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VOGTLAND OUTDOORS 2021 FIELD TEST #4 Surface Supplied Air hookah System for under $350

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WHAT A FUN FIELD TEST !
WHAT A GREAT SUMMER !
WHAT A GREAT SSA DIVING RIG !
We're back at Devil's Lake, Wisconsin for yet another field test of the VOGTLAND DIY SSA Diving Rig !
UPDATES to the rig include:
- 0.3 micron tool-side filter, to keep the "scary" particle from getting into my lungs;
- a 0 to 160psi submersible (but decidedly "bulky") pressure gauge; and
- a NEW 25 ft hose with proper NPT fitting all the way around (no more barb fitting with hose clamp for me!)
- I brought my FINIS "positive thrust" 'shorty' fins with me this time, so 15 min into my first dive, my daughters told me I'd swum easily 1/4 of the way (maybe 1/3) ACROSS Devil's Lake, pulling my SSA unit behind me :-O
JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUS FIELD TESTS, this unit DELIVERED all the fun I hoped I'd get out of it...
... AND I FOUND MORE TREASURE - this time a fairly nice (nicer than MINE) MASK & SNORKEL at the bottom of the lake :-O
The water was still quite clear for a late August, but the wind and swimmers DID stir up the silt at least a little, and the water was just a tad cooler, so that 30 minute dives were all I felt like doing before I had to come up for some sun & sandwiches...
ENJOY the field test - it MAY be my LAST dive of the season :-|
-Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS
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DISCLAIMER OF RESPONSIBILITY
Neither VOGTLAND OUTDOORS nor MARK EDWARD VOGT nor anyone affiliated with MARK EDWARD VOGT assume any responsibilities whatsoever for any damages caused to viewers or anyone else who attempt to replicate and operate the system described in this video.
The system described in this video has been assembled and used by a certified SCUBA diver who is also a professional engineer.
Viewers or anyone else attempting to replicate the system described herein will be doing so completely at their own risk.
MUSIC CREDITS !!!!!
Music: "Happiness" from Bensound.com

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@webbskip Год назад

I believe pumps that fill scuba tanks diaphragms are a food grade, high temperature, low out gas silicone compound. Hope this helped.

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS Год назад

Greetings and welcome back WebSkip ! Your insightful, experienced comments continue to enhance this particular summer project - many thanks ! I'm already on-the-lookout for the pumping equipment you describe - stay tuned ! -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@nonononononononon5478 2 года назад

be rad if you had links to everything? but this is still nice- and the fact that you took us on a test run- was awesome bro! good job!

@danjcla 5 месяцев назад

Yeah would love to know how to make one of these 😊

@Rotter4461 3 года назад

Great idea my friend, I'm looking the RYOBI CORDLESS AIR COMPRESSOR , i can use the 18v batteries and only cost $120

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Sounds great!

@canoequest2 3 месяца назад

I’m thinking about trying the Ryobi also.

@canoequest2 3 месяца назад

You are a rockstar. I need to try this.

@rlong6968 Месяц назад

I use a big tire 60 liter air comp. with marine battery

@webbskip Год назад

You need to check to see if the pump diaphragm is out gassing any vapors that are harmful a filter wont stop gas. Typically pumps do out gas because they get hot. Call the factory and ask is the air safe For diving I bet it is not because dive pump have special diaphragms and other low out gassing parts.

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS Год назад

Greetings WebSkip and welcome to VOGTLAND OUTDOORS ! Please know I already have this on my TO-DO list for this design. Watch for updates even by end of summer ! Cheers, -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@artbobik3516 2 года назад

I find your setup very interesting - I am 10 miles from the beach in So Florida and have been diving off & on for over 50 years - I am looking to pick up a Blu3 Nemo for metal detecting off the beach at high tide so the 9-foot depth limit is great for me, and I can grab the Scuba if I ever need to go deeper - I have been looking at the home made setups to save money since the Nemo with 3 battery's and tax is around $2,000 - Due to the flushing everything with fresh water as soon as I get home it pretty much kills all other options - I think the Nemo is the safest one that is also fully waterproof - if I was doing fresh water only I would differently build one like yours and try it out -

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Hi again Art ! MOST INTERESTING - your particular application ! If I were trying to build a solution for YOUR application: - working depths of around 10-12 feet max; - HAVE a BOAT available - STILL on a BUDGET - WANT the SAFETY of an additional TANK attached to the compressor then I would STILL try something like MY unit INSTEAD of the "NEMO" series. AND I would use a LONGER hose and LEAVE the compressor ON THE BOAT. AND I would carry a "spare air" bottle, and be 110% CERTAIN that my weight belt COULD be DITCHED in a moment's notice, but with a MARKER BUOY for later RECOVERY. Me? I'm WADING INTO a sandy-bottom lake that is 27 ft deep MAX, but only INTERESTING down to 18 ft, and I'll TYPICALLY spend ALL of my battery LOOKING FOR EXPENSIVE SUNGLASSES & STUFF that people DROP off their standup paddleboards (my BEST "treasure" was a $260 pair of RAYBAN Vintage Sun Glasses that my youngest daughter got, but I've ALSO found a FANTASTIC diving MASK and SNORKEL that I now USE ;-) ) BIG QUESTION: Do the NEMO-type hookah rigs now HAVE air tanks attached? I'm asking because when I FIRST went looking to BUY a system, the NEMO units were around $1100, and they DIDN'T have ANY TANK at all :-O But to its credit the Nemo unit IS utterly WATERPROOF. KEEP US UPDATED on YOUR next adventure/project ! Cheers, -Mark

@mananaopai9857 2 года назад

Have you checked out the new PORTAHOOKAH.....very affordable and battery lasts for 4 hours!

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Greetings Mana ! HMMM... I "did diligence" and looked up the rig you described... ... but the SOLO rig STARTS at $1400 :-O Also - like the NEMO rig - I find myself LEARY of any hookah system with NO TANK :-O... IMAGINE being down 10m (30 ft is what documentation says), you just exhaled fully and you're expecting to take a deeeeep next inhale and continue your dive, when ... NOTHING. You're 30 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE, with EMPTY LUNGS. Even on your BEST breath, you would only make it about 15 ft, so you're 2 FULL BREATHS from the surface, with EMPTY LUNGS :-| DO you think that YOU'D make it to the surface? WOULD you even have the presence-of-mind to DITCH the weight belt, or would you be SCRAMBLING in a blind panic for the surface - only to NOT make it? These are the thoughts that went through MY mind even when I was doing my check dives for my NAUI Advanced SCUBA rating; you're down at 80ft (required), and you're told to take OFF all of your gear, set it on the bottom, TAKE OFF your mask, LOOK AT THE SURFACE waaaaaaaay up there at 80 ft, and then you know - you REALLY KNOW - just how FAR that distance is... ... and 30 ft is ALSO "a long-fucking way up". So when I was designing my own DIY unit (remember it costs UNDER $300, and ALL of the components except the mouthpiece can be used for OTHER stuff - powering other tools, acting as an actual AIR COMPRESSOR, floating in the tube, etc), I was CONVINCED I would rather HAVE a tank than NOT have a tank, and even then you really only 10 breaths after the batteries are dead, and you STILL only feel a "pull" in the last 2 to 3 breaths. IMAGINE what happens when a TANKLESS unit finally stops :-O But everyone must make their decision. KEEP FINDING THOSE SSA UNITS - there ARE more & more to choose from every season, so it MUST be getting MORE & MORE popular ! Cheers, -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@artbobik3516 2 года назад

Also - I would get a horse collar like they wear on fishing boats with both manual tube and cord power inflater incase that float gets a hole in it - I wear one when I hunt in the water in case I get hit by a riptide - been wearing a wrist inflatable devise since the first riptide caught me with a tank on my back and 56lb of lead to keep me on the bottom - I added the collar later as a backup - I had no fins with me and almost had to abandon almost $1,000 + worth of equipment if I guest W or E wrong since I could not reach the surface - I had negative buoyancy back then -

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Greetings Art and welcome to VOGTLAND OUTDOORS ! WOW - interesting stories & adventures - ALL GREAT READING ! KEEP in mind MY original purpose here - to fill a "gap" BETWEEN snorkeling and SCUBA - NOTHING MORE ! This entire rig was meant to be a BUDGET-MINDED-but-still-SAFE ALTERNATIVE to some of the $900 "hookah" rigs out there - ones that DON'T even HAVE an attached air tank :-O What' I've achieve for under $300 MEETS my requirements, but it's STILL meant to be a "NON-PROFESSIONAL", day-at-the-beach-don't-EVER-go-deeper-than-20-feet type of unit. Period. YOUR rig sounds FAR more "pro" version - WHAT are YOU doing with it?? If YOU have a RU-vid Channel let me know, and I'd be happy to PROMOTE it ! Cheers, -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@justlife2129 7 месяцев назад

Hi, thanks a lot for sharing this info. Many people will be able to spend 300-400 dollars and have so much fun! I am wondering if you lower your main pressure from 130 PSI to let's say 80-90 PSI your batteries will last longer, compressor will run cooler and will have less wear. If your "tool" pressure is set to 40-50 PSI there is not much point to have 130PSI in the receiver. What do you think?

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 7 месяцев назад

Hi "Just"! HMMM... I too experimented with the "Pressure Differential" betwixt my "Source" and my "tool"... What I noticed was this: a 2-atage breathing regulator ISN'T an "typical" tool; it seemed PREFER a certain differential, and I rwcall that when this differential was TOO LOW (like rhe 55 PSI you mentioned) then drawing a breath via the regulator became LABORIOUS, because the regulator valve DIDN'T open EASILY - instead it required that I almost "suck a breath out" like drinking from a straw. When the differential was in the 120PSI range, then drawing a new breath became as natural was "inhaling"... HAS ANYONE ELASE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE??

@TrueHelpTV 5 месяцев назад

@@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS your regulator is likely set to about 125-145psi, so that's why it needs more pressure to operate. Since you're only going to experience about 30 PSI at 33 ft and you really don't want to go beyond that depth, then if you wanted to operate at lower pressures, a scuba shop can swap parts in them to reduce their nominal operating pressure, or you can get one from someone like Brownies which operates around 55/65 PSI so it's still solid for far deeper than you have any business going with this setup and knowledge =D Cheers.. if you ever decide to build a bigger one, the industrial hookah units are just using a 1100w oilless aerator pump meant for long cycle operations in ponds.. lol the more you know.

@vadimssipolnieks2103 2 года назад

What about added second tank on the shore filled up with battery then switched for fresh ,plus small pony tank on belt for back up

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Greetings Vadims and welcome to VOGTLAND OUTDOORS ! THINKING... PONDERING... THINKING & PONDERING... PONDERING & THINKING... FINALLY - my RESPONSE: KEEP IN MIND the PURPOSE of this DIY Surface-Supplied Air Unit: 1. SAFE 2. AFFORDABLE 3. PRACTICAL & HANDY I'm wondering if perhaps you're OVER-THINKING this little unit? It's meant ONLY to fill that SMALL "gap" of diving somewhere between SNORKELING (surface to 6 ft) and SCUBA (20 ft to 100 ft) IF you start mounting an EXTERNAL TANK "on shore" (your words) - NOW you're introducing as much as 200m of additional hose - because that's how far OFFSHORE I typically dive at Devil's Lake :-O ! Nope - not for me. But that's merely MY opinion. There's ANOTHER guy down in FLORIDA who I think MAY end up using a BACK-UP unit that's NOT "on-shore" but instead is "ON-BOAT"? Go look for his comments and you two guy connect ! Cheers, -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@jeffro5032 Год назад

Hey brother , have you had a chance to use a pair of the 8000MaH batteries yet? I would think you could probably get 45 - 50mins before needing to re-charge / replace them?

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS Год назад

Greetings Jeff ! SHORT ANSWER: No - not yet, and likely never LONGER ANSWER: An important design goal with this DIY project was that I could take equipment I TYPICALLY have around the house, and quickly and safely and reliably assemble them in to an inexpensive DIY SSA (Surface-Supplied Air) unit for the occasional fun diving at some of the lakes in the northern Illinois/southern Wisconsin area. "Typical" for me are the 5000 mAH (milli-Amp-Hr, which is literally a measure of "how-many-electrons-are-stuffed-into-a-battery"** - see my explanation further down) batteries that I use for ALL of my Bauer household tools: drills, saws, chain saws (they make a WONDERFUL product here) and yes air compressors. A FINAL THOUGHT ABOUT SAFETY: ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS dive WITH A DIVE BUDDY, and be sure and have a "Beach Daddy" or "Beach Mama" watching out for you. This said, IMAGINE going down for a whopping 45 minutes and SOMETHING (bad) HAPPENED :-O LUCKILY, a depth of 15-20 ft in any of MY local lakes would give you HYPOTHERMIA after 30+ minutes ;-) So... I'll stick with the 20-25 min capacity of my 5000 mAH batteries for now ;-) NOW YOU HAVE ME CURIOUS: WHERE are YOU located, than you're even CONTEMPLATING a 45 minute dive at 15-20 feet??? It CAN'T be a lake in the northern half of the USA ! WHERE are you? Cheers, -Mark ** milli-Amp-Hrs can be "re-arranged" like this: a milli-Amp is 1/1000th of an AMP, so there's no units-conversion here; an AMP is 6.24 x 10^10 electrons moving through a point in a conductor per SECOND, or 1 Amp == 62,400,000,000 electrons/second

@sic-n-tiredtired4273 2 года назад

That is absolutely awesome. I'm actually going to Harbor Freight tomorrow to get the compressor, batteries and charger for my own Father's Day present to myself. how did you hook your second stage up to the air hose ?

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Have fun!

@chuckmarkham9303 2 года назад

Hey Guy, What did you use for the base in the raft to sit compressor on?? Great rig!!

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Hi Chuck ! ANSWER: I cut a piece of 2" thick pink construction insulation foam board (typically sells in 4' x 8' sheets for $22) until it was slightly OVER-SIZED for the bottom of the inner tube, which has a mesh bottom anyways. the foam board gets wedged into the bottom, but still has some edges which allow water to run off. Result: a rigid but additional FLOTATION platform upon which the 20 lb compressor sits nicely :-) Hope this helps ! -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@theswimclub8582 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the test and the video

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 10 месяцев назад

Our pleasure!

@davewbpd1 9 месяцев назад

Can you please give us an update video thanks

@lestatluchalibre 2 года назад

Do you use an air filter in it ?

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Greetings Lestat! ANSWER: YES - ABSOLUTELY ! I have it installed immediately on the outlet side of the tank, ABOVE the water surface. I've gone through 2 styles so far: Style 1: sealed; THOUGHT it was a good idea, but the moment it got water in it, I COULDN'T get it out and it was more or less RUINED; Style 2: open-able; this is a BETTER idea, because now I can open it, dry it out, FLUSH it, replace filters - anything I need. AM I DONE YET? Not hardly. I'm COMPLETELY OPEN to ANY SUGGESTIONS HERE ! Cheers, -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@JT-ok8te 2 года назад

Love the videos! Very informative! I’m a big guy also, what did you use for a weight belt? Also what kind of air gauge did you put inline before the regulator? Would it be worth wild to bungee cord or Velcro the air hose to your weight belt.

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Hi JT! WHAT did I use for a weight belt?? Simple: I used a WEIGHT BELT ;-) NOT kidding - have one with Velcro pockets for those lead t lb “pillows”… Cheers, Mark

@JT-ok8te 2 года назад

I have a belly, hahaha. Now did your regulator air gauge hold up under water or did it fog up? I snorkel for clams right now in Narragansett Bay and wanted to thank you for opening up my eyes to more options. Working the tides is a 4 to 5 hour thing, but if I could put another 2 to 3 hours in the water would put me in a better tax bracket.

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Greetings JT! A regulator "fogging up" ? Nope. What everyone is terming a "regulator" here is really the MOUTHPIECE; it doesn't "fog up", but it CAN potentially get WATER in it. I spent $79 on a "pretty decent" regulator (hose + mouthpiece with 2nd stage regulator built-in), so no problems :-) ... Clams in Narragansett Bay? Cool ! I've watched some documentaries on "hand-picked" SCALLOPS out in New England, and they were going for $40 a POUND if they got harvested and made it into the store SAME-DAY, with NO ICE, NO REFRIGERATION, so I can UNDERSTAND how you're interested in a HOOKAH system ! WHAT I'VE LEARNED ABOUT HOOKAH (SSA) SYSTEMS SO FAR: 1. Battery-powered SSA is COOL & HANDY & USEFUL - but down to about 27 feet; 2. Battery-powered SSA when your LIFE IS IN THE BALANCE should include at least ONE "BUDDY" AT THE SURFACE, watching the equipment and ready to TUG ON THE LINE to call (or HAUL) you back up! 3. Battery-powered SSA is SAFEST when it includes (at least) a 6 GALLON TANK; 4. Battery-powered SSA is SAFEST when there is a RELIABLE GAUGE in the feed line, easily visible to The Diver What have YOU learned so far?? -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@dposik7617 Год назад

Wanted to check and see how your hookah system is still working ?

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS Год назад

D! SHORT ANSWER: This year's "Gen 2" worked out GREAT, but I'll STILL be working on some more improvements over the winter, so watch for more videos ! Cheers, -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@theartist8189 2 года назад

Will this compressor take the much larger Milwaukee batteries?

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Greetings "Artist" and welcome to VOGTLAND OUTDOORS ! NO IDEA what "OTHER" batteries a BAUER cordless air compressor will take you'll have to do your own research here ! WORKING THIS WEEK on a NEW AIR FILTER, and HOPE to head tup to DEVIL'S LAKE WISCONSIN this coming weekend for more field tests and searching for lost articles from the 4th ;-) WATCH for more videos ! -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@kirk-nj6344 2 года назад

What PSI were you running? Did you have to adjust at the regulator?

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Greetings and welcome Kirk to VOGTLAND OUTDOORS ! ANSWER: Through trial & error at a "practice" depth of 8 ft I learned the following about MY mouthpiece & 2nd-stage regulator: - at tank pressures BELOW 100psi the regulator was a STRUGGLE to breath (inhale) against ! - at tank pressures ABOVE 140psi the tank WASN'T RATED; - at tank pressures of 135psi I found my regulator work VERY COMFORTABLY !! - my compressor was set to turn ON below 100psie and turn OFF above 135psi - this setting regularly saw me take about 10 to 15 breaths before the tank pressure was depleted from 130psi down to 100psi, triggering the compressor back ON again for about 1 min to reach back to 135psi - at even a depth of 10ft I COULDN'T EVEN HEAR THE COMPRESSOR (AT THE SURFACE) RUNNING - IT WAS THAT QUIET ! This HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS COMPRESSOR IS A GEM ! Hope this helps, -Mark | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@omarrobles1108 Год назад

Do they sell bigger batteries for that compresor ?

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS Год назад

Greetings Omar, They DO sell BIGGER batteries, but you're missing a key point here: MY design is MEANT to utilize EXISTING batteries - like the kind you'd buy for your DRILL and JIGSAW and other cordless tools. The idea here is that you use your TOOLS all week... ...then you charge those SAME batteries up and HAVE FUN DIVING over the weekend... ... then on MONDAY you put those SAME batteries BACK in your DRILL and your JIGSAW again ! NO "single-purpose" design here - NO WAY ! Am I making sense? -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@Makobadger Год назад

Nice

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS Год назад

Thanks

@Devo1987 Год назад

parts list link for complete working safe unit please ?

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS Год назад

Devo, I've listed the parts in my other videos in this series. Cheers, -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@MrLeviaFUN 11 месяцев назад

How's the system after 2 years?

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 11 месяцев назад

Greetings Mr Levia ! End of Season 2, and the "Prototype 1.1" continues to work well, though "1.1" means "VERSION 1, REVISION 1", so you know there have been some modifications along the way. What's been cool is the POSITIVE FEEDBACK and SUGGESTIONS so many viewers & subscribers have been offering - particularly regarding AIR FILTRATION and other steps to remove what could be genuine contaminants that you don't want to breathe in aerosol form into your lungs. No surprise there. No adverse health effects so far either. MORE CHANGES FOR NEXT SEASON: - CONTINUED effort to remove any impurities which might still be present in an "industrial-use" air compressor tank toward making it safer for use as a hookah unit (note: I have to wonder-out-loud if this is the very reason some of the popular professional SSA rigs DON'T have a tank - this is tricky business!); - improved connection of the diver end of the hose to the 2nd stage (breathing mouthpiece); - IMPROVED high-end filter (it makes sense to SPEND MONEY HERE to eliminate impurities before they reach your lungs); and - improved methods for attaching the hose to diver's body. Glad you inquired! -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@Diospadretodopoderoso Год назад

U should build, patent and sell 'em 4 a reasonable price... My sugestión Anyway I enjoyed ur video Regards

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS Год назад

Greetings "Dios" and welcome to VOGTLAND OUTDOORS ! Please know I'm already currently patenting a different design - a Deer Hunting Tree Stand - and it's a very SLOW process; even after you (electronically) submit your Patent Application, you're in a waiting queue that takes 2 YEARS just to get assigned to a Patent Application Examiner :-O. That patent got submitted in late 2020, and I'm still responding to various "rejections" from my assigned Examiner (this is typical). I'm not at all ready or willing to try & patent this, for no other reason than it would easily be CLONED by some company in asia (where any patents I file have ZERO protection) :-| ... Nope - all I can do I SHARE such ideas publicly, and work on other patent applications for things I think I CAN protect ;-) Cheers, -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@donnobles5272 Год назад

There are many people that have been using this exact design for many years. Practical, cheap but not new technology

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS Год назад

Don, NOBODY said what I was building/demonstrating was in any way "new technology" More like "me too" technology. If you re-read the thread, you'll see it was a SUBSCRIBER who suggested patenting this idea - NOT ME. Cheers, -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@rayan1953 3 года назад

Nice video, question How divers do you think it can take? How many lines with Regulator

@PunkerTFC 3 года назад

I have a hookah built with the same compressor and I seriously doubt it would support more than one diver any deeper than just below the surface.

@rayan1953 3 года назад

@@PunkerTFC any r recommendation to make this happen what compressor what I need?

@shawnjones8748 3 года назад

@@PunkerTFC even if it did, you know it wouldnt last long enough on those batteries to be worth the trouble.

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Greetings Ryan ! GOOD QUESTION - there are TWO IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS to CONSIDER: 1. HOW many BREATHING DIVERS can this little rig support (literally in Liters of Air/Minute of "volume"); and 2. HOW LONG (in something like "breaths") can a 1.6 gallon air tank at 135psi provide across MULTIPLE divers? THE PRACTICAL ANSWER TURNS OUT TO BE 2 "average sized, reasonably athletic" ADULTS HOW DO I KNOW THIS? EASY - my IDENTICAL TWIN BROTHER Michael (not kidding - I DO have an IDENTICAL TWIN BROTHER - Dr Michael C Vogt, PhD in CSci AI from IIT) built HIS rig IDENTICAL to mine, but with 2 lines for him & his medium-sized reasonably athletic wife Portia to try. The rig worked PERFECTLY from a "volume-delivery" standpoint; BOTH of them could "pull" all the air they needed and NOT feel like they were "gasping" or "fighting" for each breath :-) BUT - and this should come as NO surprise - where MARK (diving solo) was getting 40 minute dives from his 2 x 5000 mAhr batteries, necessarily MICHAEL & PORTIA DIVING TOGETHER were getting 20-25 minute dives, which makes PERFECT SENSE, now doesn't it :-) . Hope this helps ! -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Greetings PunkerTFC ! It looks like you & I have VERY DIFFERENT experiences with our (same?) compressor... WHAT do YOU mean by "just below the surface"? Have you not seen my videos where I'VE been diving 12ft to 25ft down, mostly around 15ft - for 40 minutes? And please see my REAL-WORLD results from my brother Michael & his wife Portia ACTUALLY DIVING for 20+ minutes IN TANDEM on this same rig, and (I recall) around 8 feet to 10 feet down (that's all the deeper the lake was). it was FUN !!!

@jeremiahcase4655 2 года назад

What would be a good air filter to get?

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Greetings Jeremiah, I'm STILL RESEARCHING THIS ! Watch in the next few weeks as this rig comes out, and the local lakes warm up enough to DIVE! Cheers, -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@jeremiahcase4655 2 года назад

@@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS just got the everything for my trip back home to oregon! Gonna be testing it out while I do a little gold sniping over the 4th of July 😁

@rayan1953 2 года назад

How is the system holding up have any updates

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Greetings Rayan ! The system is operating PERFECTLY - thanks for asking. I've put it away for the season (I live 50 miles west of Chicago), so you have to clean out your air hoses and filters and the like - it's all easy on a warm sunny day. If you DON'T purge those lines, they'll become MUSTY by spring and you WON'T want to be breathing THAT :-O... I DID replace my first attempt at an air filter with a BETTER one which could be opened & cleaned; that cost me less than $20 - money well-spent. Watch for updates in the SPRING ! -Mark Vogt | VOGTLANDOUTDOORS

@rayan1953 2 года назад

@@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS awesome I’m doing the same set up from what you posted, only differences is I’m in southeast Florida and I’m going in saltwater hopefully that being mess up the compressor from the salt in the air

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS 2 года назад

Hi Rayan ! SUGGESTION: Perhaps you could be RESEARCHING other "hookah" rigs which are being used in saltwater environments, to see what else THEY might be doing with/to THEIR hookah rigs in order to manage in saltwater environments. From my OWN experience SCUBA diving in the Caribbean (Cancun, Jamaica, St Thomas, Punta Cana, other locations on cruises), I noticed that all the diving shops CONTINUALLY immersed ALL of THEIR equipment in FRESH WATER before and after EVERY SINGLE DIVE - it was the only way rubber and other "gasket" type components can survive for long periods of use in saltwater. APPLYING that to YOUR hookah rig... You might NOT be able to protect your rig WHILE you're using it in saltwater, but IF you make sure you RINSE RINSE RINSE all components immediately AFTER you dive, that OUGHT to be helpful. Thoughts? -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@Devo1987 Год назад

max depth ?

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS Год назад

Hi Devo ! WATCH ALL MY VIDEOS - I cover all this ! I recommend a MAX depth of 20 ft to 25 ft. You go any deeper than that and you're in the range for TRUE SCUBA, NOT a "hookah rig" like this. -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@doanythingguy Год назад

How did you connect the regulaor hose to the air compressor hose?

@VOGTLANDOUTDOORS Год назад

Greetings DoAnythingGuy and welcome to VOGTLAND OUTDOORS: SHORT ANSWER: A simple brass barbed fitting did the trick initially, but I'm working on a BETTER quick-release connection, as during one test-dive at around 12 ft this fitting POPPED OFF - you can see it happening in one of my videos :-O REMINDER/DISCLAIMER! This is an UNGUARANTEED, STILL-IN-FIELD-TEST-DIY UNIT, with ZERO promises, or guarantees of any kind. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! If you've got SUGGESTIONS for a better fitting, I still have 3 more weekends (plus Labor Day in early September) to try to make it up to DEVIL'S LAKE, WISCONSIN for one last field test. Let me know! Cheers, -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS

@doanythingguy Год назад

Hey! I just made mine and I used a female hookah to 1/4" npc connector from Amazon. It made the regulator fit onto a female 1/4 compressor adaptor which then lead to the male end of the hose.