After having BOV envy for a few weeks, my Pelagian BOV arrived from Thailand yesterday. Fitting onto the rEvo was as simple as it could be.
(1) Remove zip ties which (insufficiently) hold the hoses to the Drager DSV.
(2) Place hoses over Pelagian BOV.
(3) Zip tie the hoses onto the BOV.
(4) Remove mouthpiece/gag strap from Drager DSV and zip tie onto Pelagian BOV (or use the supplied mouthpiece w/o gag strap).
Nothing to modify. Well. Almost nothing.
The HUD fits almost perfectly onto the Pelagian BOV, but the angle of the HUD is too low to view so I had to bend the mounting bracket to adjust. This was a fairly trivial thing to do.
Now, about my comment about the zip ties being insufficient for holding the hoses on the Drager DSV. The lip of the Drager DSV is not very pronounced and is quite low, and I'm willing to bet that anyone with a rEvo can remove the hose from the DSV with a little effort - this was the way I removed mine for the swap and it has happened more than once. I think for this case, stainless hose clamps may be better suited, perhaps with a piece of inner tube to prevent undue wear on the hose. The lip on the Pelagian BOV is much more pronounced such that zip ties should be sufficient to prevent the hoses from pulling off.
I haven't tested the BOV yet, but will be doing so shortly, as soon as my BO plug-in is complete. I plan on trading with Tyler to check out his Golem BOV as well to see what the differences may exist between these two - from what I've read, these are two high-quality BOVs.
Here are some pictures of the Pelagian on my rEvo.
Pelagian BOV from the front:
From the rear:
At an angle:
Pelagian BOV with Drager DSV right below it:
