Trying to find the right CCR
Re: Trying to find the right CCR
who all here dives a CCR?
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.-Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Re: Trying to find the right CCR
You mean actually dives theirs?
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
Re: Trying to find the right CCR
Yes
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.-Jacques-Yves Cousteau
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Mine calls to me every weekend to dive it long, dive it deep. I quit counting hours after 300.
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
Re: Trying to find the right CCR
Hi Josh
Still so interested in a RB huh? Honestly, I dove mine weekly for >11 years, and my conclusion is that there are not too many advantages unless you're doing wide angle photography upshots (no bubbles in your shots) or a lot of super deep stuff (of which, you really need to ask yourself WHY. A lot of people do a few deep dives, just to try it, then quit)
Still so interested in a RB huh? Honestly, I dove mine weekly for >11 years, and my conclusion is that there are not too many advantages unless you're doing wide angle photography upshots (no bubbles in your shots) or a lot of super deep stuff (of which, you really need to ask yourself WHY. A lot of people do a few deep dives, just to try it, then quit)
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Re: Trying to find the right CCR
I would go further and say that there are a number of advantages to CCR diving:
* Even in recreational depths you have more freedom of profile - Spend 45 minutes below 80-100 feet on a 1 hour dive with no deco
* Long dives - I just did a 2:45 dive in Cayman, much of it below 100 feet traversing between two wrecks of dropping down a deep wall
* Bubbles - Some animals, particularly sharks and ++ for Hammerheads, will come closer to CCR divers due to the lack of bubbles.
* Bubbles - Lack of the racket of bubbles. CCR is so much more peaceful, its shocking to switch back to open circuit after a while
All of this come at a cost in $$$ but it's a fun way to dive and a really interesting new dimension of skills to master.
* Even in recreational depths you have more freedom of profile - Spend 45 minutes below 80-100 feet on a 1 hour dive with no deco
* Long dives - I just did a 2:45 dive in Cayman, much of it below 100 feet traversing between two wrecks of dropping down a deep wall
* Bubbles - Some animals, particularly sharks and ++ for Hammerheads, will come closer to CCR divers due to the lack of bubbles.
* Bubbles - Lack of the racket of bubbles. CCR is so much more peaceful, its shocking to switch back to open circuit after a while
All of this come at a cost in $$$ but it's a fun way to dive and a really interesting new dimension of skills to master.
Dave
Re: Trying to find the right CCR
ok, and my main reasoning is because after you have alot more knowledge of what you do and i believe it would make me a better diver overall
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.-Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Re: Trying to find the right CCR
I think it does make you a better diver.
If you can nail buoyancy on a ccr, oc is easy peasy.
You'll take better care of your gear , be more meticulous, and you'll have great dive planning skills.
If you can nail buoyancy on a ccr, oc is easy peasy.
You'll take better care of your gear , be more meticulous, and you'll have great dive planning skills.
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
Re: Trying to find the right CCR
How was your dive on the corsair today
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.-Jacques-Yves Cousteau
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viz wasnt very good on the way out, but on the wreck it was pretty good. Way better than the last dive on the bomber.
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
Re: Trying to find the right CCR
You definitely want to try the various units before making the decision. What works for one person may not work for someone else. The unit I had my sights set on unfortunately just didn't breathe well for me in the water, and I'm grateful for having been able to try it out before making the commitment.
Re: Trying to find the right CCR
How would I be able to do that?
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.-Jacques-Yves Cousteau
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At a demo day. Locally they are few and far between
Someplace like Add Helium would be the quick route to trying many units, but they are in FL
Someplace like Add Helium would be the quick route to trying many units, but they are in FL
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Yes, as CaptnJack says a CCR demo day where people bring units from different manufacturers and there are instructors there to help you try them out. I did mine with scubagrunt and it was great finding the one that was right for me (the Meg).
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the only problem with the try days, is you dont know, what you dont know. I was set to get a revo after that, wouldnt even try the meg cuz of all the front clutter.
Now I have a meg. and all the front clutter as well
Now I have a meg. and all the front clutter as well
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
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And then there are the TOS lungs... Meg without clutter <heart>
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Re: Trying to find the right CCR
For instructors who is there to choose if I go with rEvo, Meg, JJ-ccr, kiss mccr
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.-Jacques-Yves Cousteau
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In this area
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.-Jacques-Yves Cousteau
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Mel and a guy in Olympia Craig? Kiss,I dunno.
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
Re: Trying to find the right CCR
I don't want to give up being able to plumb in off board gas though.ljjames wrote:And then there are the TOS lungs... Meg without clutter <heart>
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
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Craig Brown on Olympia is a Meg instructor. Former owner of Capital DiversJeff Pack wrote:Mel and a guy in Olympia Craig? Kiss,I dunno.
Mel Clark is a Revo instructor still (I think) and JJ instructor. I'm not sure she still teaches on the Meg.
Craig Willemsen at Silent World is a Kiss instructor.
QC6 in line the feed line to the ADVJeff Pack wrote:I don't want to give up being able to plumb in off board gas though.ljjames wrote:And then there are the TOS lungs... Meg without clutter <heart>
Sounder wrote:Under normal circumstances, I would never tell another man how to shave his balls... but this device should not be kept secret.
Re: Trying to find the right CCR
I think she teaches meg copis mccr
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.-Jacques-Yves Cousteau
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They don't really even make an mCCR anymore. Everything is based on the new Meg15 technology. You could get one used easier than new at this point.verrinne wrote:I think she teaches meg copis mccr
Sounder wrote:Under normal circumstances, I would never tell another man how to shave his balls... but this device should not be kept secret.
Re: Trying to find the right CCR
Yeah
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.-Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Re: Trying to find the right CCR
Who knows where to look for local ccr demos.
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.-Jacques-Yves Cousteau