Question Regulator recomendation

[BoltSnap]

Wow, thanks for sharing this hard to come by info! Ok, I am worried about AQL then...

It is worse if you know people from the inside who used to work for AL in the US and EU.

 

[johndiver999]

I wonder if Poseidon is a good choice if you travel to a lot of tourist destinations?

 

[Bigbella]

The Xstream is IMHO a niche reg that has no competition in extremely cold water, especially deep. Deep diving in swiss lakes year round would be a good application. They breathe amazing at depth, but feel mechanical in the shallows. A bit like a Landrover.

It's all about the tuning -- sadly, far too often, piss-poor tuning -- and I've made more Poseidon coverts in the last ten years or so, especially when they've had a chance to use my setup, which is serviced in house; and I also use the XStream first stages (4751, etc) with Jetstream, Cyklon seconds, and a full face mask.

The sensitivity of the XStream or Jetstream second stage (the guts of which are almost identical) can be tuned, anywhere from 28-40 mm w.c., just by screwing the valve tube towards or away from the diaphragm, depending upon the desired setting, with a hemostat.

At the low end, it is more prone to free-flow but very easy breathing; and at the upper end, sucking through a bamboo straw at 10 meters -- simple choice . . .

 

[Angelo Farina]

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[lowwall]

Any Mares deals?

I agree with the caution on AL stuff. But you have all the ScubaPro fanbois on here. There are other decent manufacturers.