Securing A Rebreather In A Vehicle

[rjack321]

Thanks all for the suggestions. I have some options to try now. I want to avoid putting the wet unit on the passenger back seat so as not to trash the seats though!



JJ, so i do have a handle on the top of the unit.

Use a tarp to keep the seats dry, then strap it in upright with a bungie through the head strap and a headrest in the car

 

[taimen]

I put my JJ into the trunk and secure it to the back seat headrest with a strap running through JJ handle (I drive a wagon).

 

[njdiverjoe]

If that much water is in there you would know it before you finished the dive. Pop the head and carry it separate. Dump out the water its like pH 11 and will destroy your car

Not necessarily -- I once got a good two inches of water in my pathfinder and had no idea until I got home and was disassembling the unit.

 

[doctormike]

Thanks all for the suggestions. I have some options to try now. I want to avoid putting the wet unit on the passenger back seat so as not to trash the seats though!

JJ, so i do have a handle on the top of the unit.

My JJ rides in the back, on a cushioned back seat to absorb the bumps, with a seat belt around it. If I cared about the upholstery, I guess I would put down some sort of tarp, but I don't!

If I have enough passengers so that space is an issue, I make one of them sit in the trunk, and pad them with my dry suit bag. My rebreather does more for me than my buddies do.

 

[kensuf]

My JJ rides in the back, on a cushioned back seat to absorb the bumps, with a seat belt around it. If I cared about the upholstery, I guess I would put down some sort of tarp, but I don't!

If I have enough passengers so that space is an issue, I make one of them sit in the trunk, and pad them with my dry suit bag. My rebreather does more for me than my buddies do.



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This is how I do it. But mine rides shotgun.

 

[doctormike]

This is how I do it. But mine rides shotgun.

Can’t trust myself not to play with it. I believe that the texting laws in our state also cover calibration while driving…

 

[Doby45]

Mine also rides shotgun in a seatbelt. Never had an issue.

 

[doctormike]

There's a guy who cares about his car seats. I think that my rebreather is worth more than my car.

 

[688ClassRebreather]

The rebreather is an expensive piece of life support equipment. I always take care of them. They ride in the backseat with seat belts firmly secured. My daughter, on the other hand, has already announced that she will put me in the cheapest home she can find as soon as they will take me. Therefore, the rebreathers get the seat belts and she doesn't. This was taken when she realized the CCRs take priority over her.

 

[doctormike]

My daughter, on the other hand, has already announced that she will put me in the cheapest home she can find as soon as they will take me.

Ask her to at least make sure that the home is CCR friendly, and that they have sorb and O2. You don't want to be blowing bubbles in your golden years.