Looks like I will soon be joining the ranks of the bubble-less. I will very soon be getting a Hollis Prism2 CCR rebreather. I realize that it will take a lot of learning & discipline to learn it, but I'm feeling up to the challenge.
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You know that I find rebreathers intriguing. I'm sure that the bouyancy is totally different than anything that I have ever dove but can you explain why you can't use breath for depth control? The rebreather doesn't change it's size, does it?. A person with full lungs displaces more water than if their lungs are empty. I'm not doubting you, just wanting to understand.
I will begin training on my unit in the coming weeks. I'm totally looking at it differently than before. Although different, I got very humbled by my Cave DPV course. It really got me to thinking how quickly things can go wrong. Yes, I am still going to learn the unit, but I am now thinking on a more cautionary level, than before. That DPV course was a real eye opener for me. I needed that.....