 55 year old arms when dressed in full drysuit (Neoprene 8mm thick)and I didn't want one of the remote wire cables to operate the isolation valve as I had heard of a couple of failures.
Upside down also 100% stops roll on or roll offs as the pillar valves and regs are protected.
Just to further the discussion and promote a response without trolling:-
What lift do you require in total if your buddy/trainee has a failure at the start of a bottom time when he(or she) has still got the weight of their gas but can't get at it and you require enough to lift you both and supply air as well?
Yes my BC also has a 0.4litre 232bar emergancy air cylinder.
The rest of my gear is less contenscious but if you need (as in MUST HAVE)something ...Take 2 if you don't need it leave it behind
Torch primary:-Greenforce F11 HID with goodman handle and Backup bungeed on to left side, near to my spare mask
Where do you store your flairs and Mobile phone?
Run it up the flag pole and see who salutes
Cheers
Brian C