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Currents Magazine

An interview with Jill for Currents Magazine, Lake City, Florida. Many good diving images too!

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Rebreather Dive Packing List

Here is a checklist of basic rebreather equipment to take on a trip:
- Mask and fins
- CCR Rebreather with onboard diluent and oxygen tanks
- Suitable exposure suit
- Bail-out cylinder with a first and second-stage, submersible pressure gauge, power inflator for dry suit and/or offboard gas connection If flying then just stage rigging hardware, regulator and bungees.
- Buoyancy compensator and harness for rebreather
- Primary light if needed
- Two battery-powered backup diving lights if needed
- Primary diving line reel if applicable
- Safety reel if applicable       
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RebreatherPro Video Feature: Tom Iliffe

Rebreather diver and prominent cave diving biologist Dr. Tom Iliffe discusses how rebreather technology affects scientific missions. On location at Lanzarote, Canary Islands during an expedition inside the planet's longest submerged lava tubes.

Golem Gear

When Jill told me Jakub Rehacek and Jitka Hyniova's life story I was mesmerized.  This  amazing couple are a wonderful example of how the American dream is attainable to anyone who is determined to educate themselves and work hard toward a goal. We are pleased that they decided to pursue their dreams in the Technical Diving industry. I hope that they will someday write a book about their life in America, but at the moment they may be too busy designing and testing innovative, affordable dive gear. And they have one of the coolest logos ever.Welcome aboard Golem Gear, we are proud to have your sponsorship at RebreatherPro.--Robert

IANTD Technical Diving Encyclopedia

The new 2008 IANTD Tech Diving Encyclopedia is available at a discount through our Amazon shop.  Click on the Amazon banner in the sidebar and order today at a nice savings!

Rebreather Travel Tip: Clothing

Even though you are traveling to a tropical destination, there are some things to think about in regards to clothing. Mexico has a dreaded “Chichin” tree that instantaneously turns your arms into something akin to cheese pizza, if you skin comes in contact with sap. The Bahamas has evil “Poisonwood.” Take it from a girl who has had poison ivy in pretty strange places, wear long pants and sleeves in the jungle. No matter how hot, you will save yourself from things that bite, burn and crawl. Flea and tick shampoo is excellent for dealing with small seed ticks. Bring some along if you will be traversing wild spaces. 

Many countries have much more conservative dress codes than Americans may be accustomed to. Visiting a church in most countries requires long pants or head-scarves for women. Women should not have exposed legs or arms in Egypt. Hats may not be worn in restaurants in many countries. Ensure that you have the right clothes to accommodate local customs.

Your diving gear should be carefully planned too. If you are a cave diver trekking to site, it may be over uneven ground. Solid dive boots are critical. Even shore diving may take divers over rough terrain. Think in advance and leave the 3mm floppy boots at home.--Jill Heinerth

Matt Johnston

Our friend and dive buddy Matthew Johnston has published the Manual for Ventilator Dependent Quadriplegic Diving.  Forward by John Chatterton. Matt never ceases to amaze and inspire us! If you don't know Matt's story go to his website: Diving A Dream.  in the above photo: Nurse Beth, Big Frank, Matt, Dolphin Trainer, Capt. Gary, Instructor Drew. Dozens of pics from our Key Largo adventure with Matt are here.

SWAG! Hats, Tees, Mugs and more

We now have swag!  Rebreatherpro tees, hats, bags, mugs, etc. at: www.CafePress.com/RebreatherProClick here.  Or click on the Cafe Press button down in the sidebar! Cool stuff.  First one who comes up to Jill wearing a RebreatherPro tee shirt gets a FREE poster! ($20 value)

Dive Travel Tips

It is getting into the dive vacation season so I thought I'd chirp in with a few travel tips and tricks--mostly learned the hard way!--Jill 

Mask, fins, rebreather and you are ready to go, right? There are many small items that you might not think about that can ruin a trip in their absence.

Inquire about the local power supply. As an example, Mexico has the same current as the US, but many wall outlets do not have grounding plugs. You will need to purchase “cheaters” that convert your three-prong plugs to two-prong. Power strips are worth their weight in gold since wall outlets may be few and far between. In Europe, recessed plugs may not fit the fancy converter you bought at the airport. Those converters also often omit a hole for the grounding plug, making them impossible to utilize without the “cheaters” mentioned above. Many chargers are already rated for 120 and 240v power supplies. Do not waste converters on these devices as they are not needed.  Click below for more of this article.