@@familyscuba1292 Interesting. I've gotten in the habit of injecting O2+DIL at the same time during descent to keep from messing up my PPO2 and I've been trying really hard to NOT activate the ADV, different approach! Thanks.
@@HKChad Good approach. The planned depth and dill I’m carrying generally dictates how much O2 I’m adding. It’s a balance and a million ways to get there for sure.
Thank you for sharing the sorb looks like after 4+ hours in the cold water diving out there. Wondering is there any water trap in Sidewinder that build before the gas runs into the left canister? That was so wet to me.
There is no water trap in the sidewinder. The counter lung is the lowest point so any moisture that builds up drops down and stays there. I get about half an ounce of liquid out of the right loop tube and the counter lung combined after a weekend like this. It has never caused an issue.
Thanks for the comment. I plan on making a follow up video on how it’s been holding up. I have over 200 hours of hard use. Very pleased with the build and durability.
35:17 Possible consideration is a DiveRite regulator as they openly sell rebuild kits to the end user no issues. Ben over at Paragon can get what you need. 👌💪🤙 Apeks on the other hand has gone to 💩as far product availability, spare parts and rebuild kits, what a disappointment.
That is disappointing considering they are such a reputable company. I get most of my gear from dgx. They have great customer service and sell rebuild kits for most everything they sell.
Thanks for the show and tell on the Sidewinder it's nice to get an introductory visual orientation of the gear before ever having put a hand on one. Thank you for your time, and enjoy your diving! Cheers, #SeattlerRingHunter
5:28 Yes we also have these style of hose clamps under our Siemens Light Rail Vehicle that travel at 55 MPH at the under belly of the train gets all kinds of sand from the track brakes and wet blown debris sprayed onto them. They can be a bit of a pain when dirty and cold hands to manipulate when in tight places other wise as you have indicated if used properly they should work fine. When people go fetching screwdriver blades and the like or using channel lock pliers to manipulate these clamps is generally where the issues is introduced. Honestly they are not always easy to get a tight clamp if buried in a vehicle and the technician doesn't have good grip strength in their hand. However on a CCR breathing loop you have all the open access in the world to to man handle this clamp 🤙Cheers, #SeattleRingHunter
2:50 yes I see a purpose. I have seen similar on a SiTech drysuit over pressure dump valve. My believe is that the smooth slip ring allow for the threaded locking collar to more easily twist and slide over the smooth ring surface than directly over the rigid bumpy Cordura material for a tight snug fit and water proof seal. Less friction as if the threaded solar nut was directly screwed on down to the Cordura. Just my quick thoughts from having worked on my own dry suit OPV dump valves. Cheers, #SeattlerRingHunter
Thanks for the comment. The counter lung just pushes into the bottom of the canisters so they don’t function as friction shims. It turns out, after having lost one of them, they are used to retain the inner lung center in the hole of the outer cordura shell. Not essential so I’ve done without one of them for a long time. Thanks for watching.
What “team” or shop do you train with, I’m deciding between one in SE Michigan and one in Ohio but TBH they both are egotistical and arrogant, I need a humble and professional trainer! Any suggestions??
I did a lot of my tech training (cave, CCR, trimix) with Tammy Thompson. She owns Diversions Scuba in Madison, Wisconsin. You could also check out the folks at Dive Rite in Scuba, in Plainfield, Illinois. They all seem like good people.
Not necessarily. Each line has an arrow pointing toward the exit. The lines in video you pointed out are part of a circuit. A circuit means the line with the blue arrow will eventually meet back up with the orange arrow line. The line with the orange arrow is part of the “main” line that we followed from the entrance. We simply stayed to the right every time we encountered a “T” in the line. It’s best practice in cave diving to mark the line you came in on with a cookie and exit using the same line since you know the distance (very important if using open circuit scuba) and you know it a good exit. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for asking. Diving with dual CCR’s isn’t as mainstream as Single CCR is rapidly becoming. However, those that are pioneering the way for dual CCR mostly agree that an OC bailout is necessary during a bailout situation for various reasons. To answer your question, yes, we agree that it is necessary and my dive buddy (@Fishtickah) had an OC regulator on each unit being fed from his diluent bottles. In the event he needed more OC gas, I had a long hose on my right tank for him. Also, he doesn’t consider one unit a “bailout” and one a primary. He dives them like your would two OC sidemount tanks, switching back and forth periodically. Doing so allows him to monitor the integrity of each unit on a regular basis, lessening the need to “bailout” in a much more unpredictable manner.
There are seasons when you can lobster fish. I believe you can spear fish game fish any time of the year, but I’m the wrong guy to ask. Call one of the local shops in south Florida like Force-E Scuba. I bet they have all the info on something like that.
I spent lots of time there! But not diving down in that cold hole that's for sure. I was stationed at Ft. Leonard Wood,just down the road & lived in Waynesville for a couple years in the mid 80's. Most of my time was sitting on the bank of the spring or up stream floating down the Roubidoux drinking cold beer😁I remember one time I was sitting by the spring, close to an hour or so, & started seeing a bunch more bubbles come up. About a minute later 4 or 5 divers came out of there, that kinda freaked me out back then. But I did have a great time living there. Thanks for the memory bro
Hello thanks for the video: A few things perhaps to assist you in future dives and make them safer. Always dive w a buddy, as so many things may happing during a dive. A dive flag is a must. Also, you dint have “pure oxygen” in your thanks, oxygen under pressure becomes poison to humans. So, you either have air, which contains around 21%oxygen and 70% of nitrogen, or another mix like nitrox. God bless and be safe!!!! Also, I saw there was wanter in your mask, you can easily got rid of it down there, just google it or youtube it and you will find how to perform that maneuver.
Thanks for watching. I was on a rebreather which only requires 100% pure oxygen at 20 feet or shallower. Thanks for the comments and suggestions. Stay safe.
My first cousin twice removed died in this shipwreck October 22nd, 1929. His name was Tony and he was only 19. I'm trying to find as much information as I can. I would love to find out what his position in the crew was and see a photo. Digging online I'm only finding conflicting reports on different aspects. The number of people on board is listed everywhere from 47 to 61. (That one listing 52 crew members and nine family members including wives of the crew.) Can anyone assist me in finding information in regards to my cousin Tony?
You could try contacting the last known company/owner of the ship and see if they have employment records. The Wisconsin maritime museum might also be a good resource.
Great video! Lots of deja vu watching it, since my group came along 2 hours later for the afternoon dives. My route was very similar to yours - with one more highlight of going in/out of the exhaust stack. Fantastic wreck!
Yes more on Yr heated vest, flash light and gear. I just finished my sidemount cert. Now studying up for deco. A lot of pool time and diving working on my skills. Most of my diving will be in cold water. Always enjoy the videos and the commentating.
@@ivoryjohnson4662 I use multi-deco. I took a screen shot of it but YT does not give an option for posting it in these comments. We had a planned bottom time of 55 minutes. Ended up doing about an hour and 3 minutes and around 30 minutes of deco. I cleared at approximately 92 minutes and then hung out on the line because the OC divers hadn’t returned yet. I didn’t want to sit on a rocking boat. My 20 foot stop was approximately 20 minutes.
@@familyscuba1292 when it slows down maybe go through who your trainer was and where you got your sidewinder if that’s not digging too deep maybe do a video of your experiences when you trained what you wished you had known beforehand
Disregard my last response. You are correct. They are locking Omni swivel high flow quick disconnect. I purchased a bunch of swag lock stuff recently and had that on the brain.
now i seen how it is made, no watertrap or dump valve for water, counterlungs between the 2 canisters, first thing from exhale you come across is first scubber, that is fully packed with sofno, not even room around a scrubber basket so water can go past your scrubber basket, nope, here it is directly into your first scrubber. Now i know for shure this ain't it , and then even more it is just super basic Mccr.
I like how basic it is. Never missed a dive and everything I need to repair it fits in a small bag. Never had any water related issues. Done 7 hours over several days in tropical water with zero issues.
Would you mind doing a video on how you have your Katana 2 assembled esp how your shoulder straps and how you attached the spine strap to the bladder thank you in advance
@@familyscuba1292 Do you use a “Y” or “H” setup and I am trying to figure out how to get the spine strap that holds the weights how to get it to get it to connect to the bladder down by the butt plate right now I use the crotch strap going through a loop I made
@@ivoryjohnson4662 My K2 has integrated weight pockets along the spine. I have a Dive Rite Nomad that has a spine strap for weights. I run that through the built in belt slides. www.divegearexpress.com/dgx-s-s-2-in-5-1-cm-belt-slide Link above for reference. I’ll record a short video of what mine looks like and post a link in a bit.
@@ivoryjohnson4662 This is what mine looks like. gopro.com/v/XNl6ZykzMQ5BL Also, I like the Y configuration better but that’s personal preference. I didn’t find any weight bearing benefit from the H configuration. The straps got in the way for me if anything.
I did a try dive as well and it was awesome!!! Paradise Springs I can’t wait till I can get mine I think I like the simplicity of of the sidewinder will stick with it instead of sidewinder 2
