Good thing or Bad thing?

[Zoomer]

With all these threads flying around about sharing air, 500 psi researve, I ran across this.
Epic Hoseless Dive Computer Watch
Hoseless air integrated technology

The Epic may be programmed to read from three independent transmitters, allowing the user to monitor tank pressure from mulitple cylinders - even other divers!

Nitrox programmable with up to 3 Nitrox mixes up to 100% O2

Buddy Pressure Check™ - button press underwater scans for pre-programmed transmitters



Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

 

[Web Monkey]

The Epic may be programmed to read from three independent transmitters, allowing the user to monitor tank pressure from mulitple cylinders - even other divers!

Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Neither. It just is.

It's not like you can "spy" on someone, it would need to be matched to their transmitter first, which generally requires physical contact and some button pushing.

Terry

 

[Jimmer]

Agreed, I dont really see it as good or bad. I have heard some instructors use it to monitor pressure on students, which seems like a reasonable idea.

 

[Cajuncru Diver]

Seems like a sales gimmick to me..........I have no problem approaching my buddy(wife) and looking at her gauges and checking her air and deco time during the dive if there is a need to do so......and visa versa for her reaching for my console and checking my readings.

 

[Doc Intrepid]

It isn't intended for use checking other's gas levels.

Most mixed gas dives use at most two decompression gasses. Assuming the computer user wanted a transmitter on backgas plus both deco gasses they would require three transmitters.

Any computer that can handle multiple transmitters could conceivably be used in the same way.

Anyone who wants to use their computer to monitor their buddy's gas level needs to take up golf.

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Not necessarily, Doc ... I know a couple of instructors who use multiple transmitter computers to monitor their students gas during OW classes.

For the typical recreational diver, I don't see a practical reason to have one ... it just adds expense and complexity to your rig ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[UncleJoes]

I market these to the "parent-kid" buddy teams. I usually reccommend that they buy the computer for themselves and an extra transmitter for the kid.

 

[trucker girl]

If I had it, I'd forget the transmitter was on someone else's tank and I'd never see it (or the buddy) again.

 

[philmayer]

I dive with an Oceanic Atom2 that has the same feature. It sounds cool to be able to check your buddy's air, but in reality it's easier to ask them. You can only get their data if you're within about 5 ft of the transmitter.

For multi-tank divers (transit, deep, deco), it works great.

 

[b1gcountry]

it just adds expense and complexity to your rig ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Which is exactly why many people will get one.

Tom