Chad Carney:Many of us that can work on a regulator during a dive trip, certainly don't want to.
It's so easy to bring along a spare regulator, 1st and 2nd stage only.
It can be your pony tank rig for deeper dives, but also that ever-present solution to a problem for anyone in your group.
Check out the new Resort regulator... MSRP $250.
http://www.zeagle.com/index.php?src=gendocs&link=ReZort&category=Regulators
Note the better than US Navy A group performance!
Chad
Zeagle Rep.
I fully agree Chad. As a group leader on many trips I usually carry a complete second regulator along with me as backup for anyone who needs it, even me. It certainly is a lot easier to swap out an entire regulator and get on with the diving, than try and find the parts (I did remember to pack them didn't I), find someone competent to strip and reassemble the regulator while sitting on a live aboard 2 days from the next port stop. Unless your a certified Zeagle tech, I don't really want you tearing my reg apart, since I'm the one betting my life on it during the next dive.