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Excellent work! This is a another game changer in the DH world. Thanks Luis now your 2 for 2.

You know there are still a few warm places to dive after September. Come on down to So. Florida. We have some vintage friendly dive shops and I even know a couple of boats that will take you out to the 3rd reef so you can meet your maker while you dive those death traps. So don't wuss out and...

Hey John that Aquamatic on Ebay went for real money didn't it? Any way I did buy the Voit version last week and I plan to rebuilt it. It needs the 1st and 2nd stage diaphragms as well as the exhaust but the rest looks good. FYI Elmer, if you decide to add an Aquamatic to your collection just...

I was certified in 1971 at age 16 and all of these scenarios were practiced by the instructors on us. I have often told newbies about the good old days and how lucky they are. After all none of these situations could ever happen now, not in the 21 century. But just in case I still harassed my...

It looks pink in the photo, is that right?

Perhaps the LDS did get it as backwards, aluminum vs steel, or the under educated clerk remembered it wrong. I would get a letter from the Hydro guy stating that it passed a DOT sanctioned test and that it is safe to fill to 2250 and talk directly with the owner, you never know he might even...

Looks heavy. I think it's some kind of fire fighting gear and is missing the full face mask.

Well I wish I could have made it, but even though I live in Florida, Ocala was a dive to far. I do have a consolation prize though, I just found these a few months ago and have been meaning to post them. They are pictures on the set with the man him self, Lloyd Bridges. One with me and a shot...

Lloyd's mini sub for the Movie "Daring Game"

Me and the Man "Lloyd Bridges" aka Mike Nelson on the set of his 1967 movie "Daring Game"

Well Saturday was a good day. I dove the warm waters of SE Florida in vintage style. Reg #one was my Calypso IV J just to set the bar. It’s all original and was probably never touched, so aside from a cleaning and lube the parts are same as new (37 years ago). So much for the Aqualung...

Congratulations! You have one of the only working Northhills in the country. They are a rare beast and have some very unique features including a type of compensation for the changing pressure in your tank. That's why the HP seat which is part of that pin that can be seen from the yoke side...

It's looks clean from the pix. I have a 4 J and have tweaked it to breath quite well. It has a balanced 1st (the current version is not) and it's the same second as a Conshelf. So is it worth anything? Not much according to all I have followed on EBay. I bought my very clean 4J for $25 and...

Yes, the Meadows park pool has a 15' diving well, unfortunately it is not available to the public.

Oh, it definitely won't be a local thing cause I'm still trying to light a fire under these old farts to let me rebuild there regs. And I'm talking Mistrals to RAMs, there is some good stuff down here. So if I can put this together we will have a 12 pack for a wreck & reef dive plus a cookout...

Hi, and welcome to the Vintage world. Simonbeans and Herman are right, the vintage diving community is a special one for sure. But for some of us it's not Vintage, it's just a trip down memory lane, so have fun collecting yours. BTW I'm in Boca and I have been talking to some of the guys...

Simonbeans, how many gram cartridge is that? I went to the bicycle inflator site and they have a good chart on cartridge size vs volume and PSI. Here's the link. http://www.genuineinnovations.com/images/Inflation%20Chart.jpg

Just in case you haven't done the math, this reg could be 38 years old and is still fully functional by today's diving standards. In fact the Conshef 14 in which is essentially the same with an added extra LP port and a slightly different exhaust T is still in use by the US Navy, and it was the...

Well I think you have a very good grasp of the situation with the exception of one point. The floating valve which is unique to Northhill does not push the levers up as the tank presser rises. In point of fact it lowers them to compensate for the higher presser by increasing the tension on the...