Bouba
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What does the panel think about this product (it’s in French but I’m sure you’ll get the gist)
PACK BOUTEILLE DE PLONGÉE OXSEA OX500 + POMPE MANUELLE
PACK BOUTEILLE DE PLONGÉE OXSEA OX500 + POMPE MANUELLE
Breathing bottle
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DavidJ
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When we used to go diving we carried one of these (or similar) in our stab jackets as an extra safety. We filled them from our main cylinders.
I have used them for a bit of snorkeling fun but you only have about 30 breaths from what I remember then of course nothing. My friend said he had a shooting pain going through his head when he ran out
BE CAREFUL
I have used them for a bit of snorkeling fun but you only have about 30 breaths from what I remember then of course nothing. My friend said he had a shooting pain going through his head when he ran out
BE CAREFUL
DavidJ
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I’ll add that you may have problems getting it filled by UK dive clubs. The cylinders will have to be certified and the dive club guys may not be too keen if you have no diving qualifications
Bouba
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In this offering it includes a hand pump that fills the bottle
Davy_S
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They would be useful to carry as a back up for a PCB air rifle.
Daydream believer
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Handy for clearing a snagged prop from bits of net etc
DavidJ
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Filling from a diving cylinder would give it about 2500psi. I wonder what the hand pump gives and how long to achieve a reasonable pressure. Of course a direct relationship to number of breaths
Daydream believer
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The description says max 200 bar ( which is 2800psi) & breathing time of 5-8 minutes.Filling is done using the supplied manual pump which is meant to achieve that target. It take 15 minutes of pumping though.
Bouba
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Does it actually say that you can get to 200 bar with the hand pump ?
Portofino
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I have had this KIT DE RESPIRATION SOUS-MARINE D'URGENCE BEUCHAT the past decade or so .
Dive centres fill it €4 and in Fr they send it away for a biannual “ MOT “ test .
In Italy they just fill it .
Its been useful in the clear warm Med waters doing prop hygiene and bow thruster anodes etc .
Dive centres fill it €4 and in Fr they send it away for a biannual “ MOT “ test .
In Italy they just fill it .
Its been useful in the clear warm Med waters doing prop hygiene and bow thruster anodes etc .
billskip
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Must be some hand pump to pump 200bar
luke collins
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Some arm also. My foot pump is hard work at 3 bar.
Hadenough
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Though no realistic filter.
bluetooth
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I tried to buy one a few years ago from an advertising a SCAM site. Be wary of other sites.
Bouba
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This one is UShip.... I can just go down the road and buy it retail from them
paradave
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Same! Saw the product on facebook, good comms with company but ultimately a scam.
Daydream believer
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Go into the link given above & look for yourself .Does not say you have to get to that pressure. Only that it is the max pressure. 2 different things
Flyingspanner
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I always thought these were a good idea for hull inspection, cleaning etc
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Bouba
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They are expensive
jfm
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I’ve used those for years. Very good.
It’s a Chinese thing sold white label and many manufacturers re brand it (eg Spare Air, DiDeep, etc).
The manual pump is pure comedy - throw it in the bin. I would get a yellow or lime green cylinder not black because guests & kids drop them and it’s much easier to find them in the sea grass if a bright colour.
It’s a Chinese thing sold white label and many manufacturers re brand it (eg Spare Air, DiDeep, etc).
The manual pump is pure comedy - throw it in the bin. I would get a yellow or lime green cylinder not black because guests & kids drop them and it’s much easier to find them in the sea grass if a bright colour.
