New Diver With Disabilities Inspiration or Kiss

pete611 · 2nd January 2007, 23:57

Hello..to all rebreather wordd divers my name is pedro and i live in puerto rico,i been diving for more thath 18 years with 5000 dive (oc )and the last 1200 with one leg,seen i lost my leg i have been diving tech with twin tanks and rebreather ( dolphin ) now i'm going up to CCR i can get training in puerto rico for the classic inspiration,evolution and kiss.i been diving tech from 150' to 185' on air (no trimix only one leg too many tanks for me )but i will like to go deeper to 250'. the question is witch rebreather is good for me ,classic inspiration, evolution or the kiss. ''o'' yes i will go trimix with the rebreather.

thanks..
pete611

Gracias..

**jepuskar** · 3rd January 2007, 00:31

Hi Pete,

I would take a guess and say that since you can handle twin tanks, any one of the rebreathers you listed would be just fine. I know the Evolution is more compact than the Inspiration, and is pretty similiar to the sport kiss, but I doubt you would have issues with any of them.

One thing to look at it would be scrubber times for each of the units seeing you eventually want to go to 200+ with the unit.

Jason

Gobfish1 · 3rd January 2007, 13:10

Hi
Pete
Take your pick of units
you say no try mix to many cylinders
you could all ways load up with cylinders in water , no need to do it on the boat .
This will help in the water
have a look

Gobfish1 · 3rd January 2007, 13:21

Pete
Most of the tub o lards I dive with cant get by on two legs
So we have to invent ways to help then, ie lift on dive boat , two deck hands to kit them up and unkit them

Think you will find a way when you want to

Peter Piemonte · 3rd January 2007, 15:57

Pedro: One ting you may wish to consider is that given your desire to do a lot of photograpy, you might be happier with an ECCR. Certaily that does not relieve you of the responsibility to monitor your PO2 but it does reduce the workload a bit.

Hopefully an Inspo diver will chime in here, but they do seem to require additional lead for trim and weight which would not be good for you.

I dive my KISS Classic with no weight in a 3 mil suit like you use there in PR.
The new Sport KISS is a really small and light unit. That is certainly worth your consideration. The KISS Classic as a lot heavier than the Sport. How often are you going to be diving greater than 160'?

Another advantage of the KISS is it is very simple to maintain. No need to ever send the unit away. Good luck with your choice. Peter

pete611 · 3rd January 2007, 22:31

Quote: (Originally Posted by jepuskar)

Hi Pete,

I would take a guess and say that since you can handle twin tanks, any one of the rebreathers you listed would be just fine. I know the Evolution is more compact than the Inspiration, and is pretty similiar to the sport kiss, but I doubt you would have issues with any of them.

One thing to look at it would be scrubber times for each of the units seeing you eventually want to go to 200+ with the unit.

Jason

thanks... i will do more homework for the scrubber,yes will like to go deep
gracias..pete611

pete611 · 3rd January 2007, 22:37

Quote: (Originally Posted by Gobfish1)

Hi
Pete
Take your pick of units
you say no try mix to many cylinders
you could all ways load up with cylinders in water , no need to do it on the boat .
This will help in the water
have a look

thanks...the DPV's are good but a use my hands with photo equip.
gracias..pete611

2nd January 2007, 23:57	#1 (permalink)
pete611 RBD one dive at a time... Current Rebreather/s: Dolphin Other Rebreather/s: Dolphin Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 223	New Diver With Disabilities Inspiration or Kiss Hello..to all rebreather wordd divers my name is pedro and i live in puerto rico,i been diving for more thath 18 years with 5000 dive (oc )and the last 1200 with one leg,seen i lost my leg i have been diving tech with twin tanks and rebreather ( dolphin ) now i'm going up to CCR i can get training in puerto rico for the classic inspiration,evolution and kiss.i been diving tech from 150' to 185' on air (no trimix only one leg too many tanks for me )but i will like to go deeper to 250'. the question is witch rebreather is good for me ,classic inspiration, evolution or the kiss. ''o'' yes i will go trimix with the rebreather. thanks.. pete611 Gracias..
(Offline)

3rd January 2007, 00:31	#2 (permalink)
jepuskar NA Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 397	Re: New Diver With Disabilities Inspiration or Kiss Hi Pete, I would take a guess and say that since you can handle twin tanks, any one of the rebreathers you listed would be just fine. I know the Evolution is more compact than the Inspiration, and is pretty similiar to the sport kiss, but I doubt you would have issues with any of them. One thing to look at it would be scrubber times for each of the units seeing you eventually want to go to 200+ with the unit. Jason
(Offline)

3rd January 2007, 13:10	#3 (permalink)
Gobfish1 Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 363	Re: New Diver With Disabilities Inspiration or Kiss Hi Pete Take your pick of units you say no try mix to many cylinders you could all ways load up with cylinders in water , no need to do it on the boat . This will help in the water have a look __________________ Steve G Apparently not the only gay diver in the village http://drinkingliberally.org/blogs/o...nzee-glock.gif http://www.scubatunes.com/audio/vol01/mp3/HiTech.mp3
(Offline)

3rd January 2007, 13:21	#4 (permalink)
Gobfish1 Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 363	Re: New Diver With Disabilities Inspiration or Kiss Pete Most of the tub o lards I dive with cant get by on two legs So we have to invent ways to help then, ie lift on dive boat , two deck hands to kit them up and unkit them Think you will find a way when you want to __________________ Steve G Apparently not the only gay diver in the village http://drinkingliberally.org/blogs/o...nzee-glock.gif http://www.scubatunes.com/audio/vol01/mp3/HiTech.mp3 Last edited by Gobfish1 : 3rd January 2007 at 14:10.
(Offline)

3rd January 2007, 15:57	#5 (permalink)
Peter Piemonte KISS and rEvo diver Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss rEvo Other Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss rEvo Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 144	Re: New Diver With Disabilities Inspiration or Kiss Pedro: One ting you may wish to consider is that given your desire to do a lot of photograpy, you might be happier with an ECCR. Certaily that does not relieve you of the responsibility to monitor your PO2 but it does reduce the workload a bit. Hopefully an Inspo diver will chime in here, but they do seem to require additional lead for trim and weight which would not be good for you. I dive my KISS Classic with no weight in a 3 mil suit like you use there in PR. The new Sport KISS is a really small and light unit. That is certainly worth your consideration. The KISS Classic as a lot heavier than the Sport. How often are you going to be diving greater than 160'? Another advantage of the KISS is it is very simple to maintain. No need to ever send the unit away. Good luck with your choice. Peter
(Online)

3rd January 2007, 22:31	#6 (permalink)
pete611 RBD one dive at a time... Current Rebreather/s: Dolphin Other Rebreather/s: Dolphin Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 223	Re: New Diver With Disabilities Inspiration or Kiss Quote: (Originally Posted by jepuskar) Hi Pete, I would take a guess and say that since you can handle twin tanks, any one of the rebreathers you listed would be just fine. I know the Evolution is more compact than the Inspiration, and is pretty similiar to the sport kiss, but I doubt you would have issues with any of them. One thing to look at it would be scrubber times for each of the units seeing you eventually want to go to 200+ with the unit. Jason thanks... i will do more homework for the scrubber,yes will like to go deep gracias..pete611
(Offline)

3rd January 2007, 22:37	#7 (permalink)
pete611 RBD one dive at a time... Current Rebreather/s: Dolphin Other Rebreather/s: Dolphin Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 223	Re: New Diver With Disabilities Inspiration or Kiss Quote: (Originally Posted by Gobfish1) Hi Pete Take your pick of units you say no try mix to many cylinders you could all ways load up with cylinders in water , no need to do it on the boat . This will help in the water have a look thanks...the DPV's are good but a use my hands with photo equip. gracias..pete611
(Offline)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode