Vintage Scuba: Weird Stuff #3 - S04E06

[@bsbaron4]

Sea Voice is a nice item, It reminds me of one of my instructors that was carrying a dish washing type glove in his bcd pocket and would inflate it like the Sea Voice in order to talk to us. Weird look but it did work and made us laugh...underwater !

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

Wow! I love that kind of ingenuity. Alec

[@bricago2302]

I'd like to nominate this for the best KZbin channel award. Alec, thank you for these wonderful videos.

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

Much appreciate your support. Lots more interesting subjects coming. Alec

[@moclepocle]

Alec, great to have someone to show scuba stuff, that I don’t even know existed. Good job. Keep warm.

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

Thanks Mike. Glad you're enjoying it. Alec

[@markstengel7680]

Hi Alec, Enjoyed your odd ball SCUBA accessories. 👍

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

Lots of oddball stuff in the last 60 years. I have more to show you. Alec

[@Slugasi]

Hi Alec, I am not a diver however I am considering to learn, but I wish to say that I watch your videos to enjoy your wit & sense of humour mate as well as your items and advice. You seem like a wonderful person not many of us around, so I thought to drop you a line to let you know. Thanks for doing what you do..

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

Wow! So nice. I'm going to show this to my wife and kids (4 kids & 6 grandkids). Maybe I'll get a little more respect. Thanks. Alec

[@petercontenta1429]

Love your vintage and weird segments! Thank yo so much !

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

More coming Peter. Have you seen the Sea Hunt playlist? Alec

[@AlanClegg]

hahah.. The rubber weight belt being "set up for Kevin". I'm surprised at you, Alec. 8-) Another great video. Thanks!

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

Thanks Alan. Kevin is a great sport. Alec

[@mrmrashed1453]

Great Video ... keep it up Thanks Alex

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

Thanks for watching. Alec

[@bazmontgomery3766]

Just looked you up on eBay , thought I had the wrong guy going by the profile picture 😁 started diving again after about 27 years and loving your vids for info and entertainment . Cheers guys 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

That's me. Pretty professional looking huh? In my businessman mode. Take care. Alec

[@bazmontgomery3766]

All the best 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@horatioyen256]

so of this stuff would be amazingly useful if it was still made today

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

Some of it. Some of it, like today, was crap. Alec

[@lotharluder2743]

Great

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

It was so serious when first introduced but a good laugh today. A

[@hearsejr]

I use J valves all the time still today. Lol. Just don't have the rod now. I've used the Demoon valves few times.

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

You can buy J rods online or at vintage scuba stores. They are fun to use even today.

[@hearsejr]

@@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter lol I thought about getting a rod made but I have a pressure gauge on my rig now and the tank I have left is out of hydro, and from what I am hearing most five shops on the east coast of the USA are not passing these tanks made before 1998...+/- not sure the exact year they cut them off.. But if I have any luck and get it hydro'ed I definitely getting a rod for it. I even got a matching back pack with, lol.

[@alaind831]

so I have and use a rubber belt (the buckle itself has a spring as well so double stretchy which is redundant) and I also have exactly the same buckle+rubber as they yellow one you show (which I haven't use yet but thinking of trying as you only need to size it once) - bought both from an old diver. Nice thing about rubber belt is I can slide it underwater to sit on my hips after I gear up on my kayak... they don't ever slide.

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

Right Alain. They were great. I just found them from Trident Diving. Look it up. Alec

[@OrenNoah]

@@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter The only weight belt I (and now my son) use is a rubber weight belt, with that exact bail buckle. They work great. I use them for both cold and warm water diving. Not "weird" at all. Very, very sensible.

[@AirwolfCrazy]

I read a kids book that involved SCUBA diving and they had the Sea Voice (or similar device) to talk under water. Of course I cannot think of the book name right now.

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

It's pretty neat. In practice it's not very practical. A good slate works better for pennies but that assumes your buddy is close by and watching. One of the nicest things about scuba diving is that you cannot hear other people talking. If my wife decided we should have a set of Sea Voice, I'd probably poke a hole in hers! Take care Chris. Alec

[@BanceSun]

Hi Alex, can you maybe put a link of your ebay profile in the description, I couldnt find it on ebay

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

Seahunter

[@liquidsofa]

9:35 Rubber weight belt is a great idea because of people like me. I learned from a girl on KZbin that I suffer from culo carpeta. Translation, "He with ass as flat as a folder". Culo carpeta doesn't allow weight belts to remain as belts, they become weight socks.

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

Something you a Kevin have, no back ledge to hold up a weight belt. They still have rubber belts today. A.

[@mudlakemicrobes]

We use rubber weight belts for freediving.

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

I did free diving once, my weight belt slipped off. But seriously, rubber belts are a great benefit to some divers. A

[@nunogirao8097]

Tech Tip: why we mount the 1st stage that way? Why don't we mount the other way and avoid bumping our head in it?

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

Not a bad suggestion. The hoses might have to be made longer. I think it's just convention - the way it's been done. Why don't you try it?

[@johnkeo358]

Do you still do scuba diving, Alec?

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

Yes!! What's your problem? First you call me a bad ass and then you ask if I still scuba dive! ALL bad asses scuba dive!! I get diving 2 or 3 times a year. I don't do cold much any more. After 60 years of scuba diving in Canada, it would have to be pretty special to get me into a 7mm suit. But I was in Florida twice this past year and went diving in Cuba too. Take care. Alec

[@johnkeo358]

Touch'e Alec, scuba divers are bad ass! Just stumbled across your page while doing research on the topic before I start investing in gear. I love your videos, they're entertaining and informative! I hope we bump into each other while doing scuba! Cheers! John

[@Expert1911]

0:14 The great Canadian television giggle. Following in the footsteps of Harold Green. :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIa7gaiPj5l3e7Mm27s

[@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter]

I like Red Green - sometimes. Sometimes he's just goofy. Alec