Tech diving - definition?

[John_c]

(24-11-2008 10:25 PM)aquafan Wrote:  What is the make of this new rebreathers? Is it a new reliable system?

(24-11-2008 10:06 PM)John_c Wrote:  

(24-11-2008 06:20 PM)John_c Wrote:  

(24-11-2008 05:13 PM)bottlefish Wrote:  Tell me about it, paying 5 cents a litre for helium over herethat eqautes to over 100 euros for just the helium for each dive on the Southwold

But Trimix/helium diving isn't mandatory in tech, many people stick to air/nitrox and keep it shallower then 55 metres....

Time for a YBOD.....

Mine'll be a black one... one eye firmly on the Sentinel at the mo, although there's no way I can afford one for a while....

Then you need to drool over this then m8 ...

http://www.vimeo.com/2287372

Um... that will be the Sentinel..... .... a mear £5.4K
http://www.technologyindepth.com/sentinel.html

Some better pics here
http://www.zerogravitydiving.com/en_sentinel.php

[bottlefish]

(24-11-2008 10:06 PM)John_c Wrote:  

(24-11-2008 06:20 PM)John_c Wrote:  

(24-11-2008 05:13 PM)bottlefish Wrote:  Tell me about it, paying 5 cents a litre for helium over herethat eqautes to over 100 euros for just the helium for each dive on the Southwold

But Trimix/helium diving isn't mandatory in tech, many people stick to air/nitrox and keep it shallower then 55 metres....

Time for a YBOD.....

Mine'll be a black one... one eye firmly on the Sentinel at the mo, although there's no way I can afford one for a while....

Then you need to drool over this then m8 ...

http://www.vimeo.com/2287372

There's one in the flat right now, MOD 3 ready, shiny and new, Paul Toomer's new baby....

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(24-11-2008 10:25 PM)aquafan Wrote:  What is the make of this new rebreathers? Is it a new reliable system?

(24-11-2008 10:06 PM)John_c Wrote:  

(24-11-2008 06:20 PM)John_c Wrote:  

(24-11-2008 05:13 PM)bottlefish Wrote:  Tell me about it, paying 5 cents a litre for helium over herethat eqautes to over 100 euros for just the helium for each dive on the Southwold

But Trimix/helium diving isn't mandatory in tech, many people stick to air/nitrox and keep it shallower then 55 metres....

Time for a YBOD.....

Mine'll be a black one... one eye firmly on the Sentinel at the mo, although there's no way I can afford one for a while....

Then you need to drool over this then m8 ...

http://www.vimeo.com/2287372

It's the baby brother of the Ouroborus (a serious piece of kit for deep deep stuff), I went down to the factory a few months ago to have a look at how it's made, the engineering and design puts a lot of my concerns about CCR to rest.

It's not long been on the market, reliability is a tag that will have to be earned, but as soon as I win the lottery, I'll be drooling over one of my own

[sira]

(24-11-2008 04:47 PM)Bobco Wrote:  My regular buddy is currently doing his Trimix ticket, the course is over £500, the 2 Ali 80's were over £150 a piece, a trimix computer is another 700, the argon set was another 150, unless you are flush or have no kids in the house and that's already paid for, this is a very expensive road to set off down

Is that bobco's buddy? AKA Keith, hope it goes well for him.

[Bobco]

Thats the one, top Buddy, now top diver, If all goes well he will be on the ironing gig at chepstow

[sira]

I want to do Normoxic next year but that depends on our Gary A and if he gets his ticket!!

[Bobco]

Its the one K is doing, he will do the Hyp one later, this one is costing enough to make me cough

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Hi willow nice to see you

[bottlefish]

(25-11-2008 01:16 PM)Bobco Wrote:  Its the one K is doing, he will do the Hyp one later, this one is costing enough to make me cough

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Hi willow nice to see you

I haven't stopped coughing for a year now (must give up the evil sticks!), but it's worth it, just to give you the spread of choice... although I'd say go for the full suite and get ER as well, that gives you the choice of deep air if mix isn't an option.

[Bobco]

K for now, one day for me