Photos of U.S. Divers ABS Advanced Breathing System with Triple Manifold newer UDS-1

[LightningFoto]

Photos of the US Divers ABS from 1988

There does not appear to be photos of this set up anywhere online so even though these are from 1988 I thought somebody out there might enjoy seeing what this set up looks like. These images show the U.S.Divers USD ABS Advanced Breathing System from 1988, it was a triple 30 with a specialized manifold and backpack design. This was the updated version of the 1974 U.S. Divers UDS-1 the yellow backpack style scuba rig. Since this is gray it could also be the US Navy Seal version, which nobody seems to have photos of as these were supposed to be Silver or Blue in Color. If you know more about this system feel free to share more information.

Thanks for looking, Tom

 

[beanojones]

These are awesomely streamlined, and guys in Hawaii love them with good reason. Plenty of guys still dive them.

 

[cheeko8080]

I have this manifold and would love to get a hold of the bands....or maybe come up with a different banding system. It's great to see some quality photos of this system complete.

 

[Rich Keller]

You might find this useful.

 

[olkev]

Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society uses them. They have new custom outer shells and a custom buoyancy compensator but the tanks and manifold are the USD ABS

http://www.kqed.org/press/tv/cousteau/amazon/images/cousteau-amazon7.jpg

I wish somebody would mass produce this kind of stuff . . .