Researching buoyancy control devices.

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Masha joined me for a voice over in my latest dive log. We talk about our adventures diving caves in Mallorca.

https://travisshears.com/diving/dive-log/bmw-cave/

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Got out the sketchbook for my latest dive log post.

https://travisshears.com/diving/dive-log/geronimo-cave/

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Here is a screenshot of configuring Multideco

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Found some useful tools for planning out gas management on technical dives.

iDeco Pro IOS App:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ideco-pro/id329772936

MultiDeco Desktop APp:
https://www.hhssoftware.com/multideco/

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Lastly if I had all the 💸, a rebreather. The Kiss Sidewinder.

https://www.kissrebreathers.com/catalog/KISS-Sidewinder-p207591749


mCCR because as a software engineer I would rather trust my life to a mechanical engineer. The company KISS of the mission. The sidewinder because Edd Sorenson dives one rescuing countless people in the Florida caves.


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Of corse you need a BCD to stay afloat. Also out of Poland the company XDeep is making some epic products. Tested by cave divers and the like.

My sidemount capable BCD would be the XDeep Stealth Tec 2.0

https://www.xdeep.eu/sidemount-bc-wing-stealth-tec-pr-106.html

Enough lift for stages or CCR, tough, streamlined, and easy to travel with!


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Gear, gear, gear! No research would be complete without comparing tones of different types and companies.

I was surprised to find so many great diving products coming out of Poland. With reasonable prices. This is my current regulator top pick.

Tecline R2 Tec1 Sidemount set.

https://katalog.tecline.com.pl/en/regulator-r-2-tec-sidemount-set,3,5147,3468

The price is right and it has all the needed features for sidemount adventures.

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Sidemount has really captured my imagination. I love the idea of having extra gas and flexibility underwater. If we move more towards technical diving I think the setup has a lot of advantages over backmount doubles.

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Ten levels deep on the scuba research. It started with the idea to look into regulators then expanded into hours of sidemount and rebreather videos and articles.


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I’m back from week in Canary Islands with some dive stories to share. Here is my first of six dive logs. Each includes video footage, maps, and graphs.

https://travisshears.com/diving/dive-log/the-blue-hole/

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