Found on eBay - DIY FFM - humor/horror/genius?

[tridacna]

When I open my pool (probably in the next 2 weeks) I'll slap something together and test it. In the meantime, a lightly modified Conshelf VI, some inner tube, and some yielded this:
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It's ridiculous, but functional. I can confirm that this mask intakes to the upper portion, through mushroom valves into the lower portion, and exhausts "only" through 2 exhaust ports on either side of my chin. I put only in quotes, because the oral/nasal pocket seal is super crappy (alleviating Tridacna's concern about equalizing the upper half!). Purging the reg results in air blowing down the faceplate, and thence to the oral/nasal pocket.

It's extra stupid.... and I can't wait to open the pool and screw with it!

Which brand is that? I have the Ocean Reef Aria.

 

[James79]

Which brand is that? I have the Ocean Reef Aria.

I don't remember.... cheap Amazon crap.

 

[rhwestfall]

That image just reminded me of "Breaking Bad"....

 

[tridacna]

That image just reminded me of "Breaking Bad"....

You nailed it! James resembles Brian yoo.

 

[rhwestfall]

Bryan....

James is "Mr. White"....

 

[Cthippo]

When I open my pool (probably in the next 2 weeks) I'll slap something together and test it. In the meantime, a lightly modified Conshelf VI, some inner tube, and some yielded this:
View attachment 713832
It's ridiculous, but functional. I can confirm that this mask intakes to the upper portion, through mushroom valves into the lower portion, and exhausts "only" through 2 exhaust ports on either side of my chin. I put only in quotes, because the oral/nasal pocket seal is super crappy (alleviating Tridacna's concern about equalizing the upper half!). Purging the reg results in air blowing down the faceplate, and thence to the oral/nasal pocket.

It's extra stupid.... and I can't wait to open the pool and screw with it!

OK, it's July, I have to know how this worked!

 

[James79]

OK, it's July, I have to know how this worked!

Sorry, life got in the way.... On further review, in addition to breathing like trash it will be prone to freeflow any time the head is tilted very far (jaw level exhaust valve above regulator). If there's still interest, I'll try to get to testing this weekend.

 

[Boarderguy]

Sorry, life got in the way.... On further review, in addition to breathing like trash it will be prone to freeflow any time the head is tilted very far (jaw level exhaust valve above regulator). If there's still interest, I'll try to get to testing this weekend.

There's always interest in shallow water fails

 

[Cthippo]

Yeah, there is interest, just please survive to tell us how it went!

 

[James79]

Yeah, there is interest, just please survive to tell us how it went!

Trust me, my willingness to mess with it extends all the way to the shallow end of my pool, lol.