ArcticDiver:
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The Zeagles I used for a few dives breathed very wet when inverted; like a whole mouthful of water.
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What do you mean, 'like a whole mouthful of water'.
Do the zeagles work poorly inverted?
Obviously this is not the case. Our regulators have been shown to be very dry in many tests. Any regulator would have to have it's exhaust valve cocked open or punctured to get a whole mouthful of water.
Obviously dryness is a subjective subject.
Scuba Diving Magazine, from the Muscle Regs article, Nov 2005...
"In real world diving both regs, (Flathead VI & Flathead XP), proved to be very easy breathers in all positions. They also breathe dry, even after clearing, thanks to a very efficient purge system." (BTW, we had not advertised with them in over 3 years, nor told them we would start again.)
And here's another recent review of our DS-V, by 4 guys. I have no idea who they are, but they don't seem to mind slamming a product if they don't like it.
http://www.divester.com/2006/08/27/15-regs-at-150-feet-compared/
By the way, all our second stages are identical with any factor that would effect dryness. Do a search on this board for many more opinions.
Chad
FL Zeagle Rep