Kent,

Although the Poseidon regs take a regular beating on this forum I belive 
that you will still see a few of the first stages used on a regular basis 
by some of the best DIR divers in the world.  It is a rock solid reg which 
is VERY compact and sets up very nicely for a Horgarthian rig.  The main 
bitch whit the reg is the second stage hose not the first.

The divers I was diving with in Michigan use Odin firsts almost exclusively 
as this is about the only reg we have not problems with in cold water.  I 
have seen the firsts in use at the WKPP.  I use ONLY Odin firsts for all 
dives and have never had any problems.  I can not say that about any other 
reg I have taken deep in cold water.  The external o-rings on the reg are a 
"standard" o-ring which I buy off the shelf from a packings and seals 
wholesaler.

I think you are right that less than 90% or US tech use Odins.  But I bet 
you will find a much higher percentage of Odin firsts among US tech divers 
that you Volvos on the NASCAR circuit.


At 04:24 AM 8/29/00 , Kent Lind wrote:
>"over 90% of techdivers in the USA  use poseidon regulators"????
>
>Ha ha ha ha.  That's too funny for words.
>
>Did they also claim that over 90% of NASCAR drivers race Volvos?  That would
>be just about as true.
>
>I'm sure the techdiver archives will give you several megabytes of material
>on Odins.  All I can say is that I sold my last Odin 3 years ago to some guy
>from Michigan and was never more glad to get rid of a piece of equipment as
>that.  I now have an assortment of Scubapro and Apeks regs.  Take a look at
>Apeks if you are in the market for new regs.  They use more standard
>fittings than Poseidon which is a big deal if you are in remote locations
>and will go forever without service.  If you are buying out of Europe they
>should be a lot cheaper than Scubapro.
>
>With the Poseidon you'll have to special-order the hoses from Sweden for
>5-times what they are worth and they will be incompatible with every other
>regulator on the market.  And you'll have to bend over and assume the
>position every time you need an o-ring.
>
>Kent Lind
>Juneau, Alaska
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Aldo P. Solari [APS] [mailto:aldo.solari@ho*.se*]
> > Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 10:12 PM
> > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
> > Subject: Poseidon regulators
> >
> >
> > I  read  somewhere in the net that "over 90% of techdivers in the
> > USA  use poseidon regulators". As I grew up in Gothenburg and got
> > to talk a few time to some of the guys behind Poseidon equipment,
> > I would like to know whether the above statement is/may be true.
> >
> > Also,  I  would  like to know what you think about the Cyklon and
> > newer Odin regulators.
> >
> > Self I use two Swedish AGA Divator 3 (one on a fullface mask, the
> > other as a normal second stage). Great stuff but difficult to get
> > spare parts in Canary Islands (where I am now).
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >        aldo
> >
> > aldo.solari@ho*.se*
> > www.ccbb.ulpgc.es/fish-ecology/solaris
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