What is the truth about RGBM

[Jerryg]

In a nutshell. Should I throw away my Mares M1 and buy a Mares M1RGBM. Can anybody explain simply what RGBM accomplishes.

 

[pipedope]

buy the M1RGBM and mail the old M1 to me for proper disposal.

Really, what kind of diving are you doing?
Lots of deep repetetive dives?
Recreational no staged decompression or major deco stages required?

For most divers (rec) there is no advantage one way or the other.

 

[toodles]

In a nutshell. Should I throw away my Mares M1 and buy a Mares M1RGBM. Can anybody explain simply what RGBM accomplishes.

It has been acknowledged that the RGBM does NOTHING for the recreational diver.(above 100 feet)

With regards to Tech diving however it has alot of advantages and it seems like it is getting more popular.

No worries.
Keep your M1.

t

 

[DawgPaddle]

I just got a Suunto Stinger that has RGBM capability and honestly don't know the first thing about it. I've had a few dives around the 130' mark, but most of dives have been shallower than 90'. I'll have to do some research to see just what it does/is.

 

[Jai Bar]

I dive with two Suuntos: Vyper and Favor. Vyper is supposedly RGBM, Favor not. On single dives the difference is negligible. However, on situations like a Safari, where one makes 3, 4 and even 5 dives a day there is a difference between computers (Vyper seems to be more conservative, which is a good thing if you ask me). Therefor, I think it has advantages for any recreational diver who is going for a Safari or even a diving-weekend with multiple dives. Also on decompression dives one can see that there is a difference.

 

[Jerryg]

Thanks for feedback, it kind of confirms what I was thinking. All my diving to date has been under 100 ft. I may, at sometime in the future, dive over the 100 ft mark but it will truely be a rare occurance.

 

[MechDiver]

http://www.scubaboard.com/t44529.html for a thread concerning the M1 RGBM. A search on "Wienke" will keep you occupied for awhile.

MD

 

[Jerryg]

Thanks MD. I had previously read that thread and don't really understand what they mean by "10 compartments" "tissue loading" etc. I'm a relatively new diver 47 dives and am still have a tremendous amount to learn. I guess if I want to really understand RGBM I'll have to do some research on it, as well as learning some of the terminology.

 

[DivesWithTurtles]

Thanks MD. I had previously read that thread and don't really understand what they mean by "10 compartments" "tissue loading" etc. I'm a relatively new diver 47 dives and am still have a tremendous amount to learn. I guess if I want to really understand RGBM I'll have to do some research on it, as well as learning some of the terminology.

For this, and a ton of other interesting information, I'll recommend "Diving Physiology in Plain English" by Dr. Jolie Bookspan, available through the DAN catalog http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/catalog/.

BTW, I was very suprised to see that this highly regarded classic book is no longer available at Amazon, B&N, Best Publishing, or even the UHMS site!

 

[Doc Intrepid]

You might want to start with Bruce's website:

http://www.rgbmdiving.com/

There are numerous articles there.

There are additional articles in the library at:

http://www.abysmal.com/

In fact, Abysmal has one of the better collections of articles on the net.
Nothing like a bit of light reading to pass these winter evenings!

Doc