mverick

What if,

You own a VR3 without VPM? And you think the alogrythm is to conservative so you let your buddy dive it OC till he can afford to buy a new one with the color screen he wants.

You own a HS explorer for 4 years I think now and i've gotten about 7 dives total on it cause it always dies. Or gives bad deco. Or floods. Or looses half the screen. Or won't turn on for second or consecutive dives. Or eats batteries. And Gene doesn't want anything to do with me cause last time I told him what I thought of the unit and I wanted my money back. Now he doesn't even answer emails. Won't fix it either. I'm not going to kiss someones ass to get something fixed that has had so many problems. And, you also have to pay shipping to him even when it's a manufactured flaw. After sending it back 3 or 4 times. And, it not working right from when I receive it. Happy I ain't. Great customer service. Only if you kiss his butt..

$1400 Piece of S....



You have a Old Shearwater on your Meg and it's worked great since you bought it and your happy with it's deco schedule.

And, tables and bottom timer....

Oh, don't forget the Cochran.

If you like more conservative Deco, the VR3 is nice. For me it isn't what I was looking for. The Shearwater is nice. I like it a lot.

I would never support anything that Gene does with the HS Explorer. With all the problems I had. Not to mention when I saw he was in on a ReBreather. I figured he'd kill someone with it. That is just a nightmare waiting to happen with all the problems he's had with the Explorer. And, can't fix.

And, there are a lot of people who support Gene and his customer service. One is big on here and I sent out my unit to him when it was giving bad deco for me. For him, it lost half the numbers on the screen but the deco was right. Total I think they got 10 dives or so on it. So, I tried it again in the Great Lakes. It died first dive and wouldn't turn on. It flooded. So, I ain't making this stuff up. Sent back to Gene to fix again. Now, turns on for first dive and everything fine. Second dive it won't turn on. All I wanted was something that works for my $1400. Gene hasn't ever been able to do that for me in 4 years. I've been told when he returned it he upgraded it. Well, how about fixing it. Never been any damage to the unit either. When I received it. I dove it like I got it. Then, couldn't get the battery cap open. Not even with a Quarter, it stripped the quarter slot. I didn't install the battery, I bought it brand new and had a battery in it. Last replacement after the flood he told me he had replaced everything. Well, couldn't have replaced everything. Since my clear plastic was still stuck to the screen that protects the clear screen on it.

I went against some people I knew and listened to all the positives from people from the forums, well respected people.. Should have listened to the people I knew. And also after the problems with Abysmal getting sued over it. Should have known better.