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brandon429
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by the way that double system is sick I would have paid good money for that
I was meaning carry two separate lol
I was meaning carry two separate lol
Ways you can use a spare air tank other than as scuba redundancy
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mike_s
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see..... you're already going past a pool toy and trying to use it for "open water" diving off of a dock, which is most likely going to be lower vis, prob deeper water and lead to possible fishing line entanglements, etc....
you just took a bad idea and turned it into a really bad idea...
Now your changing the dynamics of this system. Simple to complex and more risk.
If you want to do a dive off a dock do it in full scuba gear. OR...do some free diving. With lots of practice you can hold your breath before you turn blue. manage to get around a few minutes, then surface with out blowing your lungs out...but then again...the risk is yours.
If you want to do a dive off a dock do it in full scuba gear. OR...do some free diving. With lots of practice you can hold your breath before you turn blue
. manage to get around a few minutes, then surface with out blowing your lungs out...but then again...the risk is yours.
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brandon429
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that's fair at least I didn't lie about my considerations
in all other fairness, their site does list that as customer-fed back legit uses...ie, using it as an assisted snorkeling device. boat captns on the site had said they use it to check the undersides periodically...it did not appear to be site-listed propaganda, it was written like true customer feedbacks. And, since when was spare-air company a ripoff company...they seemed legit to me. If it works as stated, I could see using it as assisted snorkeling safely, as the site says right> The safety items listed such as ascent consideration, equilization and not bumping your head underwater is no different than normal diving rules, so all in all it's no more dangerous than regular diving setups right?
in all other fairness, their site does list that as customer-fed back legit uses...ie, using it as an assisted snorkeling device. boat captns on the site had said they use it to check the undersides periodically...it did not appear to be site-listed propaganda, it was written like true customer feedbacks. And, since when was spare-air company a ripoff company...they seemed legit to me. If it works as stated, I could see using it as assisted snorkeling safely, as the site says right> The safety items listed such as ascent consideration, equilization and not bumping your head underwater is no different than normal diving rules, so all in all it's no more dangerous than regular diving setups right?
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Why yes....yes it is.
mike_s
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there are some sites on the internet also that explain how the tooth fairy is real also.
Of course their website is going to push their product. That's what it's there for.
Their goal is to tell you how great it is and seperate you from your hard earned money in your pocket.
You're gonna spend about $300 on this Spare Air, then another $180 on an tank to refull it from. In the end after shipping taxes, etc, you'll have $500 in a "pool toy" that will seem "neat at first" but get boring after a while....
save yourself the money and use it wisely for something else. (it doesn't get much simplier than that....)
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I knew you guys wouldn't take a devils advocate easily, one can always count on posting boards to get the real scoop from the passionate ones. if you all came on my reef aquarium forum posting some crazy ideas I'd prolly respond similarly thanks for reinforcing the safety aspect.
thanks for reinforcing the safety aspect.
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also I wasn't taking their literature lock stock and barrel, that's why I thought I'd check here. I think it's safe to say the device doesn't suffer from unplanned explosion, so outside of that a man is up against normal and predictable dive physiology and nothing untoward related specifically to the device...I won't be dock diving anytime soon, I'm landlocked in west texas, only pools are available. When I was reading about their snorkeling use it seemed straightforward and safe...you snorkel normally then just use the spare air for a short decent and back up, didn't seem to big a deal but I know you guys don't want to endorse anything other than proven solid gear sounds good
dkktsunami
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Each time you "fill" the spare air from the large tank it will be "less full". The pressure will equalize each time. "Full" is at 3000 psi, next filling will have less pressure.
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