Hey ace I have the hard plastic plate and the horse collar bc from when my dad dove, but I'm almost 100% sure the guys that dove those regs before you never had a bc. Maybe now is the time to dump the bc like you were thinking about earlier.
Hey ace I have the hard plastic plate and the horse collar bc from when my dad dove, but I'm almost 100% sure the guys that dove those regs before you never had a bc. Maybe now is the time to dump the bc like you were thinking about earlier.
Oh yea' you know it!
I was thinking about the old horse collar, but I don't think they used them. Instead, I think they practiced pin point buoyancy skills.
Here is proof that no bcd existed back then
1971: Scubapro introduces the Stabilization Jacket, now in England commonly called stab jacket, and elsewhere Buoyancy Control (or Compensation) Device (BC or BCD).
This is off a timeline of Scuba history on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timelin...ing_technology
Really nice link!
It is just fun to look at that timeline and see what things you remember. And what things you did not even know or think about before.
Thanks!
amtrosie trust me I know that as a full time student, but I just found the timeline and thought it was kind of cool, and atleast most of the info is correct.
http://scuba.about.com/od/history/a/scubahistory.htm
http://www.divinghistory.com/timeline.htm
The second link again has the bcd invented 1971 hopefully these give me enough proof now
Keep in mind that date represents the first commercial BC produced. Prior to that divers saw a need for some type of device to assist in controlling their bouancy, and many adopted the use of the old Mae West horse collar inflation devices almost 30 years before that first SP stab jacket hit the market. Cave divers experiemented as well during the 50's and 60's, using bleach bottles, Jerry cans (military type gas cans) and anything else that would reliably trap air and keep them out of the silt.
very true bama, I wasn't around back then but I'm guessing that wasn't too wide spread.
So has anyone tried the newer version of aqualung's mistral? I've seen them pretty cheap now and I'm tempted to get one but I've read quite a few negative reviews.
Yes, I have seen them going fairly cheap as well. I even pondered the idea, but I don't think it would be a wise move. They only made the thing for about a year or so, I bet in 5 years or so you will not be able to find a rebuild kit for it. While it sounds like a good idea it never went over, and the reviews do not seem that good.
I guess if you really want double hoses, it is time to think about a rebreather. In my opinion, that is the way diving is going. I suspect within 10 years rebreathers are going to be just as popular if not more so than standard cylinders. I know I see them much more often now than I did just a few years back.