Poseidon Jetstream
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Spoon
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dive63:
its a matter of personal preference. as far as i know the only drawback to having a poseidon rig is availability of servicing and expensive spare parts. also the dir folk say its not dir but who cares right? anyway i for one have used the jetstream and a xtreme and they are the best darn regs i have ever owned.
sbushong
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Plus: Delivers an unbelievable amount of gas at any depth.
Negative: Hit the purge button and it will practically blow your head off, requires a special hose ($$), and it is hard to find someone to service them sometimes.
It's kind of like owning a Jaguar. They are great, but the maintenance can be a pain. Just my $.02 and worth what you paid for it.
Negative: Hit the purge button and it will practically blow your head off, requires a special hose ($$), and it is hard to find someone to service them sometimes.
It's kind of like owning a Jaguar. They are great, but the maintenance can be a pain. Just my $.02 and worth what you paid for it.
Spoon
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sbushong:
its a good thing the poseidon service center is 5 mins away from my office
Spoon
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Jason Ooi:
get em done here they are cheap.
buff
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They breathe nice and a little different.
I have a jetstream and a cyclon 5000.
I just paid $65.00 for a new hose on my jetstream-ouch!
Are they reliable-yes.
Are other regulators reliable-yes.
Are the Poseidons expensive-yes.
Are other regulators as expensive-mostly no.
I used an Aqualung Calypso in Bora Bora recently and I thought "These are damn good regulators"...and those things are cheap.
Well, Bora Bora isnt Minneapolis, Minnesota(at least from what I can tell..the people are the tanner, darker haired Norweigens perhaps). The Poseidon regs are perfect for cold water...that's their strength. Thats why I bought the Poseidons.
I also have an Apeks TX50 and it's great too...never any freeze up problems.
Soooo....they are good, but if I needed to save money(which I don't) then I would have bought a less prestigious reg and saved the money on a dry suit or even a trip....or a case of beer for post dive festivities!
I have a jetstream and a cyclon 5000.
I just paid $65.00 for a new hose on my jetstream-ouch!
Are they reliable-yes.
Are other regulators reliable-yes.
Are the Poseidons expensive-yes.
Are other regulators as expensive-mostly no.
I used an Aqualung Calypso in Bora Bora recently and I thought "These are damn good regulators"...and those things are cheap.
Well, Bora Bora isnt Minneapolis, Minnesota(at least from what I can tell..the people are the tanner, darker haired Norweigens perhaps). The Poseidon regs are perfect for cold water...that's their strength. Thats why I bought the Poseidons.
I also have an Apeks TX50 and it's great too...never any freeze up problems.
Soooo....they are good, but if I needed to save money(which I don't) then I would have bought a less prestigious reg and saved the money on a dry suit or even a trip....or a case of beer for post dive festivities!
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