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Dive Rite Sidewinder Explorer Reel
$189.00
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North Florida cave diver, Woody Jasper, first invented the Explorer Reel around 1980. As cave explorations were becoming longer, deeper, and more extensive a reel was needed that could help...
Product Overview
North Florida cave diver, Woody Jasper, first invented the Explorer Reel around 1980. As cave explorations were becoming longer, deeper, and more extensive a reel was needed that could help an explorer make some serious penetrations into a virgin cave system. Less likely to entangle than other reels on the market, Woody's original reel was made of aluminum and a PVC spool. The side-handle style of the reel lent itself to exploration because it could easily switch from hand to hand while laying out line. Twenty years later, sidewinder-style reels were popularized in the technical diving community when DIR Aficionados began using them for paying out line in deep caves at high speed on a DPV.Dive Rite's Sidewinder Reel is designed to be anti-jam by using precision machine tolerances between the frame and the spool making it nearly impossible for the line to slip between the spool and the handle. The Dive Rite's Wreck Explorer Reel has 550' (167.65m) of durable DuPont fiber braided #36-line which has 350 lbs. (158.76 kg) of breakage strength with an extra-large stainless-steel bolt snap.
Reel has an injected molded ABS spool which is breakage and crack resistant, it comes with a stainless-steel axle and high-quality machined CNC aircraft grade aluminum frame which are both corrosion resistant. A knurled lockdown screw has a low-profile to prevent snagging and is easy-to-use even with gloved hands. Reel weigh 2.68 lbs. (1.21 kg).
Warranty Information
This product has a limited warranty of 12 months.
Features
- Inspired by Woody Jaspers Original Design
- Side-Handle Style Allows Ease Switching from Hand-to-Hand
- Anti-Jam Design: Precision Machine Tolerances Between Frame and Spool
- Nearly Impossible for Line to Slip Between Spool and Handle
- X-Large Stainless-Steel Bolt Snap
- Molded ABS Spool with Knurled Lockdown Screw
- Stainless Steel Axle
- Frame: High Quality CNC Machined Aircraft Grade Aluminum
- Knurled Lockdown Screw: Low Profile to Prevent Snagging
- Corrosion Resistant and to Breakage and Cracking
- Designed for Serious Penetrations into Virgin Wreck and Cave System
- Used for Paying-Out Line in Deep Caves at High Speed on Diver Propulsion Vehicles (DPV)
- 550' (167.65m) of Durable DuPont Fiber Braided #36-Line
- Line Breakage Strength of 350 lbs. (158.76 kg)
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Key Features
• Anti jam design, Precision machine tolerance
• Side handle for easy hand to hand switching
• Stainless steel bolt snaps
• Designed for wreck/cave system penetration
• Molded ABS spool construction
What's in the Box
• Dive Rite Sidewinder Explorer Cave Reel with with 900' (274.3 meters) of Line or Wreck Reel with 550' (167.65 meters) of Line
Specifications
| Purpose | Primary Dive Reel for Cave/Wreck Diving |
|---|---|
| Line Material | Dupont Fiber Braided |
| Line Diameter | 083 (2.11mm) #36 |
| Line Length | 550' (167.65) |
| Line Tensile Strength | 350 lbs. (158.76 kg) |
| Reel Materials | Spools: ABS Axles: Stainless Steel Frames: CNC Aircraft Grade Aluminum |
| Weight | 2.68 lbs. (1.21 kg) |