Text by Brett Hemphill and illustrations by Curt Bowen
Since the earliest side mount divers, such as Woody Jasper, Wes Skiles, and Lamar Hires, began this type of underwater exploration in the United States, many variations have been created and most ideas have been borrowed, tried and accepted or left behind.
CMF - Understanding Constant Mass Flow
by Paul Raymaekers
This editorial is a simplified explanation of the CMF principle, and is only written to assist with the understanding of CMF rebreathers. The author of this article does not accept any responsibility for the use of this information for building or modifying existing rebreathers.
Jetsam Baby Gas Booster
The most complex and expensive dilemma in remote dive exploration is the capability to fill scuba cylinders on location. Generating the substantial amounts of breathing gas needed for technical diving operations while on site is almost impossible without a cascade of bank cylinders and a large portable compressor.
CCR Sidemount • Stage Sidemount Configuration for Exploration
Text and illustrations by Curt Bowen
Closed circuit rebreathers are definitely the answer to extending what was once a dive that would require multiple cylinder stages, hundreds if not thousands of cubic feet of gas, and multiple set-up dives to explore the furthest reaches of the most famous cave systems or extreme deep wrecks.
