Author: macado

Haskel Mini Booster Setup Guide

macado

I finally decided that after taking too many trips and spending long nights inside a dive shop waiting for O2 and Diluent fills that it was in my best interest to purchase a mini booster for filling my rebreather bottles especially since I have easy access to T bottles of O2 and Helium. Jesus..You’ve only had a rebreather for a year and only just broken 150 hours of diving on your unit and you already want to buy booster?! Luckily as I tell many people, Jesus is my go-to dive…

Caustic kitty litter: Bringing your rebreather to Cozumel redux

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I decided to bring my rebreather down to Cozumel again since I was going to be there a month and wanted to get some deeper dives in. You can see my August trip report for more thorough information. As per usual I brought my rebreather on the plane as carry-on. I dive a rEvo II Mini which is about as travel friendly as any 45lb rebreather can be. After removing the tanks and stand I wrapped the entire unit in a grill cover to make unit look like a backpack…

Bringing your rebreather to Cozumel

macado

As someone who just recently switched to a rebreather this year I had not had the opportunity to fly on a plane with mine yet although I’ve taken it on plenty of other trips that involved driving. Nevertheless I decided to bring my rebreather down to Cozumel for this trip to see how much of a pain it would be since I frequently visit Cozumel 4-5 times a year. I wanted to see if it is worth lugging down for most trips. This will be a long post so I…