CCRs do you want one?

[iwantone]

Yes definitely (see my user name), however I don`t think I could give it enough time to justify it.
Probably wouldn`t buy one though, it would be more fun to build my own, most of them look home built anyway.

[Pasty Man Stan]

I am fascinated by rebreathers, don't know anything "real" about them, but still fascinated. I love the idea of fettling and working with something and adding bits and pieces - purely from the engineering/geeky/blokey side of it. What would I get? A Meg. Do I know why? Nope, just looks like it would never break and would survive anything. Would I look a knob if I did? oh yes! I know that I could maintain a RB, but I'm not sure that I have the diving mindset to use one.

I would love one. Will my diving ever justify it? Probably (definitely) not. In order to do that sort of diving, I'd have to put some bloody serious time in - and after the divorce, I doubt I would be able to even think about an RB. BUT, do you have to dive deep to use a RB? If you had the cash, would it be a viable alternative to a good ol' twinset?

I'm having enough fun at my current limit (30M) to keep me happy, I have enough toys to keep me happy as well - for the moment.

Will I get one? At the moment, no. Still, it doesn't hurt to pipe dream, does it?!?

Cheers.

Stan.

[don]

I'm waiting until somebody builds the only safe one on the market, that has a published FMECA that was independently verified (oh bugger that rules out the Apocolypse)...

Sorry guys flippant response - yes I'd love a Sentinel (get off the phone John and read the rest of the post....) but I'm just not doing enough UK diving to justify it.

[Gav6280]

Yes but something not so scary like the Posidon CCR

2nd that, looks very cool. Would like to see one in the flesh, anyone got one yet?

[Mark C]

I am fascinated by rebreathers, don't know anything "real" about them, but still fascinated. I love the idea of fettling and working with something and adding bits and pieces - purely from the engineering/geeky/blokey side of it. What would I get? A Meg. Do I know why? Nope, just looks like it would never break and would survive anything. Would I look a knob if I did? oh yes! I know that I could maintain a RB, but I'm not sure that I have the diving mindset to use one.

I would love one. Will my diving ever justify it? Probably (definitely) not. In order to do that sort of diving, I'd have to put some bloody serious time in - and after the divorce, I doubt I would be able to even think about an RB. BUT, do you have to dive deep to use a RB? If you had the cash, would it be a viable alternative to a good ol' twinset?

I'm having enough fun at my current limit (30M) to keep me happy, I have enough toys to keep me happy as well - for the moment.

Will I get one? At the moment, no. Still, it doesn't hurt to pipe dream, does it?!?

Cheers.

Stan.

Thats why the Posidon one seems like a less scary option as its 40M max - geared for the "rec" diver or thicko's

[Ricky Cantley]

I want another one, 6 days in Scapa has given me back my love of wreck diving. I wish I had never sold my Meg, oh well

[Moray Brown]

Trust me... faffing with twins is a breeze

Yes.

I tried the Sentinel last weekend, and although i didn't have a great deal of time on it, i thought it would be great to have one instead of all this mucking about with twins.

All i need would be the money to pay for it and the time to do the training.

[Sparky750]

Trust me... faffing with twins is a breeze

Yep much easier life with twins although i enjoy messing with my kit the night before anyway if you don't you won't like a rebreather

[Mark Chase]

Just a general rambling question really.

Divers who currently dive on twinsets would you if you could afford to, do the training and buy a CCR?

Just wondering as a couple of mates currently dive them and a couple of others have mentioned they are saving for one.

Been mulling the idea over myself.........................................

70m dive = £150+ on gas and logistics on OC but its £15 in gas lime and batteries on a CCR

I had no choice but to go CCR or quit doing the diving i wanted to do.

If I could do OC dives to 70m for 40min bottom times on OC for £15 I wouldent touch a CCR with a barge pole.


Now I have one its nice to do all diving on mix for penuts. Even on a 35m dive i am paying less than the Nitrox divers. But in order to make CCR make sense you need to be doing a fair bit of 50m+ diving.

My first CCR cost £3500 including Mod1 and 3 training and it paid for its self in gas in under two years. That was in 2004 so I have saved well over £10,000 in gas so far. My last year as a OC trimix diver was 2003/4. I did 23 trimix dives. If on average i spent £100 a dive on gas thats £2300 so in 4/5 through 8/9 I would have saved £9200 But in 2007 I did 42 trimix dives because I could aford it on a CCR which is why i say id have saved well over 10K by now.


ATB

Mark

[Moray Brown]

Where I agree with the first point you make against putting the hours , I see the second/third point you make as irrelevant. Why normoxic trained?, why to save cost?

remember - a cat is not just for Christmas.. - owning one means you will need to take care of it, maintain it and feed it..

A question back at you: Does your diving merit getting a rebreather? Would you put in the hours? Would the additional costs of the unit price, plus training to a minimum of normoxic trimix see a cost saving against the costs you currently have (or would have in the next few years) by diving open circuit and trimix?

This is a personal decision. One only you can make.