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> Date sent: Sun, 6 Oct 1996 14:38:04 -1000 > To: techdiver@terra.net > From: severns@al*.ne* (Mike Severns) > Subject: OC wetsuit/rebreather > Kevin, > > Isn't a wetsuit open circuit? > > Further more... > > Rebreathers, used in the realm of the sport diver could be infinitely more > safe than open circuit. The long gas duration and the lowered > decompression risk are the first things that come to mind. The biggest > problem I see is the desire to go deeper than the suggested 130ft sport > diving limit or stay longer than the patience of the boat captain will > tolerate. With a CCR 155, and a premacerated peanut butter and jelly > sandwich in a bag, plumbed into their FFM, a diver could extend the morning > dive throughout the day to early evening without going into decompression. > > A long, all day, drift dive could become a logistical problem possibly > solved with a spool of line and a small inflatable radar reflector filled > with helium. This also gives the diver an excuse to carry a helium > cylinder, if there were a personal agenda unbeknownst to the dive guide. > > Mike > > Oh boy! I can do a dive beyond 130' all day long and not have to worry about decompression and get a P&J sandwich to boot? What have I been doing wrong all of these damn years. That's it, next years salary is going to a 'breather.
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