David Watson
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Does no one here dive Atomic? I dive two Atomic M1's and love them. Do people have a problem with them?
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What regs do you use for tech diving and why?
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Jimmer
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There is one shop around here that really pushes the Atomics. They breathe great, but I have heard of a few people having freeze ups with them being piston first stages in the cold we deal with here.
It will be difficult to find any that route better than the MK25.
I have used MK25/G250HPs, five of them, without issue for the last several years. Most of my dives are in the 150-200' range in the Great Lakes with water temps from 37-45F. They have been under the ice without issue as well. Yesterday I bought two of the MK25/G250V regs and I hope they are as trouble free as the HPs have been.
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I use the Aqualung Legend for my doubles, and the Aqualung Titan LX for my deco/stage tanks.
I dive M1's and love them. They are a bit pricey to rebuild with Cristo-Lube packing. But they breath easy.
I don't dive in really cold water so I can't answer questions about free flows
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Steve
Sort of a dated thread but what the heck.
Main on doubles - Poseidon Xtreme w/ 7' hose (DIN)
2nd on doubles - Poseidon Jetstream (DIN)
Deco 1 (O2 greater than 40%) - Mares Rebel 12 Nitrox
Deco 2 (if used, O2 less than 40%) - Aqualung Legend ACL
The aqualung is my "recreational" regulator...so it is brought in if need be. I love Poseidon regulators, and have on and off used a jetstream for 20+ years. They aren't cheap...but I have had really good luck with them. The Xtreme is the main and the reason I used a jetstream for the backup is that it has a predive/dive switch that I can use to prevent any freeflowing. Poseidon does quite well in cold water.
Feel like the odd man out here...didn't see anyone using Poseidons but me?
Main on doubles - Poseidon Xtreme w/ 7' hose (DIN)
2nd on doubles - Poseidon Jetstream (DIN)
Deco 1 (O2 greater than 40%) - Mares Rebel 12 Nitrox
Deco 2 (if used, O2 less than 40%) - Aqualung Legend ACL
The aqualung is my "recreational" regulator...so it is brought in if need be. I love Poseidon regulators, and have on and off used a jetstream for 20+ years. They aren't cheap...but I have had really good luck with them. The Xtreme is the main and the reason I used a jetstream for the backup is that it has a predive/dive switch that I can use to prevent any freeflowing. Poseidon does quite well in cold water.
Feel like the odd man out here...didn't see anyone using Poseidons but me?
dtdiver
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scuba pro
mk25/600's
g250's
free parts for life which saves $$
there's always a shop to service them (or supply parts)
work well, breathe easy
dave
mk25/600's
g250's
free parts for life which saves $$
there's always a shop to service them (or supply parts)
work well, breathe easy
dave
Agent 47
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Good call. It's been scientifically proven that diving in properly matched gear greatly reduces the turbulence caused when water passes over conflicting colors. It's the same effect as when your girlfriend tries to run uphill for three miles in four feet of snow and her shoes and handbag don't match. It can have a tremendous impact on your SAC and even eliminate an unnecesary predisposition for dcs injury.
(If any of that makes sense, you should quit diving and get into rehab immediately.)
(If any of that makes sense, you should quit diving and get into rehab immediately.)
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