Manta Bite Mouth Piece

silent running

Hello all, I tried a Manta bite on my Prism, a black one. It fit perfectly on the barrel but was very stiff and not comfortable. I told the manufacturer and they sent me a Nitrox green one for free which is noticably more pliable and they were very nice about it. Might work, haven't been back in the water yet. I would consider trimming the inside most part which resembles a regular mpc. I don't think it's needed and makes the thing more uncomfortable. Didn't one of the older military Rebreather manufacturers make a strap that wrapped around the neck/lower head to keep the DSV tight against the head?-Andy

Crazyduck

Hey Andy,
I did some prototype testing on the Black rubber model.
That was an absolute BEAST!

I put that on a drop tank in a pool and let a bunch of divemaster try it out. Not one of them could get the dang thing in their mouth and they had on scuba gear. I ended up moving it to the shallow end- but it was just too stiff. Poseidon makes some good size (big) mouth peices that my favorite. Scubapro makes a nice Silicone and by the looks of it the Atomics should be nice also.

Funny you should mention that black monster.
Hey, oncve you go black... never mind.

Regards, Andrew

silent running

Andrew, testing is one thing, but I'm proud of you for having had the sense to move to the shallow end when things got tough.-Andy

RebreatherNut

Hi all,
I use a "glow in the dark" manta bite on my SCR and I just love it! I am able to fully relax my jaw, so even after several days of diving I have absolutly no jaw fatigue! However, at first it is a bit of getting used to that feeling of having a slice of orange stuck in your mouth. I sort of look at it this way, the manta bite is something you either love it or hate it after the first try.
As for me, it works great!

cheers,
RBN

decoweenie

Wow!

How cool is that ? Imagine losing your mouthpiece in the cave with a light failure, and no problem.

And while exiting, just take it out of your mouth to find the line if needed...

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rdriver

Hi All,
I put one on my SK but the verdict is still out as philippe said on ascent I get a real case of chipmunk cheeks because you can't vent around the MP like on a standard MP as far as sore mouth goes.... I haven't had it in on a dive long enough to see.... the one thing that is nice about it if you don't want to use the wings you can just leave it out and use it like a regular MP......
Rob

fubari

I've used one on open circuit for a bit over 100 dives,
and I like it a lot - it cut down on jaw fatigue in a big way
for me. I can really feel the diff after a weekend of diving.

Just put it on my inspiration, it took a bit of stretching to get
the base over & seated flush. First dive went well; again, it
noticeably cut down on jaw fatigue.

I get borderline tmj from time to time, and I like how
it takes some of the load off my teeth. I haven't had
to think about trimming, the stock size is a reasonable
fit for my big mouth :-)

For what it is, it seemed a little spendy when I bought it.
But I'm going into year 3 with it now, it is still holding up well.
John G.