General banter about diving and why we love it.
CaptnJack
I've Got Gills
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by CaptnJack » Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:14 pm
Sweet! I'd trust my life to 1950 russian surplus!
dsteding
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by dsteding » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:03 pm
Have you seen the rebreathers they are selling? Talk about "please, kill me . . . "
Downright scary looking. From what I heard, a lot of this stuff "walked off" of old Soviet army bases. I bet it has been well maintained.
sparky
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by sparky » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:46 pm
I am Sure you could but should you ?
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DiverDown
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by DiverDown » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:53 pm
dsteding wrote: Have you seen the rebreathers they are selling? Talk about "please, kill me . . . "
Downright scary looking. From what I heard, a lot of this stuff "walked off" of old Soviet army bases. I bet it has been well maintained.
Ha, you think thats scary? I would rather dive old Soviet military surplus compared to
THIS ..
This thing is downright scary!!
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Joshua Smith
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by Joshua Smith » Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:15 pm
I'd rather take my chances with the rebreather the dude made with junk from the Home Depot than Soviet Surplus. The Home Depot one probably doesn't have any Plutonium in it, and there's ayt least a chance he wasn't loaded on vodka made in someone's bathtub when he assembled it!
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bnboly
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by bnboly » Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:42 am
DiverDown you have way to much time on your hands!
It's not broken - it's just missing duct tape!
DiverDown
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by DiverDown » Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:26 am
What can I say, Gotta love the internet..
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lurch
Compulsive Diver
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by lurch » Fri Sep 22, 2006 3:10 pm
DiverDown
I've Got Gills
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by DiverDown » Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:22 pm
The item is in UNDOVE condition, ( it was stocked in russian navy warehouse) but is sold FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY, nevertheless you can dive with this equipment! It can be used only by professionals, but remember, that you can use it only on your own risk.
It hasn't been dove cause it was probably used at Chernobyl..
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Sasquatch
Compulsive Diver
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by Sasquatch » Sat Sep 23, 2006 11:46 am
It's funny there were no bids on the Soviet scooter. What's up with that?
diver-dad
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by diver-dad » Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:03 am
CaptnJack wrote: Sweet! I'd trust my life to 1950 russian surplus!
Its worse - its Soviet!
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