caveseeker7
Contributor
Jepuskar,
as PSP pointed out, there are dangers inherent to diving. There are additional ones inherent to Rbs. On the other side of the ledger you'll find advantages of using them, ranging rom nice (warm moist air) to there is no other way (very extended range/gas supply).
RB diving is a state of mind as much as anything else. If you do it, you have to be very disciplined, before, during and after the dive. Including willing to call a dive if there is any problem with your unit at any point.
Madmole's fatality list is a very important thing, as most people rather learn from other's mistakes than having to from their own. While I'm sure it was an eye opener, it also shows that the Inspiration is a basically sound unit. None of those accidents, as far as can be said, were caused by it. Health problems, diver's mistakes, problem with other gear, or a combination thereof ... .
There is another list containing or most part less information, but different Rbs at
http://www.metacut.com/rebreathers/users/Paul/BodyCount.htm
Read through those, too, and learn.
There are several good websites on the subject:
http://www.therebreathersite.nl/
http://www.metacut.com/
An excellent article written by Richard Pyle:
http://www.therebreathersite.nl/learner's_guide.htm
or http://www.metacut.com/rebreathers/RichPyleArticle_1.htm
Moreover, there are two books I usually recommend:
Steve Barsky's 'Simple Guide to Rebreathers' and
Jeff Bozanic's 'Mastering Rebreathers'.
As for which RB would work best for you, that depends on your diving.
The simplest RB might not be what you need or want, nor might the most expensive one fit your needs. If you read through the sites and books mentioned above, you'll get a good idea of what should work or you.
Once you've narrowed that down, try to take a 'rebreather experience' with an instructor of the unit you're intrested in. It'll give you a better idea if the unit, and RBs in general, are for you. It's fun, too.
Stefan
as PSP pointed out, there are dangers inherent to diving. There are additional ones inherent to Rbs. On the other side of the ledger you'll find advantages of using them, ranging rom nice (warm moist air) to there is no other way (very extended range/gas supply).
RB diving is a state of mind as much as anything else. If you do it, you have to be very disciplined, before, during and after the dive. Including willing to call a dive if there is any problem with your unit at any point.
Madmole's fatality list is a very important thing, as most people rather learn from other's mistakes than having to from their own. While I'm sure it was an eye opener, it also shows that the Inspiration is a basically sound unit. None of those accidents, as far as can be said, were caused by it. Health problems, diver's mistakes, problem with other gear, or a combination thereof ... .
There is another list containing or most part less information, but different Rbs at
http://www.metacut.com/rebreathers/users/Paul/BodyCount.htm
Read through those, too, and learn.
There are several good websites on the subject:
http://www.therebreathersite.nl/
http://www.metacut.com/
An excellent article written by Richard Pyle:
http://www.therebreathersite.nl/learner's_guide.htm
or http://www.metacut.com/rebreathers/RichPyleArticle_1.htm
Moreover, there are two books I usually recommend:
Steve Barsky's 'Simple Guide to Rebreathers' and
Jeff Bozanic's 'Mastering Rebreathers'.
As for which RB would work best for you, that depends on your diving.
The simplest RB might not be what you need or want, nor might the most expensive one fit your needs. If you read through the sites and books mentioned above, you'll get a good idea of what should work or you.
Once you've narrowed that down, try to take a 'rebreather experience' with an instructor of the unit you're intrested in. It'll give you a better idea if the unit, and RBs in general, are for you. It's fun, too.
Stefan
