Gibby
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Hello;
New to the forum, obviously. I was certified in the mid-90's for scuba, but after receiving orders to Europe and subsequently spending the next 15 years in Germany...I did not pursue it. It was just way too difficult to find a suitable location and too expensive to continue at my pay grade.
Well, I have since retired and want to get back in to it. However, my wife has a very sensitive latex allergy. (SOAPBOX TALK - Skip to the next paragraph) Has this industry finally gotten on board with offering a safer environment and means for everyone (latex allergy sufferers as well) to not use such a toxic substance? She never used to be sensitive to latex; but, working in the medical field in Europe for years afforded her with a ton of experience and an allergy that could kill her if a stray rubber balloon happens to fly by. Don't even ask her to go in to a tire store. Latex can build up in your system and can cause anaphylaxis.
Anyway, on to the real question instead of my soap box...Is it possible to find a completely latex-free dive experience? From the air compressor filling the tanks all the way to the air lines and mouth piece? I do understand cross exposure from people renting equipment diving off the same boat and all that. For this argument, lets just assume I too have the same allergy, we own our equipment and we're only ever going to be diving together with the exact same equipment.
Thanks for your help and I wish everyone well. Hopefully this thread will help others. I'll post more here if I find out information from different sources.
GIB!!!
New to the forum, obviously. I was certified in the mid-90's for scuba, but after receiving orders to Europe and subsequently spending the next 15 years in Germany...I did not pursue it. It was just way too difficult to find a suitable location and too expensive to continue at my pay grade.
Well, I have since retired and want to get back in to it. However, my wife has a very sensitive latex allergy. (SOAPBOX TALK - Skip to the next paragraph) Has this industry finally gotten on board with offering a safer environment and means for everyone (latex allergy sufferers as well) to not use such a toxic substance? She never used to be sensitive to latex; but, working in the medical field in Europe for years afforded her with a ton of experience and an allergy that could kill her if a stray rubber balloon happens to fly by. Don't even ask her to go in to a tire store. Latex can build up in your system and can cause anaphylaxis.
Anyway, on to the real question instead of my soap box...Is it possible to find a completely latex-free dive experience? From the air compressor filling the tanks all the way to the air lines and mouth piece? I do understand cross exposure from people renting equipment diving off the same boat and all that. For this argument, lets just assume I too have the same allergy, we own our equipment and we're only ever going to be diving together with the exact same equipment.
Thanks for your help and I wish everyone well. Hopefully this thread will help others. I'll post more here if I find out information from different sources.
GIB!!!