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Chris I am the proud owner of three Reef Scuba reels, several Underwater Connections, and one EE Explorer Reel. I have used the DR Reel. The Reef Scuba & DR reels, as far a s I can see, as a real pain in the A--. I have had that feature you describe fall apart underwater. I had seen them come apart for students when shooting a practice bag. Thanks God it was not for real. I have thrown all the Reef Scubas in the trash, I would not even sell them at the flea market. The Underwater Connections work well but the EE/Halcyon Explorer reel work great. Great design and easy to use. Bill Ripley had super write and agree with his points (good & bad). It is the best of the four different mfrs and styles I have used. David > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Brown [mailto:hokiediver@ya*.co*] > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 11:31 AM > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Re: halcyon vs DiveRite >=20 >=20 > I have never used a Halcyon reel, but I have used a > dive rite. I don't think the Dive Rite represents the > pinnacle of reel design. Personally, I own a Reef > Scuba reel and think its great. No worries about > tangles or anything cuz you can remove the spool > underwater, with no tools or lost parts.=20 > http://www.reefscuba.com/ >=20 > Chris Brown > Suffolk, VA >=20 > --- Bob Rowlette <robgrow@on*.ne*> wrote: > > Hi William, > >=20 > > I would recommend the Halcyon Explorer reel and > > safety spools highly. I=20 > > also own a Dive Rite primary reel and safety reel > > that I bought before I=20 > > had the Halcyon stuff and the Dive Rite reels now > > just stay at home in a=20 > > box somewhere. The Halcyon primary reel and safety > > spool are in most ways=20 > > superior IMHO. > >=20 > > For a single tank adapter, I would highly recommend > > the excellent stainless=20 > > steel STAs made by Scott Koplin. They are available > > weighted and=20 > > unweighted. I own a weighted Scott Koplin STA that > > replaced my original=20 > > Halcyon aluminum STA that I never use anymore. I've > > used one of the Dive=20 > > Rite STAs, and I didn't think it was anything > > special. My Scott Koplin STA=20 > > has turned out to be one of my favorite pieces of > > equipment. Try this=20 > > website for more info:=20 > > > http://www.oregonscuba.com/scott's_single_tank_adapters.htm. > >=20 > > Good luck. > >=20 > > Bob > >=20 > > At 09:07 AM 5/14/2001 +0000, you wrote: > > >hi list,has anyone out there have extensive > > experience is the usage of=20 > > >Dive Rite and Halcyon equipment ,specifically > > >a) the safety spools > > >b) cave/carven diving reels > > >b) single tank adaptor (STA) > > > > > >comments in terms of relability,size,cost etc .... > > > > > >also ,i realize that there is a new STA from > > halcyon as compared to the=20 > > >older version which is recangular in shape. > > >Anyone has an idea what is the angle of bending for > > the sides of the=20 > > >Halcon STA ? (if i'm not wrong, typical values used > > is 45 degrees). > > > > > >would also appreacite if someone has a picture of > > the STA of DiveRite > > > > > >later > > >stay wet > > >will > > > >_____________________________________________________________ > ____________ > > >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > > http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > > >-- > > >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > > >=20 > >=20 > > -- > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >=20 >=20 > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to=20 > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to=20 > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >=20 -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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