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Kevin,

>  Once in the water, you have to remember that these units are NOT like
> scuba tanks (i.e. nice and round) - they are big and square and FLAT on the
> back.  This might sound like a moot (notice I got the word right) point,
> until you are in a current.  You've now got a friggin sail on your back
> that the current just loves to plane off of.  Now concentrate on keeping
> close to the anchor line, while making sure you watch no less than 4
> gauges/displays (5 if you count a dive computer in there) while
> decompressing - all of a sudden, open circuit starts to look quaint...  
>  
> When you look at it that way, rebreathers start to lose some of their
> romance.

Sell that antiquated contraption and buy the real thing - it will bring 
the romance back to rebreather diving - even more than heliox does - 
I promise! ;-)

Rich

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