Hi there - planning to move to eCCR

wearypanda · 6th November 2006, 22:27

My name is Andrew and I live in Wiltshire in the UK. I am fairly new to diving with 90 dives in the two years since I qualified. I am now Rescue diver level. I have always been attracted to the idea of rebreathers and finally had an opportunity to try an Inspiration Classic whilst on a liveaboard (Hurricane) in the Red Sea a few weeks back. By the time I was back on the boat (I had about 35 mins at 24 mtrs) I knew that this is the way to go

I am planning to purchase either a Meg or an Evo next spring and to train either in the UK or back in Egypt. I am leaning towards the Evo at the moment because of the more advances Vision electronics, the CE approval and the number of uints out there. I will be travelling with it so will probably look at a travel frame for this. I know that the Meg is very well made, extremely cool and that it is relatively easy to travel with, but on balance I feel the Vision system gives the Evo a substantial advantage at the moment.

I have been lurking on this forum for some while and have found it to be a fantastic place to research and accumulate knowledge and understanding. I thank all of you for your contributions.

Can anyone recommend an Evo instructor relatively near me?

**Gill Envy** · 7th November 2006, 01:40

welcome to rebreather world. I think you have narrowed your choice down to two very good rebreathers....good luck with your final decitions. feel free to drop me a line if you want my candid oppinion.

RebreatherNut · 7th November 2006, 05:05

Andrew,
Welcome to Rebreatherworld.com

Glad to have you with us.

Enjoy,

RBN

PCDiver · 7th November 2006, 06:13

Hi Andrew,

welcome to the wonderfull world without bubbles.

Good choice. I would have choosen the same unit, a. because of the Vision and b. because of the location of the manufacturer.

APD has a list of instructors and so does IANTD. If you consider taking your course in Egypt, then Dave Thompson is certainly an option.

Have fun,

Peter

wearypanda · 7th November 2006, 07:37

Thanks for your replies and encouragement. Just thought you may like to see a few pictures from my recent week on board Hurricane in the southern Red Sea. Incudes a few of me on my Inspiration dive so I suppose it is legitimate on this forum

Go to Flickr at my Hurricane Red Sea - 19-26 Oct 2006 - a photoset on Flickr

***EBT*** · 7th November 2006, 09:37

I think Martin Robson now does the tech training out of Vobster Quay. Eau2 Technical diver training, cave diver training, trimix and rebreather courses in UK, Europe and World-wide

**PhilSiswick** · 7th November 2006, 10:13

Quote: (Originally Posted by wearypanda)

My name is Andrew and I live in Wiltshire in the UK. I am fairly new to diving with 90 dives in the two years since I qualified. I am now Rescue diver level. I have always been attracted to the idea of rebreathers and finally had an opportunity to try an Inspiration Classic whilst on a liveaboard (Hurricane) in the Red Sea a few weeks back. By the time I was back on the boat (I had about 35 mins at 24 mtrs) I knew that this is the way to go

I am planning to purchase either a Meg or an Evo next spring and to train either in the UK or back in Egypt. I am leaning towards the Evo at the moment because of the more advances Vision electronics, the CE approval and the number of uints out there. I will be travelling with it so will probably look at a travel frame for this. I know that the Meg is very well made, extremely cool and that it is relatively easy to travel with, but on balance I feel the Vision system gives the Evo a substantial advantage at the moment.

I have been lurking on this forum for some while and have found it to be a fantastic place to research and accumulate knowledge and understanding. I thank all of you for your contributions.

Can anyone recommend an Evo instructor relatively near me?

Before you finalise your choice, consider the Inspiration Vision. The choice between the Evo and Inspiration has been discussed a few times on here and the consensus seems to come back to the Inspiration. In summary the reasons are:

- Longer scrubber life in UK conditions (especially with the Tempstik)
- 3l cylinders are easier to find when travelling than 2l (you say you are thinking about a Travelframe, but it's still worth thinking about keeping the original case)
- There isn't that much difference in price
- As ever, much of what you save in weight of the unit you'll probably have to make up with lead anyway, so you may as well take more gas/lime down with you

I ended up with the Inspiration Vision and can thoroughly recommend it (based on limited experience so far). I can also thoroughly recommend Rich Stevenson at Deep Blue Diving in Plymouth. He stocks and teaches on KISS, Meg, Evo and Inspiration Classic/Vision so can talk you through the pros and cons. I've also heard very good things about Dave Thompson and was certainly impressed when I did Advanced Nitrox with him a few years ago.

Good luck with your choice and have fun.

Cheers,

6th November 2006, 22:27	#1 (permalink)
wearypanda New Member Current Rebreather/s: Pelagian Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Pelagian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 88	Hi there - planning to move to eCCR My name is Andrew and I live in Wiltshire in the UK. I am fairly new to diving with 90 dives in the two years since I qualified. I am now Rescue diver level. I have always been attracted to the idea of rebreathers and finally had an opportunity to try an Inspiration Classic whilst on a liveaboard (Hurricane) in the Red Sea a few weeks back. By the time I was back on the boat (I had about 35 mins at 24 mtrs) I knew that this is the way to go I am planning to purchase either a Meg or an Evo next spring and to train either in the UK or back in Egypt. I am leaning towards the Evo at the moment because of the more advances Vision electronics, the CE approval and the number of uints out there. I will be travelling with it so will probably look at a travel frame for this. I know that the Meg is very well made, extremely cool and that it is relatively easy to travel with, but on balance I feel the Vision system gives the Evo a substantial advantage at the moment. I have been lurking on this forum for some while and have found it to be a fantastic place to research and accumulate knowledge and understanding. I thank all of you for your contributions. Can anyone recommend an Evo instructor relatively near me?
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7th November 2006, 01:40	#2 (permalink)
Gill Envy Shearwater Copis Diver Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Evolution Other CCR Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: seattle Posts: 1,209	Re: Hi there - planning to move to eCCR welcome to rebreather world. I think you have narrowed your choice down to two very good rebreathers....good luck with your final decitions. feel free to drop me a line if you want my candid oppinion. __________________ Gill Envy ...Because I wasn't born with gills! ><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>
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7th November 2006, 05:05	#3 (permalink)
RebreatherNut Rebreather World Greeter Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Ray Other Rebreather/s: Ray Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 675	Re: Hi there - planning to move to eCCR Andrew, Welcome to Rebreatherworld.com Glad to have you with us. Enjoy, RBN __________________ "One minute to go, Luck-meister! Then I'll be down on you like a buzzard on a gut wagon." - ALF
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7th November 2006, 06:13	#4 (permalink)
PCDiver Submerge Productions Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 879	Re: Hi there - planning to move to eCCR Hi Andrew, welcome to the wonderfull world without bubbles. Good choice. I would have choosen the same unit, a. because of the Vision and b. because of the location of the manufacturer. APD has a list of instructors and so does IANTD. If you consider taking your course in Egypt, then Dave Thompson is certainly an option. Have fun, Peter
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7th November 2006, 07:37	#5 (permalink)
wearypanda New Member Current Rebreather/s: Pelagian Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Pelagian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 88	Re: Hi there - planning to move to eCCR Thanks for your replies and encouragement. Just thought you may like to see a few pictures from my recent week on board Hurricane in the southern Red Sea. Incudes a few of me on my Inspiration dive so I suppose it is legitimate on this forum Go to Flickr at my Hurricane Red Sea - 19-26 Oct 2006 - a photoset on Flickr
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7th November 2006, 09:37	#6 (permalink)
*EBT* Apprentice Luddite Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK, Brighton Posts: 1,826	Re: Hi there - planning to move to eCCR I think Martin Robson now does the tech training out of Vobster Quay. Eau2 Technical diver training, cave diver training, trimix and rebreather courses in UK, Europe and World-wide __________________ Eagles May Soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines! Rebreather World Terms of service Real diving t-shirts for real divers
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7th November 2006, 10:13	#7 (permalink)
PhilSiswick WSKD 0001 Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 880	Re: Hi there - planning to move to eCCR Quote: (Originally Posted by wearypanda) My name is Andrew and I live in Wiltshire in the UK. I am fairly new to diving with 90 dives in the two years since I qualified. I am now Rescue diver level. I have always been attracted to the idea of rebreathers and finally had an opportunity to try an Inspiration Classic whilst on a liveaboard (Hurricane) in the Red Sea a few weeks back. By the time I was back on the boat (I had about 35 mins at 24 mtrs) I knew that this is the way to go I am planning to purchase either a Meg or an Evo next spring and to train either in the UK or back in Egypt. I am leaning towards the Evo at the moment because of the more advances Vision electronics, the CE approval and the number of uints out there. I will be travelling with it so will probably look at a travel frame for this. I know that the Meg is very well made, extremely cool and that it is relatively easy to travel with, but on balance I feel the Vision system gives the Evo a substantial advantage at the moment. I have been lurking on this forum for some while and have found it to be a fantastic place to research and accumulate knowledge and understanding. I thank all of you for your contributions. Can anyone recommend an Evo instructor relatively near me? Before you finalise your choice, consider the Inspiration Vision. The choice between the Evo and Inspiration has been discussed a few times on here and the consensus seems to come back to the Inspiration. In summary the reasons are: - Longer scrubber life in UK conditions (especially with the Tempstik) - 3l cylinders are easier to find when travelling than 2l (you say you are thinking about a Travelframe, but it's still worth thinking about keeping the original case) - There isn't that much difference in price - As ever, much of what you save in weight of the unit you'll probably have to make up with lead anyway, so you may as well take more gas/lime down with you I ended up with the Inspiration Vision and can thoroughly recommend it (based on limited experience so far). I can also thoroughly recommend Rich Stevenson at Deep Blue Diving in Plymouth. He stocks and teaches on KISS, Meg, Evo and Inspiration Classic/Vision so can talk you through the pros and cons. I've also heard very good things about Dave Thompson and was certainly impressed when I did Advanced Nitrox with him a few years ago. Good luck with your choice and have fun. Cheers, __________________ Phil No comment on open circuit... it's an evolutionary dead end not really worth discussing here. Dave Sutton, 2007 I have always felt that the dive I am on is not nearly important as the dives I plan to be on the rest of my life. Tom Rose, 2007 www.hugsac.org.uk
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