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Mike · 29th December 2005, 02:02

Why bother?
Recreational diving I assume means open water? So you're not trying to fit through any small holes, so what advantage does the smaller profile give you?
Especially if you are serious about carrying offboard bailout, you now have your unit PLUS a sling for a rec dive where previously you would just have had your onboard 3ls. So it's actually a larger and more complex total package...

Diving dry, I'm using around 150l of dil on a dive (then again, my boyancy is still shit) so it get's a bit marginal unless you use your offboard for suit inflation.

If you really want a smaller package and to carry a sling, why not just use a single stumpy 2l onboard for O2, and use your sling for dil + wing + drysuit?

Mike

29th December 2005, 02:02	#3 (permalink)
Mike Prism 'prentice Current Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Evolution Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 329	Re: Catalina S6 0.9litre 207bar Why bother? Recreational diving I assume means open water? So you're not trying to fit through any small holes, so what advantage does the smaller profile give you? Especially if you are serious about carrying offboard bailout, you now have your unit PLUS a sling for a rec dive where previously you would just have had your onboard 3ls. So it's actually a larger and more complex total package... Diving dry, I'm using around 150l of dil on a dive (then again, my boyancy is still shit) so it get's a bit marginal unless you use your offboard for suit inflation. If you really want a smaller package and to carry a sling, why not just use a single stumpy 2l onboard for O2, and use your sling for dil + wing + drysuit? Mike __________________ Open ....... Closed Mind ........ Loop
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