Sherwood Brut Cold Water?

[Graeme Tolton]

I am diving with and have been diving with a sherwood BRUT second stage (srb5100 first stage) for the past 10 years or so. Well serviced and in good condition. Has anyone had any difficulties with this reg setup in cold water? I have gotten into drysuit diving this year, which has extended my home diving season by many months. Water temps now at this time of year are dropping. I am thinking of getting into a blizzard, but do not currently have the funding for this. Any thoughts?

 

[Dive Right In Scuba]

Get the blizzard! The brut is not made for coldwater diving. You have a huge potential to freeze up. Its your life, but for less than $400, do you really want to risk your life?

If you dont want to spend the money on the blizzard, there are other regs you can get that will work....I have an Edge Epic that you can add a coldwater kit to, the Genesis gs2000, can have a coldwater kit added, but there is nothing for the brut.

Feel free to PM me, Im sure we can make the blizzard a bit more affordable Unless there is something else your looking for.....

 

[divingmoose]

Get the blizzard! The brut is not made for coldwater diving. You have a huge potential to freeze up. Its your life, but for less than $400, do you really want to risk your life?

If you dont want to spend the money on the blizzard, there are other regs you can get that will work....I have an Edge Epic that you can add a coldwater kit to, the Genesis gs2000, can have a coldwater kit added, but there is nothing for the brut.

Feel free to PM me, Im sure we can make the blizzard a bit more affordable Unless there is something else your looking for.....

I've been looking into The GS2000 for cold water diving in canada and nobody mentioned a Kit that had to be added.
I have since desided to go with the blizzard thanks for the information.

 

[Darol]

Cold Water should be taken seriously. A few things that might help you out are, one, dont breath
thru the regulator topside before the dive, why, condensation... this usually promotes a freeze
up. Two a back up regulator, or Octo, you do have one, I hope... All respect to you... There is
not a lot of difference between a Brut and a Blizzard, a small metal piece, which acts like a heat
exchanger. I love the Brut's and have a small collection of them, IMHO a great regulator for what
they are designed for. The Ice Diving I have done has been with a Blizzard. I think Sherwood
makes a great reg, why, standard size parts, unlike ScubaPro, and service is simple and easy.

 

[martzak]

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[Captain Larry]

The Brut is a bottom rung reg, but tough. It is not designed for ice diving. Good warm, shallow water performance.

 

[halocline]

Its your life, but for less than $400, do you really want to risk your life?

There it is, the classic line. Right up there with "the check's in the mail" and "I'll love you forever"

Beautiful, man.

 

[Dive Right In Scuba]

There it is, the classic line. Right up there with "the check's in the mail" and "I'll love you forever"

Beautiful, man.

Might just be.....but its true..I wouldnt take that thing ice diving. We were supposed to do some Ice training for our local Fire dept dive team Friday.....winds and bad weather stopped us but now its on Monday

 

[Swampdonkey]

I've been looking into The GS2000 for cold water diving in canada and nobody mentioned a Kit that had to be added.
I have since desided to go with the blizzard thanks for the information.

There is a kit but really the GS2000 does not need one. I have dove and personally seen this reg go into waters of 33F and below. The gs2000 performs well with out any kits or add on.

 

[Dive Right In Scuba]

There is a kit but really the GS2000 does not need one. I have dove and personally seen this reg go into waters of 33F and below. The gs2000 performs well with out any kits or add on.

But it can freeze. The kit is just a teflon coated lever that is in the second stage......right where your breath goes in and out, and also where a HUGE potential for freezing can occur.....with just the standard stainless, you have a greater potential to ice up