Not a lot of talk about Oceanic Regs.. why?

[bbarnett51]

My buddy called me for advice on some gear he was looking into. The reg is a new high end Oceanic but I can't remember which model. I told him I would research but I don't see much talk about their regs. I see plenty of Alpha 8s on boats but that's all I know.

What's the skinny on these?

 

[scubastingray]

Do they share some of the models of hollis?

 

[ams511]

Hollis, Oceanic, Aeris and a few more are owned by the same company, American Underwater Products. Overall, they sell quality gear but are not as popular as Scubapro and Aqualung. I see better deals on the Hollis versions rather than the Oceanic versions. The Alpha 8 is a low-end model and is popular as rental gear.

 

[Peter69_56]

Most of my regulators are Oceanic. I have GT3 main regs and Alpha 8 occy regs on my recreational gear and have never had any real issues. On my tech gear I use all Delta 4 and have no issues either. Have used them down to 70 m and they breath ok for me.

 

[Steve_C]

Have a set of Aeris. Now 7 years old with over 300 dives on those regs. Frequently down in the 100 ft range. They work fine.

 

[fbk]

Oceanic were the first regs I ever bought (still have them) and I am more than happy with how they perform. I really like their FDX10 1st stage and have 3 of them for tech and rec. The Delta 4 is very nice to breathe too, love the fine tuning, its a nice compact 2nd stage. As far as I know they are (were) the top of Oceanic's range, I wouldn't call them "high end" though. They are fairly cheap now (under $300) for the 4.1 non-swivel version with braided hose which is a steal. I don't like the swivel hoses and get rid of them anyway.

 

[Peter69_56]

Oceanic were the first regs I ever bought (still have them) and I am more than happy with how they perform. I really like their FDX10 1st stage and have 3 of them for tech and rec. The Delta 4 is very nice to breathe too, love the fine tuning, its a nice compact 2nd stage. As far as I know they are (were) the top of Oceanic's range, I wouldn't call them "high end" though. They are fairly cheap now (under $300) for the 4.1 non-swivel version with braided hose which is a steal. I don't like the swivel hoses and get rid of them anyway.

I did the same with all my swivel hoses. Just a specialist piece of hose that can fail just when there is no specialist dive shop around. Pity you cant just retrofit a standard hose in case of failure. The hose and swivel are part of the seat thus requiring a standard seat fitting to allow a standard hose to be fitted.

Typical of Oceanic to make sure you "have to" buy their special hose at exorbitant pricing rather than being able to fit a standard/generic hose. I am at a point now where if it has specialist hoses or fittings (in an attempt to tie you down to only their high priced product) I buy another brand more reasonable. Had they have put a fitting onto the swivel so you could use standard hoses I would be much happier.

Their Pro Plus 2 computer is exactly the same, a $150 special HP hose because it has their special fittings. I have had made up an adapter to allow standard HP hoses to be fitted to the "special" quick disconnect end thus when the HP hose leaks (as they always do after 2-3 years in my experience), you can simply replace it with a standard HP hose which most LDS carry, thus not wasting an overseas trip because of a hose failure.

 

[fbk]

I did the same with all my swivel hoses. Just a specialist piece of hose that can fail just when there is no specialist dive shop around. Pity you cant just retrofit a standard hose in case of failure. The hose and swivel are part of the seat thus requiring a standard seat fitting to allow a standard hose to be fitted.

Typical of Oceanic to make sure you "have to" buy their special hose at exorbitant pricing rather than being able to fit a standard/generic hose. I am at a point now where if it has specialist hoses or fittings (in an attempt to tie you down to only their high priced product) I buy another brand more reasonable. Had they have put a fitting onto the swivel so you could use standard hoses I would be much happier.

True but the Oceanic inlet couplings are only $10ea and readily available. I just take the orifice out of the swivel hose and ditch the whole hose/swivel contraption. That's why I suggested the non-swivel Delta 4.1 version, it comes with the std coupling and a miflex hose AND is way cheaper than the rubber hosed swivel version!

 

[Peter69_56]

True but the Oceanic inlet couplings are only $10ea and readily available. I just take the orifice out of the swivel hose and ditch the whole hose/swivel contraption. That's why I suggested the non-swivel Delta 4.1 version, it comes with the std coupling and a miflex hose AND is way cheaper than the rubber hosed swivel version!

The fittings might be readily available in your part of OZ but not mine. Had no end of trouble getting this sorted. I even told the LDS I wanted no swivel and guess what, yep, a delta 4.2, asked to have it changed and then had no end of trouble getting a fitting. Still have the swivel hose if anyone is looking for a cheap hose for their delta 4.2

 

[tracydr]

I have a first and second Oceanic. They're very good regs, good breathing and always reliable.