Intro to Rebreathers - Closed Circuit Rebreather Diving

Learn the basics of rebreather diving and check out the impressive Choptima Rebreather by Dive Rite.
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In this video Aitor gives us a tour of the Choptima Rebreather from the Dive Ninja Expeditions classroom in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. He covers these questions:
What is a rebreather?
What kind of gases can you use?
How does it affect decompression limits?
What’s the weight difference of CCR system versus normal open circuit systems?
Do you need a special dive computer?
What kind of BCD do you need?
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[@AzulUnlimited]

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[@mikesbigadventures194]

Choptima diver here. I love love love mine. Hours underwater, no bubbles, efficient shorter deco. And you can use it with your current BM or SM setup. It’s amazing

[@AzulUnlimited]

It’s honestly so cool. Maybe one day…

[@psychobl15]

Love mine too. Just finished certification. Can't wait to enjoy caves with it

[@kjelpeterson5236]

Very interesting. A lot went over my head because I'm a hands on learner but I enjoy learning about different types of diving.

[@AzulUnlimited]

Yeah We got a little into the weeds with things but we were both excited to share🤣

[@davidb5195]

That was an awesome video. Great Job

[@AzulUnlimited]

Glad you liked it! I learned a lot from him 🤙

[@tanabobbi]

Whoa! I understood only about 1/2 of that. Lots of people up here in the PNW dive rebreathers. I haven’t ventured there yet. Great info, as usual!

[@AzulUnlimited]

Thank you! It’s a lot of technical stuff😅

[@Biodoc100]

Perfect follow up to the breathing mold short... 😂

[@AzulUnlimited]

Omg right? Gross! Gotta keep the rebreather clean

[@SeattleRingHunter]

5:00 dil·u·ent I still stumble over the pronunciation of this term 🤣 keep tying to pronounce as die'lutent but its dil like a pickle pesky word if you ask me...🤣

[@AzulUnlimited]

Honestly though🤣🤣🤣

[@brianlloyd4796]

Great video. When do you do your checklist, the day of diving or the night before?

[@AzulUnlimited]

I believe he normally does it the day of diving.

[@billendres3115]

Very informative video, Hector is great. Where are you and Hector located? I thought he was in Indonesia. Oh like you I certainly can't afford a rebreather (at the moment) but my local dive shop will be getting the KISS Sidekick for demo. I'm all in with that. 😁

[@AzulUnlimited]

That’s Aitor, he’s working at dive ninja expeditions in Cabo San Lucas. Would love to hear about that demo!

[@billendres3115]

So sorry I misspelled his name 😬 will keep you posted on the demo. 🍺 and a sparkling water for you 🧋😉

[@scottroberson3650]

Great video, very informative. Probably will never have a rebreather, but it’s cool learning about them. Aitor is right, the mouthpiece and dual hose does look super bad ass!

[@AzulUnlimited]

@@scottroberson3650 Yeah, I'm not sold on it either, but I haven't closed the door, that's for sure!

[@BrandonSchmit]

Interesting! I wonder if you can "recharge" the CO2 scubber material by baking it and driving off CO2? It will release CO2 at around 500-600C. Perhaps it may mess up the structure of the granules if they are held together by a polymer?

[@AzulUnlimited]

Oooo i have no idea!

[@psychobl15]

It won't. There is a chemical exothermic reaction that occurs that uses water and creates water as a byproduct. It actually warms up quite a bit. The decomposition / recharge requires another chemical and then separation. They actually provide how it works on their data sheet. See the section How It Works. www.molecularproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Ref-134-Sofnolime-797-CD-UK-TDS-v13.pdf

[@mattharrington7085]

Hi to Abby

[@AzulUnlimited]

Hi back! 😊

[@Rec77450]

This rebreather look like a copy of a Triton CCR?

[@AzulUnlimited]

I’m not familiar with that one!