DSMB & spool purchase - my considerations.

[DanielRJones]

Primary dsmb is semi sealed so can be filled with octo also has lp inflate that you can breath into and has over pressure valve. This is perm attached to a 75m ratchet reel and clipped to my ass D ring.
I have a co2 inflate dsmb (has oral inflate also) in my left pocket with a spare 50m reel.

We had to deploy dsmb in my open water and have deployed on most dives. Would not get in the water without one.

 

[Olariuas]

What do you think of those 2 ?
DSMB - Seeker - See Me
- Radar I have no idea how it work exactly is it just a piece of metal ?
- Luminous with a Glow Stick

That one is kinda interesting
DSMB

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[CWK]

What do you think of those 2 ?
DSMB - Seeker - See Me
- Radar I have no idea how it work exactly is it just a piece of metal ?
- Luminous with a Glow Stick

That one is kinda interesting
DSMB

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I’d buy the seeker if it didn’t have the crack bottle fitting. Not tempted by the See Me. My led torches burn hot when out of water and I can get the same effect by shoving my torch up the bottom of a semi sealed smb.

The Mares is closed bottom, which to me is designed more for dry suit divers. So not interesting to me as a wet suit diver as I would not want to either disconnect my bcd inflator hose, or have to attach an auxiliary low pressure inflator hose to my reg first stage just for dsmb inflation.

 

[Olariuas]

What is exactly the use of a radar ? I mean is it something electronic or just a piece of metal ? Do he need to send some signals Hertz ?

 

[CWK]

Radar reflecting material to aid search and rescue in case you are lost. The DAN smb is also supposed to have some radar reflecting properties.

 

[Snoweman]

Primary dsmb is semi sealed so can be filled with octo also has lp inflate that you can breath into and has over pressure valve. This is perm attached to a 75m ratchet reel and clipped to my ass D ring.
I have a co2 inflate dsmb (has oral inflate also) in my left pocket with a spare 50m reel.

We had to deploy dsmb in my open water and have deployed on most dives. Would not get in the water without one.

A CO2 inflate DSMB? Where did you get that? What happens if it accidentally goes off in your pocket?

 

[DanielRJones]

A CO2 inflate DSMB? Where did you get that? What happens if it accidentally goes off in your pocket?

CO2 Surface Marker Buoys

To deploy it you have to pull the lever through 180 degree this lever is 1 wrap into the stored dsmb. So very very very low chance of it going off

 

[Patoux01]

While the whole idea of needing an "auto-smb" is already silly imo, why would you use something as stupid as CO2 and waste refills when you can just put an air tank? The lengths people will go to to produce more waste is amazing.
AP Self-sealing SMB with Inflation Cylinder | AP Diving

 

[Olariuas]

While the whole idea of needing an "auto-smb" is already silly imo, why would you use something as stupid as CO2 and waste refills when you can just put an air tank?

From your point of view what kind of features a diver who want a nice DSMB and maybe waste more money into it ?
There are also some DSMB with radar adhesive or even support a mirror / cyalume on it or even a small support where you can put your mirror, a whistle on it, or another place where you can insert a wetnote

 

[DanielRJones]

While the whole idea of needing an "auto-smb" is already silly imo, why would you use something as stupid as CO2 and waste refills when you can just put an air tank? The lengths people will go to to produce more waste is amazing.
AP Self-sealing SMB with Inflation Cylinder | AP Diving

Because the air cylinders are bigger and need to be filled every time. The co2 are a recylable product and i can get them anywhere around the world where the crack bottle has to be dissasembled and reasembled every time you fly. It it alot harder to fit in a pocket is heavier.