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Post by tomcatpc on Apr 27, 2022 17:35:58 GMT -8
For a single hose regulator...right now I dive my Healthways Scubair (1962-1968 version) the most. I really love how it looks, and it breaths a lot better than a lot of people think it should. I've heard people put these down a lot, but I really love diving mine. I'll probably like it better this coming Summer after I retro-fitted a silicone diaphragm in the 2nd-stage.
Mark
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Post by SeaRat on Apr 27, 2022 17:47:24 GMT -8
Jaybird, I have that backpack. I like it a lot. What do you think about it? Very much! I like how snug it fits, demure I think even, perhaps making me feel more intimate with the rest of the gear... JB I also have one of those Healthways flat backpacks with the wonderful harness and the quick release which accepts the attachment loop on the crotch strap. Below is a video I recorded using this backpack, so you can take a look at how stable it is underwater. I think you'll be impressed. John |
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Yawana Dive
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Diving the Solomon Islands
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Post by Yawana Dive on May 1, 2022 0:34:49 GMT -8
Boy oh boy I’m really enjoying this thread! Of course I’m green with envy as I’m not yet the owner a double hose but I’m nuts about my collection of vintage single hose rigs.
If I’d considered this question a year ago I would have said my SP Mk5-109 as it’s a sweet breather and so damn sexy I’d sleep with it on my pillow if my wife didn’t object. But in recent months I’ve been diving a Conshelf XIV and find it an excellent breather, bullet proof, and simple to service. I’m glad to know other divers are still using them.
So Conshelf by a smidge over the Mk5-109.
One day when I get a DH I’m going to be sleeping in the dog house.
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Post by snark3 on May 1, 2022 5:07:02 GMT -8
Boy oh boy I’m really enjoying this thread! Of course I’m green with envy as I’m not yet the owner a double hose but I’m nuts about my collection of vintage single hose rigs. If I’d considered this question a year ago I would have said my SP Mk5-109 as it’s a sweet breather and so damn sexy I’d sleep with it on my pillow if my wife didn’t object. But in recent months I’ve been diving a Conshelf XIV and find it an excellent breather, bullet proof, and simple to service. I’m glad to know other divers are still using them. So Conshelf by a smidge over the Mk5-109. One day when I get a DH I’m going to be sleeping in the dog house. Get rid of the wife, then you can have all the dive gear you want, and nobody will complain |
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Post by Jim Perdway on May 1, 2022 6:12:10 GMT -8
Boy oh boy I’m really enjoying this thread! Of course I’m green with envy as I’m not yet the owner a double hose but I’m nuts about my collection of vintage single hose rigs. If I’d considered this question a year ago I would have said my SP Mk5-109 as it’s a sweet breather and so damn sexy I’d sleep with it on my pillow if my wife didn’t object. But in recent months I’ve been diving a Conshelf XIV and find it an excellent breather, bullet proof, and simple to service. I’m glad to know other divers are still using them. So Conshelf by a smidge over the Mk5-109. One day when I get a DH I’m going to be sleeping in the dog house. A little combo of the above is my "if you could only keep one" setup. You should give it a try!  Conshelf XIV + Scubapro 109 by Jim Perdway, on Flickr |
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Post by james1979 on May 1, 2022 6:37:07 GMT -8
I used to do the Conshelf/109 combo, but found my Conshelf 2nds being just as good (subjectively) when I crank up the IP to 148 or so.... And so damn simple to maintain. I was tagging along with an OW class and setting up gear I had a slight free flow o a second I hadn't rebuilt in quite a while. It was funny watching the shock on faces when it took me 5 minutes to flip the seat and fix it (counting getting out tools)!
Best,
James
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Yawana Dive
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Diving the Solomon Islands
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Post by Yawana Dive on May 1, 2022 11:34:11 GMT -8
Nice setup Jim! I’m just stuck in the groove of pairing up 1st & 2nds from the same manufacturer. A conservative purist.
Snark3 - getting rid of Mrs Yawana Dive at this time would be more trouble than it’s worth. The dog house ain’t so bad.
Cheers
Andrew
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Post by antique diver on May 1, 2022 12:10:18 GMT -8
Boy oh boy I’m really enjoying this thread! Of course I’m green with envy as I’m not yet the owner a double hose but I’m nuts about my collection of vintage single hose rigs. If I’d considered this question a year ago I would have said my SP Mk5-109 as it’s a sweet breather and so damn sexy I’d sleep with it on my pillow if my wife didn’t object. But in recent months I’ve been diving a Conshelf XIV and find it an excellent breather, bullet proof, and simple to service. I’m glad to know other divers are still using them. So Conshelf by a smidge over the Mk5-109. One day when I get a DH I’m going to be sleeping in the dog house. A little combo of the above is my "if you could only keep one" setup. You should give it a try! Conshelf XIV + Scubapro 109 by Jim Perdway, on Flickr Those are some really nice looking SP second stages! Nice rig. I tend to sometimes mix and match stages too, and for years have used simple Apex first stages with Poseidon Cyklon seconds for my cave regs. |
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Post by vance on May 1, 2022 15:40:26 GMT -8
Boy oh boy I’m really enjoying this thread! Of course I’m green with envy as I’m not yet the owner a double hose but I’m nuts about my collection of vintage single hose rigs. If I’d considered this question a year ago I would have said my SP Mk5-109 as it’s a sweet breather and so damn sexy I’d sleep with it on my pillow if my wife didn’t object. But in recent months I’ve been diving a Conshelf XIV and find it an excellent breather, bullet proof, and simple to service. I’m glad to know other divers are still using them. So Conshelf by a smidge over the Mk5-109. One day when I get a DH I’m going to be sleeping in the dog house. Send me a PM or email. I can fix you up with that DH on the cheap or anywhere up to top of the line. |
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Post by SeaRat on May 9, 2022 16:43:24 GMT -8
Okay, my choice for a single hose regulator would most likely be my Scubapro Pilot. It is the best-performing regulator ever, and the way the case is designed, it is very streamlined in the water for diving in current. By changing the Venturi port, you can make this regulator into any type of performance you want. Right now, I have it toned down so that in the "Dive" position, it won't free flow if the regulator is taken out of my mouth during an inhalation in air; that is how it is supposed to be tuned. But if I needed more out of it, I could get it right up to almost being embolized by it (which is why Scubapro didn't want divers tuning it ourselves).  fullsizeoutput_29b3 by John Ratliff, on Flickr The other regulator, which is right up there too, is the Scubapro A.I.R. regulator. Its case was actually made to house the Pilot mechanism, and I could if I wanted to swap parts between those two regulators.  fullsizeoutput_29b4 by John Ratliff, on Flickr Here you see both these regulators, the Pilot with a Mark VII first stage, and the A.I.R. I with a Mark V first stage; both are on a Scubapro twin tank manifold with duel posts for the regulators. John |
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banana
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Post by banana on May 10, 2022 7:19:05 GMT -8
My Phoenix/HPR modified Aqua Master. It's a DH regulator I feel confident diving in all situations. I've had no problem convincing dive operators that I'm good to go. For single hose it's a Conshelf SE 1st with a d400. Uncompromised performance.
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Post by vance on May 11, 2022 16:57:34 GMT -8
Nice setup Jim! I’m just stuck in the groove of pairing up 1st & 2nds from the same manufacturer. A conservative purist. Snark3 - getting rid of Mrs Yawana Dive at this time would be more trouble than it’s worth. The dog house ain’t so bad. Cheers Andrew Your regulators don't love you. But they keep you alive when you insist on doing dangerous stuff. Mrs. Yawana Dive loves you, but might want you to stop doing dangerous stuff. Hmmm. Your choice! |
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