Btrax - 5/24/2015 12:18 PM
An update to my training. Have been taking my final open water dives on the hollis re-breather. I have to say the more i use it the more i like it. Buoyancy seems to be a different horse altogether as with the countersigns you can not control your buoyancy by breathing - but with practice it is getting better. I did 2 one hour dives in 40 ft of water and still had time left on my air and scrubber. I was considering going to twinsets until i started with this unit. At 40 lbs it is much lighter than a twinset and lasts just as long. (no deco - recreational depths only)
On my last qualification dive i had an actual emergency, my H.U.D flashed red - vibrated- handset flashed red and stated bad cell Bail Out. Seems there was an issue with one cell. But there was no room for diver error - the unit had me bail out and surface at a normal rate without incident.
As of now i am waiting for my instructor to come back from a dive trip to finish my in water skills dive to complete the course.
Hey warm water turner — go get one its great.