Quote: (Originally Posted by
wedivebc)
...CO2 hit want to comment on how long it took to get your breathing under control.
...3l is big enough?
massive CO2 hit?... well it wasn't fun... as murphy would have it, on this dive I was diving with
my DIL as inflation (wing & drysuit) and b/o.
upon recognizing the problem... (actually not being able to control breathing);
bailout, wrapped the reel into a knot and surfaced...
"I had about a 5 minute surface swim in; my mind was clear, but still short of breath. it wasn't until
17 minutes after surfacing (looked at my computer) that I was completely settled..."
http://www.rebreatherworld.com/rebre...fish-bait.html
My DIL sphere was full (3000psi => 18-ish cuft?... 3-ish liter).
I can not remember the actual pressure after the incident, but more than 1000psi was left.
My thoughts over all;
I think it depends on type of diving you are planning and the support one might need. In my case
I had enough gas, but
if a safety stop would have been required... no way...
The other thought is this... a diver should always KNOW their equipment to that end, changes
should be kept to a minimum and "test dived" before performing any actual dives. I am still in
the habit, during dives, of touching everything without looking... O2 valve there,
bailout/ deco/ travel/ whatever reg here, etc...
so why not keep the base unit the same? what that means, for me, is that I will always have my
butt mounted bottle when diving my rig; 19cuft (3l) dedicated to bouyancy and bailout. more and
different gas added as required by the dive plan, but this will always remain the same...
hoppy's 2 cents...