PurpleRonald
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My favorite helmet - most comfortable was the old Joe Savoie ie. it was light, had great vision(was not claustrophobic and it just felt comfy) Some of the worst things I've ever worn: a face mask with a giant purge valve(I forget the brand - maybe a 'voight' but it boasted of having the largest purge valve of any mask...and a 3 window mask by Scubapro that had a huge purge and so much volume it was pitiful...) Well, here's some thoughts of what I'd like to see :
1) A wing with a ballast system that uses 'the water' as its weight/ballast ie. flood it for weight and purge it with the inflator hose for buoyancy. The dream of finally burying 'weight belts and pocket weights...' (in theory one could gauge one's weight/ballast and monitor it throughout the dive) One could precisely measure one's ballast and become a true submarine.
2) A scuba helmet/hat(i always liked those old Jacque Cousteau Divers who wore the neat yellow helmets with the integrated light)but I think it makes sense - especially if it is so comfortable you don't even know it's there. It seems logical ie. of all the places on earth where you don't want to bump your head and lose consciousness - underwater would seem to be the place!
3)Improved full face masks that incorporate improved communication systems. I like the Oceanic and Kirby M. masks that allow 'buddy breathing' but would of course like to see them lighter and evermore sleeker.
4)As technology improves - the 'rebreather' becomes more affordable and practical...
but one also envisions a kind of back-up rebreather for scuba divers ie. instead of 'spare air' or even an octopus - one has a small back-up rebreather.
5) A new 'spear' - not quite a 'speargun' but not a 'polespear' ie. more like a 'Hawaiian Sling' but more powerful ie. it would be short range and kinda like a 'bow and arrow' - think of a small bow and arrow with thin carbon 'arrows' that can be reloaded...shot at relatively short ranges ie. 5 ft.
6) The Perfect Fin (how bout a fin that starts at the knee and ends at the foot - you could even walk in it on the beach as well as on the seafloor...)
7) A Tank the size of a small spare air that lasts as long as a standard 80. ; )
It would fit inside one's new wing and custom fitted back pack...
8) A Nice instrument console(in color) that incorporates your shark shield,metal detector, GPS and Fish Finder.. ; )
1) A wing with a ballast system that uses 'the water' as its weight/ballast ie. flood it for weight and purge it with the inflator hose for buoyancy. The dream of finally burying 'weight belts and pocket weights...' (in theory one could gauge one's weight/ballast and monitor it throughout the dive) One could precisely measure one's ballast and become a true submarine.
2) A scuba helmet/hat(i always liked those old Jacque Cousteau Divers who wore the neat yellow helmets with the integrated light)but I think it makes sense - especially if it is so comfortable you don't even know it's there. It seems logical ie. of all the places on earth where you don't want to bump your head and lose consciousness - underwater would seem to be the place!
3)Improved full face masks that incorporate improved communication systems. I like the Oceanic and Kirby M. masks that allow 'buddy breathing' but would of course like to see them lighter and evermore sleeker.
4)As technology improves - the 'rebreather' becomes more affordable and practical...
but one also envisions a kind of back-up rebreather for scuba divers ie. instead of 'spare air' or even an octopus - one has a small back-up rebreather.
5) A new 'spear' - not quite a 'speargun' but not a 'polespear' ie. more like a 'Hawaiian Sling' but more powerful ie. it would be short range and kinda like a 'bow and arrow' - think of a small bow and arrow with thin carbon 'arrows' that can be reloaded...shot at relatively short ranges ie. 5 ft.
6) The Perfect Fin (how bout a fin that starts at the knee and ends at the foot - you could even walk in it on the beach as well as on the seafloor...)
7) A Tank the size of a small spare air that lasts as long as a standard 80. ; )
It would fit inside one's new wing and custom fitted back pack...
8) A Nice instrument console(in color) that incorporates your shark shield,metal detector, GPS and Fish Finder.. ; )