Redundancy question

[Freedive WI]

This is NOT meant to be another rebreather vs. DIR question so please don't take it as such.



What, or should I say how, do you plan you redundancy for a trimix rebreather dive- especially when wreck diving?

I know that you have triple back-ups on your sensors and a single back up on your hand-sets.But, what I want to know about is bail out gases and deco gases.

What do you carry and how much? What do you do in a catastrophic failure- like tearing an inhalation hose on a wreck penetration dive?

Also, how are some of you backing up your V3's?

The idea of having a ton of warm gas to breath with minimal deco is a nice thought, especially when you can run it all through a computer to gain maximum benefit on your deco profile. I've read about some nice deep dives in cayamn with long times at various depths and then decoing out on a reef. It sounds really nice.

That doesn't mean that I will dive this way because of my previous experience with dive gear malfunctions. ( I just had two spereate dive watches fail on me while freediving a month ago >)

I just like to read about people who really do it plan out their safety.

I have seen the navy manuals wher they buddy breath on Mk15's. Do you practice that kind of gas sharing on the Inspirations??

Jon