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Kirby Morgan Superflow is my Grail reg.
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Why don't you buy one?
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Kirby Morgan Superflow is my Grail reg.
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I've actually asked this very question literally 5 or 6 times now,.....
forgive me for being rude, but you're just talking out of your backside.
Why don't you buy one?
What is it, exactly, that makes the Conshelf XIV Supreme a superior choice to the newer, more expensive, and more mainstream options.. such as..
The Apeks XTX.. The Aqualung Legend.. The Scubapro MK17.. or The Atomic T-3 as an all-titanium option (a piston 1st stage, but one that atomics claims is sealed/dry)
Oh, eventually, probably because I have dozens of regulator sets already inlcuding some of the most rare not to mention a collection of dh regs. And at the moment I am closing in on blowing about, oh, perhaps I shall not say, a wheelbarrow of money and my 2017 budget on a new rig to replace this:
The reason so many of us like the Conshelf and the SP 109 is that they are metal and they have bullet proof design. In the case of the Conshelf it kicks 109 butt, sorry. The only reason it is not more loved is it was ubiquitous in the 70s, 80s, 90s and those who have to have the best buy SP stuff even if it is not. So the belief remains the little 109 is best and it might be "better" but for the tinsy little exhaust valve and the Conshelf is to me therefore "best" IMO.
Why is the Conshelf better than todays regs like the Titan, Legend, Apeks, well, it is not except for the chrome brass casing which is far more durable than most modern second stages that brag about having a metal barrel, jeeeez, why not just have a metal body? Well, because then they would have to charge more for the premium feature and they would not cr
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I've actually asked this very question literally 5 or 6 times now, and literally gotten no answer from the collective expertise on this board other than "it has a chrome plated 2nd stage."
What, exactly, makes the best available conshelf better -- or why is it an advantageous choice to.. these regs?
-Apeks XTX
-Aqualung Legend
-Scubapro MK17
-Aqualung Titan
-Atomic T-3
If you can't answer simple questions like this, forgive me for being rude, but you're just talking out of your backside. If you just know a ton about one reg, and you love it to absolute death -- great, say that. But don't say it's better than other regs you don't know much about. If you don't know much about them, that is. I'm guessing you do. And I'd like to hear the specific reasons why the Conshelf is, in your opinion, superior to the above regs..
I've actually asked this very question literally 5 or 6 times now, and literally gotten no answer from the collective expertise on this board other than "it has a chrome plated 2nd stage."
What, exactly, makes the best available conshelf better -- or why is it an advantageous choice to.. these regs?
-Apeks XTX
-Aqualung Legend
-Scubapro MK17
-Aqualung Titan
-Atomic T-3
If you can't answer simple questions like this, forgive me for being rude, but you're just talking out of your backside. If you just know a ton about one reg, and you love it to absolute death -- great, say that. But don't say it's better than other regs you don't know much about. If you don't know much about them, that is. I'm guessing you do. And I'd like to hear the specific reasons why the Conshelf is, in your opinion, superior to the above regs..
The Titan (older model, not the newer one) and Conshelf first stages are identical inside, the Legend (older version) uses the same parts in a slightly different layout. The latest version of the Legend and Titan first stages are identical to each other (but NOT the older versions) and are NOT the ones we are suggesting. The environmental seal on the Titan and Conshelf are optional features, its' standard on the Legends. Unless you are diving very cold water, it's a waste of money.
Dude, if you spoke like that to my face...We have all tried very hard to help but you just insult, it's not my fault you lack basic comprehension skills. Congratulations you are the first person on my ignore list. This trout will now retreat back to the depths.
You asked.. And we told you why the conshelf was the go to regulator of divers in the know.. It is bullet proof and very easy to work on.. Parts are available all over the place and will be for along long time.. No special tools are need .. The metal 2nd stage stops the dry breathing that you get from plastic ones.. They breath really nice down deeper than you'll ever go..
Ask yourself this... Why would the military and commercial divers still be buying and using them ? Why would divers that have 1000's of dives and can dive any regulator they want dive them ? Why would people with no skin in the game tell you something wrong ? Why would you listen to a " TECH " that doesn't know that kits are not only available for the conshelf but are the same as the Titan ? I gave you the link to my post on going 37 years on a conshelf 1st stage before it failed.. and there are photo's that Herman posted of it disassembled...
You have gotten a bunch of responses to your post... You just don't like the answer...
Jim....