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New book, Reef Fish Identification – Travel Edition

frenchguy — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:49:49 +0000

I just got mine. Same great content, lighter, waterproof pages, better bidding, a must have ! http://amzn.to/pwBomC

Are Closed Circuit Rebreathers dangerous?

frenchguy — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:43:05 +0000

Nice article on CCR dive safety by Jeff Johnson

ThinkingDiver mentioned on Ponoko’s Blog

frenchguy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:56:11 +0000

A nice little writeup is upcoming on Ponoko’s Blog on my rEvo rebreather cover design as depicted below:

Rebreather for sale – used

frenchguy — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:41:22 +0000

No, I am not selling my rEvo rebreather, I am very happy with it.

But if you’re looking for a used rebreather, RebreatherWorld is the place to go. It’s a very tight community where you’re unlikely to get scammed. There you’ll find AP Diving Inspiration and Evolution rebreathers for sale as well as ISC Megalodon Rebreathers, Dive Rite O2ptima rebreathers, Kiss rebreathers, Juergensen HammerHead rebreathers, Delta-P Sentinel and CCRB Ouroboros as well as old navy rebreathers such as the Mark 15, Mark 15.5 and Mark 16 rebreathers.

More importantly you’ll find expertise and a community which members will go the extra mile to help, offer advice.

Moreover members of RBW will alert you of ebay rebreather scams which are not uncommon. Also, if you’re looking for a rebreather, make sure you ask for advice here or on RBW; it’s a big purchase. Understand the pros and cons of each rebreather, make sure you buy a complete, factory overhauled, safe system and get proper training from a reputable instructor.

H2Ov: Underwater housing for ContourHD 1080p camera – a review

frenchguy — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:58:24 +0000

A few weeks back I contacted GMConcepts to receive an evaluation unit of their underwater housing for the ContourHD 1080p camera. I was on my way to a quick trip to Florida but unfortunately (Fedex’s fault), the housing didn’t make it in time. Since then, I have received the housing and I must say it looks great. The H2Ov housing comes with everything you need to attach it to your mast strap (neoprene strap is encouraged) and I was able to jerry-rig a goodman handle to it as well.

As fate has it, my next dive was blown out and I am traveling to Europe all of December. We’ll have a review for you guys ASAP though. Stay tuned!

Shearwater research introduces its new Dive Computer, the Predator

frenchguy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:05:04 +0000

Look for a review soon as I upgrade my Shearwater Pursuit to a Predator. I look forward to the new color OLED and bluetooth capabilities of the Predator to replace my rEvo rebreather controller, PO2 display & dive computer – the Shearwater Pursuit.

Reviews comings up. This time I mean it!

frenchguy — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:23:00 +0000

After spending diving the blue holes of the Bahamas with the Monkey/Rebreather World group, I have a lot of product reviews upcoming including:
? ACR Electronics Firefly Plus strobe light – Published
? Titan HydroLights X-series 25W LED dive light – Published
? Aunoc Backup light
? JJ-CCR rebreather Bail Out Valve (BOV)

and possibly more…

Review of Disinfectants for Rebreathers

frenchguy — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:17:07 +0000

It’s not new (2002) but I stumbled into this document recently and found it interesting: A Literature Review of Disinfectants: Effects When Used by CF Divers in Cleaning Rebreather Sets. Its conclusion: “… the review of these nine disinfectants revealed that only two products, Virkon S and TriGene II, met all of the criteria considered essential for use by CF divers using rebreather equipment.”. Download the study here.

X-ray Mag issue 29 – free scuba magazine

frenchguy — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:00:23 +0000

The new issue of X-ray Mag is out, with a long feature on Bikini Atoll and a good article introducing technical diving.

New RebreatherPro podcast available

frenchguy — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:43:05 +0000

Jill Heinerth and Robert McClellan just posted a new podcast on RebreatherPro. Interesting and cool, worth listening to!