[quote=cedricverdier]Hi all,
For those who are butt-heavy with a rebreather, a very efficient way to improve the trim is to mount the in-board tanks upright instead of upside down. Obviously, it's only valid for the "open-frame" rebreathers like the Megalodon, the Prism (no cover), the KISS or some homebuilts.
The weight of the tank valves and the regulator 1st stages are now on top of the unit instead of on the bottom.
Benefits:
- The balance of the unit makes most of the trim weights unnecessary.
- After re-routing and shortening the LP and HP hoses, the configuration becomes a lot simpler (and streamlined?)
- It becomes easier to spot any leak from a 1st stage (specialy for solo divers...)
- The unit is more stable at sitting upright on a boat, and the valves/regulators are less exposed to damage or leak.
I agree to all these benefits, but add one which is the best one for me is that you can use big tanks ( never under 6 liters but never more than 12 for me ) of course its a rather big unit, but not a monster based on EDO04 ( id Rebreather 80 like ) turned into mCCR.
And my Back up Rebreather is feeded by the same back mounted dil tanks, 3 liters o2 tanks are side mounted
An other benefit is that the valve position is always the same behind your back either with 6 , 7 or 12 but in this case the Rebreather dont tuch the ground.
Ok its only for big cave diving, too heavy to walk with, and on a boat hum hum!
