Hardware
of the
1999 Rebreather Party (and DEMA)
Brought to you by the
Crestline Experimental Dive Unit
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Peter Readey brought the new Prism Topaz and a mk-15 to the party.
The Topaz had many nice improvements. ('Another unit I would love to have.)
(I think Matt found his true Love.)
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Not at the Rebreather Party, but some photos taken from the DEMA show are
the new LAR V, the new Draeger (not named at this time), the CCR2000, the
current Halcyon, and the CCR Gator.
.
(I did not get a picture of the Cochran unit. Cis-Lunar and BMI did not
have a booth..)
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And now, ...last but not least, ...the Talk of the Rebreather
Party....
The Crestline Experimental Dive Unit
Presents the
Field Expedient Oxygen Rebreathr
(F.E.O.R.)
"Thirty minutes from Home Depot
to Covert Operations"
The FEOR is a home made closed circuit
oxygen rebreather. The construction of which is one of the many entrance
requirements of the CEDU. (We all must jump through some hoops to get "one
of these things".)
Two operational units were brought to the Rebreather Party. (The FEOR includes
two horseshoe shaped counterlungs: inhale & exhale lung, a 600 gm scrubber
bed, and 1.1 cubic feet of O2.)
Most everyone just had to
check out the cool units.
(Sorry for the double exposure.)
Some
examined the units with Intense
scrutiny.
Others had no clue.
But overall, everyone enjoyed what was whipped
up in a few weeks. (My hobby shop just received some new toys including
a lathe and mill. I finally can make O-Ring grooves! :-)
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Certification Dive
On the day prior to the Party
a new member joined the ranks of the CEDU, successfully passing the High
Altitude training, in the 10th floor pool of the Holiday Inn, French Quarter.
Congratulations #0034. (Learning the
secret rebreather handshake.)
(Other testing programs including the "Deep
Oxygen Course" lie ahead.)
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I hope you enjoyed thses
pages. Smile, and don't forget to floss.
"If you can't
build a rebreather, you shouldn't dive a rebreather."
The
Crestline Experimental Dive Unit.
More than a state of mind, it's a way of life.
"To
Swim Is Human,To Dive Is Sublime, To Suck Thyne Own Bubbles Is Extreme."
Click for more information
about the CEDU, or
click for an Application,
or just go to the CEDU
HOME PAGE
[ email me at doctrbob@gte.net ]
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[I don't know how long these pages will be up for. Last revision 1/20/99]
[Typical disclaimer: Don't do anything stupid like kill yourself with home
made dive gear, then go around and tell people that I said you can do it.
You can't do it unless you already have!]