The BCD was a wonderful idea, despite the added complication, the added failure points, and the added expense, compared to just using breathing techniques. Easy push-button control of buoyancy, and lots of buoyancy at the surface, what isn't great about that?
The idea of ditching 30 pounds (dry weight) of kit is also wonderful. But their promo video and their website don't provide very much information, and some of it doesn't add up. I hope someone from the company is following this thread (and can answer my questions):
The video says they are offering courses/diving trips in Maui. Is the tank DOT / TC / CE certified? What are the numbers? Is it certified for SCUBA?
What is the rated max depth of the kit?
What is the dry weight of the kit?
What is the buoyancy of the kit with full air (300 bar) / no water in tank?
At that air pressure, how much water can the system pump into the tank? Equivalently, what is the max change in buoyancy the system can obtain? What is the resultant air pressure? Since it's obviously > 300 bar, how is it possible to claim fill pressures to 300 bar on a tank with max working pressure of 300 bar?
The idea of ditching 30 pounds (dry weight) of kit is also wonderful. But their promo video and their website don't provide very much information, and some of it doesn't add up. I hope someone from the company is following this thread (and can answer my questions):
The video says they are offering courses/diving trips in Maui. Is the tank DOT / TC / CE certified? What are the numbers? Is it certified for SCUBA?
What is the rated max depth of the kit?
What is the dry weight of the kit?
What is the buoyancy of the kit with full air (300 bar) / no water in tank?
At that air pressure, how much water can the system pump into the tank? Equivalently, what is the max change in buoyancy the system can obtain? What is the resultant air pressure? Since it's obviously > 300 bar, how is it possible to claim fill pressures to 300 bar on a tank with max working pressure of 300 bar?