Healthways Deluxe

[ScoobieDoo]

I just ‘water tested’ my ’60 Healthways in the sink after rebuilding it. I wanted to see how it 'sounded' when submerged. Flawless. I’ll bet that reg breathes as well as some of my modern regs in the $150-250 price range.

While not quite a Poseidon, this double-hoser sure has surprised me in the ease of breathing, its tight ‘lock up’ when disconnected from the tank and the easy exhalation.

Yup, these double hosers sure are ‘keepers’ in my book. I may never dive modern gear again. With gear this easy to rebuild, tune and to be had at eBay prices - once can't beat these old 'gems' for ease of use, style and function.

I'm not sure why divers ever switched to modern single-hosers at all.

[Dennis]

A little know fact is that Scubapro started out as division of Healthways. Richard Bonin left Healthways and together with and Gustav Dalla Valle (an importer of Italian dive gear), bought the rights to the Scubapro name for a small sum and founded Scubapro in 1963 after Healthways decided not to pursue the high-end professional scuba market. Initially Scubapro bought much of their gear from Italian and US suppliers and they sold regulators made by Healthways for several years. Healthways continued to sell scuba gear up through the 1970's. They changed their name to Scubamaster in 78-79, before disappearing.

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said:

I'm not sure why divers ever switched to modern single-hosers at all.

I suspect the switch to single-hose regs was more of a
push from the supply side than a demand from divers.

"A good product is a product that sells." And if it helps
sell octopuses, BCs, gauge consoles...even better.

Being a good CONSUMER is its own reward, ScoobieDoo!

[Scoobiedoo]

Yea, I suppose it all boils down to sales, marketing, profits, etc.