Submersible Systems Spare Air Pack

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Average Customer Review: based on 75 reviews.

Rating: Nx Spare Air
Reviewer: Mike Blumenthal, Wednesday, November 09, 2011
great product...extremely well designed and very easy to use. worth every bit of the steep price tag in peace of mind. heavier straps and buckles on the holster would be a big improvement or add two ss/brass d-rings.

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15 out of 35 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Safety and Spare Air
Reviewer: William Nuesse, Friday, July 29, 2011
Spare Air works just as it is advertised. It is a completely independent tank and regulator capable of supplying enough air to get to the surface without making a free ascent. But, of courese practice free ascents and use spare air. I bought the larger tank #.0 cubic feet. It attaches to your BC or other straps, It is small enough to be out of the way. The usefulness would come in when a firsy stage malfunction occurrs or when you are totally out of air. If the first stage malfunctions it will affect your octopus and your primary regulator. The bottle can be rapidly detached in the event you needed to ditch your gear.If you are cave diving youd want a larger system maybe even doubles each rigged separately. This is great for dives to about 120 feet with no required decompression stops. It breaths easy at 60 feet and is a little restricted at 100 feet. I think the price is reasonable, the tank is aluminum and the regulator and refill aperture are fixed to the tank valve. There are no hoses.

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37 out of 73 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Its the best life insurance for the money
Reviewer: dan a., Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The one time I needed a spare air I didnt have it. I was running low on air and my dive partners was no where to be found on a deep wreck dive. Ive had one every since. Ive never needed it but I am much more comfortable knowing its there. Its my second spare air- lost the 1st one because I forgot to bring the leash. the 1st one was 10+ years old and it never needed anything but scheduled maintenance. I think that says it all.

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189 out of 343 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Peace of mind in a bottle
Reviewer: Tyler Bacon, Monday, January 11, 2010 - View all my reviews
Have used the spair air for two years now and I will never dive without it again, even in the pool. So easy to use just shove it in your mouth. Our dive club has even incorporated it into the rescue diver training!!!

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225 out of 425 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Excellent
Reviewer: Darren S., Friday, October 23, 2009 - View all my reviews
Great if used as emergency air And not as additional air. The regulator is not the greatest as it does take some effort to breath but its really not that bad its just a big contrast from my oceanic eos. You wont find a better price on one either... In Canada these retail for 450 so its a huge savings to buy one online.

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246 out of 467 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Spare Air
Reviewer: Paul Nuccio, Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - View all my reviews
This item was shipped promptly and had everything intact upon arrival. I have taken it with me on a few dives including a deep(75) and shallow(12)dive. Its not cumbersome and may save my life. The price was almost $100.00 less than in a local dive shop.

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247 out of 537 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Smart Diving
Reviewer: todd pirkle, Thursday, August 06, 2009 - View all my reviews
What I like most about this product, is that if a dive buddy is out of air and panics...you can hand this off and get away until he/she calms down. It could save you or someone else...so why not have one?

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292 out of 556 people found this review helpful.



Rating: A few good more breathes
Reviewer: Adam F., Sunday, July 12, 2009 - View all my reviews
so my ssi dealer does not rate these very highly, as he says too many people rely on them in their dive. his quote "three breaths and your dead." my opinion is that is three breaths more to attract your dive buddys attention and hopefully get their assistance. if you dont treat it as an alternative air source and just as an emergency option, i think you should be ok. i filled the tank from my regular tank as you are suppose to and i saw about a 400 lb in pressure in my regular tank, which meant that i needed to get that tank topped up. the spare-air full indicator is a little pin that is flush with its enclosure when full. id prefer a gauge. i wanted to know how many breaths i would get (even at sea level). i managed to get between 60 and 70 breaths just sitting around. i know this will reduced once at depth and i intend to experiment with this (dive-buddy present and my own regular air available). i found the regulator a little harder to breath with than my usual, but for what it is: an emergency reserve, i think anything that makes my dive safer cant be bad.

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274 out of 530 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Spare Air
Reviewer: Jody Bullock, Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - View all my reviews
Recently purchased the spare air and took it out on my last dive to test. It worked great! I really dont know what why someone would dive without one, if nothing else just for the comfort of knowing its there.

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272 out of 538 people found this review helpful.



Rating: Spare Air (Jeff Turley)
Reviewer: Jeff Turley, Saturday, June 13, 2009
This product has exceeded my expectations. The engineering and manufacture appears to be flawless. Although weve not had to use the product in an emergency, we have tested this device to about 55 feet and found that it would definately be a lifesaver in an emergency. Ive recommended the spare air to friends to dive and plan on purchasing several more in the future for my sons.

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246 out of 473 people found this review helpful.