intrested in Rebreathers

nurseling · 15th June 2006, 13:22

Where would be the the best (or any for that matter) place, to experience a rebreather in person, in North West Florida region (Pensacola)? I have been reading on the net about rebreathers of and on for about a year. And would really like to try one out in a pool or get and introduction to one in person.

John Grimes

Benthic · 15th June 2006, 14:26

Um, the best place in Pensacola would be my house.

(Okay, Heather and I's house).

We're right here in P-cola with you. As far as we know we're the only Rebreather owners in town. She and I both have Megs and we'd be happy to show them off anytime. I also know of at least one Optima over in Ft. Walton Beach, and more Megs, KISS, and a Boris (Ouroborous) in the Tallahassee area.

Drop me a PM anytime.

Brian

***caveseeker7*** · 15th June 2006, 15:01

Quote: (Originally Posted by nurseling)

Where would be the the best (or any for that matter) place, to experience a rebreather in person, in North West Florida region (Pensacola)?

Further east in cave country you'll find instructors for most commen CCRs.
John Jones for example for the Optima has been quite busy training many
of the board's Optima divers. There are AP, Meg and PRISM instructors, too.

AP and SMI have their instructors listed on their websites, Jetsam some of them.
IANTD has an instructor search machine by location and unit.

SMI isn't too far away, and you can visit the shop. If you get lucky they may
have an instructor candidate visiting for training and may just throw an intro
at him as part of it. 'Crazyduck' did that, I believe.

The most convinient way would be Advanced Diver Magazine's Rebreather Intro as
those usually cover several units. Something to look out for. Curt Bowen
posts announcements here as well as on the ADM website.

***ScubaDadMiami*** · 16th June 2006, 02:25

Look for seminars and tryouts sponsored by Advanced Diver Magazine. I found it most helpful to attend one of these seminars as it gave me the chance to compare (and to test dive) four units. After having all of my questions answered and comparing units at the seminar, I was able to make my final selection.

15th June 2006, 13:22	#1 (permalink)
nurseling New Member Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: pensacola, FL Posts: 33	intrested in Rebreathers Where would be the the best (or any for that matter) place, to experience a rebreather in person, in North West Florida region (Pensacola)? I have been reading on the net about rebreathers of and on for about a year. And would really like to try one out in a pool or get and introduction to one in person. John Grimes
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15th June 2006, 14:26	#2 (permalink)
Benthic MEGalomaniac Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pensacola, FL USA Posts: 219	Re: intrested in Rebreathers Um, the best place in Pensacola would be my house. (Okay, Heather and I's house). We're right here in P-cola with you. As far as we know we're the only Rebreather owners in town. She and I both have Megs and we'd be happy to show them off anytime. I also know of at least one Optima over in Ft. Walton Beach, and more Megs, KISS, and a Boris (Ouroborous) in the Tallahassee area. Drop me a PM anytime. Brian __________________ Well lit rooms will not repel determined beer ninjas. Last edited by Benthic : 15th June 2006 at 14:43.
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15th June 2006, 15:01	#3 (permalink)
*caveseeker7* Who loves ya, baby Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Too far from Neverland Posts: 5,325	Re: intrested in Rebreathers Quote: (Originally Posted by nurseling) Where would be the the best (or any for that matter) place, to experience a rebreather in person, in North West Florida region (Pensacola)? Further east in cave country you'll find instructors for most commen CCRs. John Jones for example for the Optima has been quite busy training many of the board's Optima divers. There are AP, Meg and PRISM instructors, too. AP and SMI have their instructors listed on their websites, Jetsam some of them. IANTD has an instructor search machine by location and unit. SMI isn't too far away, and you can visit the shop. If you get lucky they may have an instructor candidate visiting for training and may just throw an intro at him as part of it. 'Crazyduck' did that, I believe. The most convinient way would be Advanced Diver Magazine's Rebreather Intro as those usually cover several units. Something to look out for. Curt Bowen posts announcements here as well as on the ADM website. __________________ Cheers Stefan "It is still a good day if you are on the green side of the grass! Su amigo Roberto!" Sponsor Lou in Race For Life!
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16th June 2006, 02:25	#4 (permalink)
*ScubaDadMiami* Moderator Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,937	Re: intrested in Rebreathers Look for seminars and tryouts sponsored by Advanced Diver Magazine. I found it most helpful to attend one of these seminars as it gave me the chance to compare (and to test dive) four units. After having all of my questions answered and comparing units at the seminar, I was able to make my final selection. __________________ Howard Packer IANTD CCR Instructor Miami Beach, Florida CCRDiveTraining.com
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