Which Reg?

[Life-Is-Good-Diver]

I had a pair of Atomic M-1 Din Reg's on my double's, loved the the way those Atomic''s breath,,, ive had the Posiden Extreme, most Scubapro reg's, never had the 600 series though, and i love my Atomic's, for OC there an awsome reg for here in FL.

 

[Talon]

I've got the Atomic B2 - smooth as silk at depth. Although it has an anomaly at very shallow depths that I am not crazy about.

 

[Rick Murchison]

OK, since I am soon to be in the market for doubles regs I'll bite.

Rick, what would be your choice for regs?

How'd I miss this?
Sorry for the delay.
I would get Aqualung/US Divers (I can't keep track of which brand name they're using on any given day) Legends. For my tech/cave diving I use Legends and Micras. My oxygen reg is a Calypso. My preference for AquaLung/US Divers has its roots in the Conshelf which was my first "owned" reg - that one's 35 years old and still in regular use.
The guts of the Legend are just beautiful in simplicity, ruggedness and performance. And no reg beats it for breathing ease on any measurable test.
Rick

 

[Mark Vlahos]

For my tech/cave diving I use Legends and Micras.

Rick

I currently own a non-adjustable micra+ and micra+ octo (yellow), these are paired with an SEA first stage. I think it breathes like butter but I am not sure how it would fare deep and in a cave. I have a spare SEA first stage and have at times put the spare first together with the other micra+ second for doubles. My concern is that the micra likes to free flow when shallow. Is the micra you talked about a standard micra or the micra adjustable. What do you think of the SEA and micra+ pairing for back gas either in a cave or in the open ocean on a planned decompression dive.

I can't find any information on the flow rate of the SEA first stage, so I don't know how it would fare in a stressed situation at 150' on air or NITROX.

My unanswered questions about the SEA first and the lack of an adjustment knob on my seconds makes me feel uneasy about taking these regs into a technical environment. Are you able to shed any light onto my situation?

Many thanks,

Mark Vlahos

 

[Spoon]

I've got the Atomic B2 - smooth as silk at depth. Although it has an anomaly at very shallow depths that I am not crazy about.

sound like my poseidon extreme

 

[Spoon]

cant beleive poseidon has the least votes!!! its the best reg ever made!

 

[Life-Is-Good-Diver]

cant beleive poseidon has the least votes!!! its the best reg ever made!

I agree there a great reg , probley one of the top in colder water's, here in FL, there are just to many reg's that can breath the same or better and " are cheaper " to overhaul. That was the big turn off for me, was the cost of servicing.

I dove in Bahama's a few week's ago, and for the first time in 8 month's after getting certifed on 2 differnt rebreather's, it was very " different " getting used to breathing out of a reg, and worrying about every breath being wasted , as i watched my tank drop like a rock, at 120' , felt like a newbie all over with my air consumption !

 

[H2Andy]

cant beleive poseidon has the least votes!!! its the best reg ever made!

from the posts, and a few PM's, people feel the Poseidon is too complex and
too hard to find service/parts for it

 

[Spoon]

from the posts, and a few PM's, people feel the Poseidon is too complex and
too hard to find service/parts for it

too complex??? i love my poseidon and have access to a service center which has all the parts and servicing covered.

 

[H2Andy]

hehehe... i have no clue. i've never even seen one on the outside