lerpy
Contributor
Your adding a level of safety to your diving and that is certainly a good thing. I really like the fact that you have taken the time to test it out in your pool and know how long it last, and what it feels like when it is getting down to the last breaths. Very good on you for testing your new gear out and understanding it before just jumping into the water. Any additional safety is always a good thing.
I do not know a lot about the Odyseey but I see it appears that it can be put on a larger bottle, which you may want to consider.
I find it interesting the comments about the "real diver" that are telling you the bad things about it. If you mean by real diver, those that may have more training, experience, and have possibly dealt with emergencies, then you may not want to be so quick to disregard what they may have to say.
That being said, here are the potential draw backs of a system like this, or a spare air that is more limited as you cannot put on a bigger bottle.
You tested the system in your pool to understand how it works, how long it will last, and what it feels like in the last breaths. You now need to factor in depth, and stress factor. As noted you have an RMV of 0.60 based on your practice in the pool. Figure in a high stress, OOA, that doubles, add in you are at 60 feet or almost 3 ATA, your volume has now been reduced by almost a third.
That tank now is going to be much less than you might expect or need, and you are making a very rapid accent which also has a great potent to harm you. This is why "real diver" who carry pony's tend to carry something like an AL40.
I would personally consider up sizing the bottle a bit, yup bigger bottles can be a pain, but not having enough gas is a bigger pain.
I do not know a lot about the Odyseey but I see it appears that it can be put on a larger bottle, which you may want to consider.
I find it interesting the comments about the "real diver" that are telling you the bad things about it. If you mean by real diver, those that may have more training, experience, and have possibly dealt with emergencies, then you may not want to be so quick to disregard what they may have to say.
That being said, here are the potential draw backs of a system like this, or a spare air that is more limited as you cannot put on a bigger bottle.
You tested the system in your pool to understand how it works, how long it will last, and what it feels like in the last breaths. You now need to factor in depth, and stress factor. As noted you have an RMV of 0.60 based on your practice in the pool. Figure in a high stress, OOA, that doubles, add in you are at 60 feet or almost 3 ATA, your volume has now been reduced by almost a third.
That tank now is going to be much less than you might expect or need, and you are making a very rapid accent which also has a great potent to harm you. This is why "real diver" who carry pony's tend to carry something like an AL40.
I would personally consider up sizing the bottle a bit, yup bigger bottles can be a pain, but not having enough gas is a bigger pain.
