Scubakid
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To all of you CCR experts out there!!??.
I have just done the unthinkable. Yeap, I think so. I have just made the decision to sell my OC Scuba gear, which I already have, to start saving up for a CCR Rebreather.
I had been thinking about doing this for quite some time and I figured why not start now. To advise you, I have (and yes I am aware that I will be receiving lots of riff-raff about this) over 50 dives. I had been thinking about doing the NITROX Course but then I started reading this particular thread and I have become VERY interested in this CCR stuff. So I figured why not learn all that I can before going into making this purchase so I will possibly be ready to take the plunge in a different area of Scuba Diving.
I presently do all of my diving in British Columbia and as you are all aware it is a somewhat difficult area to dive in due to the cold, brrrrrrrrrr, waters here. Of course I have become quite accustomed to using dry suits and so on. Anyway to make this long boring story short I would like to get some -professional- feedback from you. I have started to save a pretty good amount of money to be able to purchase a CCR rebreather within (possibly?) the beginning of next year.
I have read lots of info on different types of Rebreathers, and their uses, and have absolutely have come to the decision that the CCR would be it. However, with all of the positives/negatives and of course lots of misinformation written regarding the use of Rebreathers I seem that it will be a tough decision to make.
I have been "aiming" towards the PRISM TOPAZ as it seems that it has all of the best features for a CCR Rebreather. To boot it is somewhat light weight when compared to other models listed. However, with this being said, I seem to have seen and/or read that O.M.G. should be coming out with their NEMESIS ina "short" while whatever a short while means to them.
Would you all be able to give me some kind of feedback of what would be a good choice between these two models?
And yes you can and I expect to receive some professional opinions and I would be very thankful for them.
Regarding the INSPIRATION,as I am sure that I will get some feedback on this model, I prefer not to relegate it as a choice due to the number of accidents with it. Too many "unquestioned" issues with it.
Thanks to you all.
Scubakid:bang:
I have just done the unthinkable. Yeap, I think so. I have just made the decision to sell my OC Scuba gear, which I already have, to start saving up for a CCR Rebreather.
I had been thinking about doing this for quite some time and I figured why not start now. To advise you, I have (and yes I am aware that I will be receiving lots of riff-raff about this) over 50 dives. I had been thinking about doing the NITROX Course but then I started reading this particular thread and I have become VERY interested in this CCR stuff. So I figured why not learn all that I can before going into making this purchase so I will possibly be ready to take the plunge in a different area of Scuba Diving.
I presently do all of my diving in British Columbia and as you are all aware it is a somewhat difficult area to dive in due to the cold, brrrrrrrrrr, waters here. Of course I have become quite accustomed to using dry suits and so on. Anyway to make this long boring story short I would like to get some -professional- feedback from you. I have started to save a pretty good amount of money to be able to purchase a CCR rebreather within (possibly?) the beginning of next year.
I have read lots of info on different types of Rebreathers, and their uses, and have absolutely have come to the decision that the CCR would be it. However, with all of the positives/negatives and of course lots of misinformation written regarding the use of Rebreathers I seem that it will be a tough decision to make.
I have been "aiming" towards the PRISM TOPAZ as it seems that it has all of the best features for a CCR Rebreather. To boot it is somewhat light weight when compared to other models listed. However, with this being said, I seem to have seen and/or read that O.M.G. should be coming out with their NEMESIS ina "short" while whatever a short while means to them.
Would you all be able to give me some kind of feedback of what would be a good choice between these two models?
And yes you can and I expect to receive some professional opinions and I would be very thankful for them.
Regarding the INSPIRATION,as I am sure that I will get some feedback on this model, I prefer not to relegate it as a choice due to the number of accidents with it. Too many "unquestioned" issues with it.
Thanks to you all.
Scubakid:bang: