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Absorbent Sale



EZ Solenoid Inline Shut-Off
CL Mounted O2 Shut-Off



O2ptima FX Rebreather Sale
O2ptima Rebreather Sale


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Dive Rite O2ptima FX Rebreather
O2ptima FX Rebreather
by Dive Rite
ISC Megalodon Rebreather
Megalodon Rebreather
by Innerspace Systems Corp
APD Evolution Rebreather
Evolution Rebreather
by Ambient Pressure Diving
Haskel Mini Sport Booster
Mini Sport Booster
by Haskel
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Dive Rite
Accessories & Spares
ISC Accessories and Spares
Innerspace Systems Corp
Accessories & Spares
APD Accessories and Spares
Ambient Pressure Diving
Accessories & Spares
Oxygen Sensors
Oxygen Sensors
CO2 Absorbent
CO2 Absorbent
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Disinfectant & Conditioner
O2 Compatible Lubricants
CCR Cylinder Packages
CCR Cylinders & Valves
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Lithium Batteries

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Are Rebreathers Safe?

Statistics from DAN demonstrate the preponderance of open-circuit diving accidents are related to out-of-air events. One expert on recreational sport and technical diving has said closed-circuit rebreathers (CCR) are safer than open-circuit for the diligent diver because running out breathing gas on a CCR is highly unlikely. No type of rebreather can be said to be categorically safer than another, but the extensively tested recent CCR designs with electronic monitoring are a major improvement. The quality of training may be the most significant factor affecting rebreather safety.

Dive Gear Express believes a lack of experience, along with inadequate and poor quality training, is a widespread problem in the rebreather community. Our recommendation to divers seeking rebreather training is to select an instructor having several hundred hours of rebreather dives and who dives rebreathers exclusively (i.e. does not switch between open-circuit and closed-circuit styles.) No rebreather is foolproof, and the fact remains that compared to open-circuit there seems to be a disproportionate number of rebreather fatalities; nearly all of which have been attributed to diver error. Your safety while diving is controlled by you, not by your rebreather. Open-circuit divers must always know their SPG reading, and CCR divers must...

Always Know Your PO2



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