Great video :) Makes sense that the HP side would start pushing out less and less gas as it drains and as that delta gets less and less. Didn't really think of that before.
Agree totally about the average buddy pair. I was told in my initial training that if you're more than a couple of seconds away you're a just spectator, not a buddy. Amazing how many people think 20 or 30 yards is fine. Loved the ascent going on behind; You'd laugh if it wasn't so serious! Knowing Karwela I imagine this may have started with someone only looking at their computer and SPG perhaps a little late in the dive?
Good Quality material. But I din´t really get the benefits or downsizes of trying to feather the valve and save as much gas as possible. Maybe the whole video of the mishap would help.
I agree Johann, the feathering was more something Vas wanted to try and be able to comment on the practicality of it later on. It was not needed at all for him to safely exit this dive (on his own). Regards, Steve
I guess Vas needs to stop tweaking his equipement, it only leads to all those failures ;). But nice video again, especially the discussion on the practicality/applicability of it all to the real diving.
Just out of interest, a couple of weeks aga I had to swap a cylinder valve and therefore empty it completely. I noticed then for the first time that my Apeks SPGs actually have the zero stop at 10 Bar, although it is labelled zero. The guage hit zero and I was able to breathe from it (on the surface of course) for another 3 minutes before the effort got too much and then had to let the rest of the gas out with the purge.
To make it more realistic you should have cut one of his fins loose, remowe his mask and entangle one hand behind a back. Otherwise it hardly reflects any real failure scenario.
Great video :) Makes sense that the HP side would start pushing out less and less gas as it drains and as that delta gets less and less. Didn't really think of that before.
Agree totally about the average buddy pair. I was told in my initial training that if you're more than a couple of seconds away you're a just spectator, not a buddy. Amazing how many people think 20 or 30 yards is fine. Loved the ascent going on behind; You'd laugh if it wasn't so serious! Knowing Karwela I imagine this may have started with someone only looking at their computer and SPG perhaps a little late in the dive?
You guys really makes some good videos. I need to get back in the water and buy access just to support you guys :D keep it up
Thanks so much!
This is so valuable! Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Good Quality material. But I din´t really get the benefits or downsizes of trying to feather the valve and save as much gas as possible. Maybe the whole video of the mishap would help.
I agree Johann, the feathering was more something Vas wanted to try and be able to comment on the practicality of it later on. It was not needed at all for him to safely exit this dive (on his own). Regards, Steve
Love your videos Steve! How does the SF tech drysuit compare to the Fourth Element suit? Comparing the 2 and have seen you guys in both.
Hi Jacob, please message Vas and ask him about the SF Tech it is him using that one. I am soon to be in a Santi drysuit and quite excited about it :)
I guess Vas needs to stop tweaking his equipement, it only leads to all those failures ;). But nice video again, especially the discussion on the practicality/applicability of it all to the real diving.
Just out of interest, a couple of weeks aga I had to swap a cylinder valve and therefore empty it completely. I noticed then for the first time that my Apeks SPGs actually have the zero stop at 10 Bar, although it is labelled zero. The guage hit zero and I was able to breathe from it (on the surface of course) for another 3 minutes before the effort got too much and then had to let the rest of the gas out with the purge.
Yeah the SPG gauges are not that accurate, we will be talking about that more in a video to follow this one ua-cam.com/video/q4TUcBoMT5Q/v-deo.html
To make it more realistic you should have cut one of his fins loose, remowe his mask and entangle one hand behind a back. Otherwise it hardly reflects any real failure scenario.
haha how true that is Marcin (sadly for many tec courses being run out there)