When we set out to
make Dive In Style, it was clear we were going to
be doing a great deal of travelling in some pretty
remote locations. The aim was to
combine 25 of the worlds great dive spots with an
equivalent number of the most stylish resorts and
live-aboards. To reduce our list to
just 25 meant we had to visit many more resorts,
some not making the cut, and all over a 12 month
period; consequently we needed our dive
gear to be both light as well as totally reliable.
With
over 100 flights, some on weight sensitive island
hoppers, we were already struggling under lbs of
camera gear for both
topside and underwater use, but given some of the
weight restrictions, every pound was critical.
When it came to our regulators, then there
was simply only one option, and that was the Atomic
T1 with wireless computer and a safe second.
This reduced our Octopus to just 2 hoses,
perfect for photography, literally ‘unbelievably’ light,
and unsurprisingly they never missed a beat even
under the most demanding circumstances. Another couple
of advantages we learnt to appreciate on
our schedule were the 2 years service interval and
given the poor rinsing that often occurs at dive
shops, the rust resistance of the titanium
was a real bonus. For us now, there is only one regulator.
Regretfully,
the new Atomic mask and full foot split fins
were not available at the
time,
but unsurprisingly they too have now joined our dive
bag.
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