Twinset/ Rebreather question.

[Dan Wilko]

I'm not sure were to post this, i didnt want to post in the rebreather section as i wanted the two POV.

Okay, bit of background. This will all be a few years in the future as i feel i need more experience first but, at the moment I dive singles and I find my dives (depth) are being limited by my gas, not by experience (or lack there of.)

In the future I would like to dive with a rebreather. But my question is this, should I buy a twinset first to experience the depths that are currently inaccesable, or go for it and do a rebreather course and save the money I would spend on another cylinder, valve, regs etc etc.

Would it be strange to go from single to rebreather?

I hope that made sense!
And thanks in advance for any replys.

[rich_01299]

Go CCR NOW and just take it SLOW!

Thats what I would do if I had my time over again!

[ardhill]

I am sure someone who knows what they are talking about will say if this is so. But, as far as I know, the first rebreather course you have to do (Mod1) limits your depth and time.

I believe you can only use air dilutent and are deco restricted as well.

So, if you feel you are ready for a rebreather then I don't think you need previous depth and deco experience before using one as you will be restricted till you get enough hours up after Mod1 before you can move on to the next level.

(Note: I don't dive a RB and have never been trained on using one - i.e. I could be talking rubbish)

[Deep Baloo]

If you are thinking of going to a rebreather already, you would be really wasting your time buying twins etc. You would be better off doing your CCR course as soon as possible,getting comfortable with the rebreather and then slowly working up to the type of diving you want to do

[milldog]

from a personal view if i would have thought about it i would have go to rebreather straight away however i have spent to much money on twins reg's etc

but possibly next year with Gary or thats the plan anyway

Graham

[Dan Wilko]

This is backing up what I was thinking, I just didnt want to turn up to the course and the instructor asking previous dive experience, and I have only done 40ish on a single.

[rich_01299]

Originally Posted by wilko2812

This is backing up what I was thinking, I just didnt want to turn up to the course and the instructor asking previous dive experience, and I have only done 40ish on a single.

well thats good! but you will need your nitrox as well first then you are off

[Dan Wilko]

So all i need is a nitrox cert.
is there a minimum amount of dives?

[Janos]

Hum.

I would go for the twinset first, and do a couple of seasons on that.

Why do you want to dive a rebreather? I don't mean that rhetorically, but you really do need to answer that question to your own satisfaction. What are you reasons for choosing it? If it's more time at depth, then if you're currently diving a single then a twinset should give you a few hundred dives diving new stuff you haven't done before.

If you end up going to a rebreather in a year or two, then you can sell your twinset, and worse case you'll lose £100 on it, (assuming you don't keep it for an air bank). And let's face it, £100 is less than half the cost of a new set of cells, which you have to replace every year.

It took me around 18 months from first starting to think about a rebreather to actually stumping up the cash for one. If I was you, I'd spend that time by doing some enjoyable diving on a twinset.

Janos

[Dan Wilko]

Thanks, that is the way I had originally thought about doing it. And raised some questions i need to ask my self.

Thanks