Rob Johnson

I've been thinking about getting a rebreather for a while and have been looking around reasearching different models. Right now all that I want is a SCR that will prolong my po bottom times while doing rec diving and reduce the ammount of tanks needing to be hauled for a longer day of diving (one of our main dive spots is on a fairly steep downhill slope that is pure torture to come back up with . Eventually I would like to get into tech diving eventually and when I did I would like to use a CCR as this is what my instructor uses and recomends. I am thinking that a Drager Dolphin would serve my needs fairly well as it seems relatively easy to convert it to closed circuit when I am ready. My instructor uses a converted dolphin as well so I could get some help converting it and he is knoledgeable about it. Would this be the best way to do it or should I buy a SCR and then a CCR when I am ready to go further? What rebreather would you reccomend if you think I should do the latter?

Thanks for your time, Rob