The Future Of Rebreather Diving: A Look Ahead To RF4 With Michael Menduno

Rebreather Forum 4 promises to push our knowledge of rebreather diving both the technology and physiology, light years ahead. I am heading to Malta!
I'm talking to Michael Menduno, the organizer and thought leader for rebreather forum 4, happening in Malta, 20-22 April 2023. I'm going to ask him about the history of RF4, the controversy over selecting Malta as the location, who's presenting and who should attend.
We're going to discuss the current and future trends of rebreather diving. I hope to see you all in Malta for some epic, historical wreck diving!
To learn more or sign up for RF4, click here: rebreatherforum.tech/
For more information on the controversial Maltese judicial ruling of Arthur Castillo, read here: divemagazine.com/scuba-diving...
Check out Dr Richard Harris' epic cave exploration on his channel here: • 245m Cave Dive in the ...
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The Future Of Rebreather Diving: A Look Ahead To RF4 With Michael Menduno

[@alexturnbull727]

Hi James! I’m a recreational diver and marine photographer from and living in Malta, and I started diving just as your channel started growing. I have learnt so much from you! I hope that there would be a chance to meet you whilst you are in our beautiful island, you will definitely enjoy our historical wrecks, most still too deep for me but I know alot of people who do dive them and love them! Feel free to get in touch if you need any suggestions!

[@andrecandrade]

Great video, James!

[@brycemillen5360]

Hi James been a fan since discovering your content about a year ago. This ties into when I finally took plunge got into scuba😂 am now on the padi wheel and currently doing my dive master. Your advice and videos have greatly helped me build up knowledge and thinking forward to follow your advice about dive dive dive. Please as your content moving towards ccr don’t underestimate the impact your content has on the newer diver. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@BrentDives]

Fantastic video! Very informative and can't wait to see what comes out of RF4. Thanks for making this one!

[@josephdracula7487]

👍😎🌴🤿🇵🇭loved it! I am not a CCR driver but always enjoyed learning about the details! Maybe someday I may go down that rabbit hole!❤️

[@seadogmalta]

New subscriber here James. As both a CCR diver and native Maltese I'm double looking forward for RF4. Just want to reassure your followers, the diving community and key players in the tourisim industry here are all too eagerly awaiting the overruling of that untoward sentence given to my friend Arthur. The courts here are what they are unfortunately, cannot have everything perfect can you? :) I hope I'll be able to dive with some of the attendees. I welcome your viewers to take a peek at my youtube channel to see what one can expect when diving in Malta. Safe diving all

[@poseidonswe]

expensive packet though 450eur just to attend

[@mikkosport2300]

Thanx James for very interesting video. Something for us a bit more advanced diver.

[@Dave-22]

Iam soo looking forward to the new pearse resurgence dive !!!

[@crowdfundcrew]

It’s great to see the advancements and someday will take the rebreather plunge. Donate for the Dream

[@adampilot8275]

Good clip. As a run of the mill recreational diver I've been put off by CCRs. Expensive, dangerous and finicky. But great to hear the systems are developing to conquer these issues. Thanks James. The blood oxygen sensor sounds brilliant.

[@deland1360]

CCR are safer than OC. Having the extra time and redundancy is amazing. But the price hurts. O2 sensors have been a thing. But I like mccr because complacency isn’t as common

[@paulgee8253]

Yes it does. They’ve had them for years I dry medical settings.

[@elisioclaudio1960]

Hi James, I think I saw you going to the afternoon dive with Horizon last week, but I wasn’t sure, anyway, I hope the forum it will be available on youtube later, the last one was important to me when I was researching to decide if I would go to CCR or not.

[@Teampegleg]

I've been wanting to do something similar as Carney's work but for cave certs. We have a pretty good idea of the total number of cave deaths and even the causes, but we lack a good number on how many cave divers there are. Just to compare the perceived risk vs the actual risk; as there is the assumption that cave diving is the most dangerous hobby even more dangerous than base jumping.

[@smacinskyjr]

I have set up a Long hose primary donate configuration thanks to you. I was told by my local dive shop that it isn't a good idea to put a swivel on the short hose portion of my second stage that is on the necklace around my neck. He said it was ok to use a 90 but a swivel is not a good practice. Whay is this? Thanks in advance for your help.

[@Dave-22]

swivels tend to fail

[@sidemountsarge]

Elbows are fixed so there's less potential stress on the O rings. Same reason why an SPG with a swivel might bubble more/before an SPG without one.

[@Jonas-kh1gf]

Hi, what was the book you talked about? thanks

[@DiversReady]

Here you go: amzn.to/3GzT2gr

[@cliveodriscoll2116]

Its such a shame that one has to be the ELITE to get to view what happens in this Industry, Don't get me wrong, But maybe the average Joe would like to attend these meetings, knowledge is the key with CCR, maybe because your not a CCR builder, scientist or the like, but just love to Dive CCR and want to Know. Great video, Thanks

[@stephendoherty8291]

Sounds like an amazing guest speaker list. Love to hear about the future of Rebreathers, especially the military one mentioned under development. Still waiting for the abyss dive kit using liquid...

[@poseidonswe]

i prefer a imternational rebreather forum site community

[@seadogmalta]

That stupid sentence by the Maltese courts has just been overturned on appeal

[@peterturnham5134]

Excuse me, I was brought up, watched on TV not only Cousteau but also Haans Haas. I have also read his books. He was diving with a military Oxygen breather . Correct me if I'm wrong it was an oxygen breathalyzer oK for up to 30 meters then it killed you. OK, compressed air won out. I dive air, no mix no nothing. BUT I believe Rebreather WILL get there in Sport Diving. ,I'm 66 years old it may happen when I'm dead. Tech diving does not count, Going down to -200 in south africa to recover the body of your last buddy does not count. Let the military do that. Offer me a low cost sport diver rebreather in a great dive destination that can do 40 me'tres. You Phone me, I will be there

[@greybeardcomics1196]

No true, we used to call it sport diving, even shorter then technical diving. :-)

[@flhrci1]

So does the rebreather community get to see or hear anything from RF 4 or is being held hush hush? Mostly interested in the hydrogen dives despite it being impractical.

[@DiversReady]

Why would it be held hush?! If you weren’t in attendance, you’ll have to wait for the transcript of the meeting to be published, which it will be in due course.

[@flhrci1]

@@DiversReady I didn't really think it would be hush hush. But the way it was greatly advertised and since it ended I have not seen or heard much of it. The forum was for professionals any way which I am sure was because there was not that much room at the venue for just any one to show up. I did not know the transcripts would be made available. I'd just like to know about stuff that may affect me in the future is all. Tech advances, etc. No worries. Wasn't trying to be an ahole about it.

[@king_cj]

Pls dont use background music

[@TZBackpacking]

Hi James. I highly recommend removing the background music for these types of videos. This one is unfortunately almost unwatchable.

[@deadmoroz1984]

Someday I will certificate for CCR

[@AegeanEpiphany]

Menduno's 'Aquacorps' was an elitist publication - a gung-ho hydrophilic version of 'Soldier of fortune'. Never liked it or the ethos of the early training agencies such as IANTD... who wrapped everything in a Zen Master-like pretence. They're now having to back-pedal and adapt to cater for millenials and the woke generation who likely already think that ANYONE is suited to rebreather diving hence the emerging commercially motivated mantra: 'rebreathers are now much safer...' - twaddle ... the human element remains the key factor and how has that changed since 1998 in training terms? And let's be clear as someone who's dived many RBs over the years at trimix level - they are a hassle, require anal thinking and attention to detail and are NOT what you'd resort to if you are after a simple relaxing dive anywhere...

[@KristopherDick]

The reason "recreational" rebreathers haven't taken off is that you have to choose your gear then choose your training. It needs to be as simple as open circuit. Get certified, dive whatever gear is available and you can afford.

[@cruelolol]

My wife and I just bought Mares Horizons. They are huge in Asia. The training for it is standardized and under the SSI house. It's 100% recreational SCR unit with deco capabilities. Yes, it's not a full on RB, but the places we dive all the best stuff to see is above 30m.