Securing A Rebreather In A Vehicle

[rddvet]

Is laying it down that big a deal? I just lay mine down amongst the tanks and the tanks keep them from moving. I'm almost always driving 2 rebreathers around

 

[doctormike]

A well packed scrubber should make this not much of a problem, but I have always been concerned about doing that on the way to the dive site. I worried about potentially promoting channeling, especially with an axial scrubber (a long bumpy drive could possibly cause the sorb to settle more, leaving a gap along the wall). Of course, the reverse would be the case with a rEvo which has the scrubbers at 90 degrees to "conventional".

It sounds like the OP was more concerned about the ride home, if there was undrained water in the can. Of course, you have just spent a few hours with the rebreather in the same orientation, so if you had significantly flooded the loop this probably would have been an issue with the head sooner.

 

[PfcAJ]

Strapped upright in the bed of my truck with a ratchet strap.

 

[Doby45]

Strapped upright in the bed of my truck with a ratchet strap.

Yeah, but it is an RB80 which is basically as hard to tear up as chunk of fire wood in the back of a truck.

 

[rjack321]

Yeah, but it is an RB80 which is basically as hard to tear up as chunk of fire wood in the back of a truck.

And requires a forklift to load into the truck

 

[PfcAJ]

Yeah, but it is an RB80 which is basically as hard to tear up as chunk of fire wood in the back of a truck.

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Its a feature, not a bug...

 

[Valyngar]

Also good tip is to have hard wood board under jj to stabilize it. Then it doesn't move around so much

 

[W W Meixner]

How does everyone secure there rebreather in a car?

I have been told by several people to secure my RB upright so that if any water got into the unit, it remains in the bottom and as far as possible from the head. The only way I can do this is to put the back seats of the car down and put the unit on top of the folded seats. Unfortunately doing this leaves me with no anchor points of support for the free standing RB.

Anyone has any creative ideas of how they secure there RB in small cars with small boots?

Adam...

I had two 1 1/2'' ratcheting tie-down straps with vinyl covered hooks on each end...

Poly-tarp a portion of your back seat...

One hook from each strap on either side harness ''D'' ring...each strap over the top of the rear seat...attach opposite end strap hooks the ''child restraint'' tether lug(s) on rear of seat...snug up the ratchets...

If your rebreather is accumulating water between dives...you may want to tighten up your pre-dive checklist and pre-dive procedure protocols...other than slight condensation moisture...and a little spittle...you have a leak that needs to be addressed...

W.W...

 

[doctormike]

If your rebreather is accumulating water between dives...you may want to tighten up your pre-dive checklist and pre-dive procedure protocols...other than slight condensation moisture...and a little spittle...you have a leak that needs to be addressed...

W.W...

^ Important

 

[AdamSa]

It sounds like the OP was more concerned about the ride home, if there was undrained water in the can. Of course, you have just spent a few hours with the rebreather in the same orientation, so if you had significantly flooded the loop this probably would have been an issue with the head sooner.

Exactly this. I have never found more than a few ml of water in the can, i’m just very new to this and Wanted to be sure i’m doing the right thing!

To be honest i did not give the scrubber packing much thought, however, after a very bumpy ride and 2 ferry rides in relatively rough seas, the scrubber nut only turned a further quarter turn, so I should be alright.