Homemade Scuba Gear
Posted on Jul 29, 2009 under Scuba Regulator | 25 Comments
This is some home-made scuba gear me and my friend put together summer of ‘06.
The main air tank is actually a garden sprayer, and holds about 8 liters (2 gallons) of air compressed at 40psi. The tank is encased in concrete to make it neutrally boyant. The tubes across my chest are filled with rocks, and help neutralize our bouyancy. This design allows us to dive for 2 minutes straight, 10 or 11 feet underwater. This whole setup cost us about $55.
We now have much better Scuba Gear, with a 10 gallon tank that can hold 80psi. It allows us to dive for 15 minutes straight at a depth of 10 or 11 feet. The new setup cost about $60.
Keep in mind that this is very dangerous, and should not be attempted by anyone without proper scuba training (like us). I am not responsible in any way for any injuries you may sustain emulating something in this video. To put it simply, do not try this at home. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
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July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Haha. I wouldn’t …
Haha. I wouldn’t dive with that on but “should not be attempted by anyone without proper scuba training (like us)”.. Okay, you dont have proper training.
I believe that’s not safety because you aren’t using dry air.
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Dont hold your …
Dont hold your breath on the way up and you will be fine
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Ingenious. People …
Ingenious. People are ANAL!!! haha. It is understood that is can definitely be dangerous, but jesus… if these guys knew enough how to build this then they are obviously not incompetent morons. Great job, keep it up. The world needs more people like this.
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Lets not start …
Lets not start making umptions on what is safe. Safety stop is there for a reason. If you spent an hour under water and went straight to the surface you will get bends. There is no way around it. Now you might get light version of bends and feel like crap for next 4 days or you may pass out on the boat. Scuba diving comes with responsibilities and that is why you are required to get a certification and thus learn how to dive safely. Kudos to these 2 guys swimming in the pool. Just be safe.
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
thats pretty …
thats pretty thrifty / cool but you would never catch me in the ocean with that on
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Thats because PADI …
Thats because PADI idiots make everyone believe they have to spent thousands of dollars in gears and instructions before getting your body 2 ft down the surface.
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
great, 2 minutes at …
great, 2 minutes at 10ft…. That really great. ahum.
Stil think it is normal for homemade scuba gear.
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
where’d you get the …
where’d you get the air from?
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
doin it in the sea …
doin it in the sea is way better xD
the wetsuits suck though…
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
True, I never can …
True, I never can have enough toys!
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Scuba tanks require …
Scuba tanks require filtered “dry air”. 1st ;so the moister in the air wont corrode the tank and 2nd; and more importantly, so the moister doesn’t condense in your lungs and give you phnemonia. Looks like a fun experament but be careful.
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Cheap? compared to …
Cheap? compared to what? I just spent well over $2,000 for gear and I still don’t have everything.
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
You guys now scuba …
You guys now scuba gear is cheap now?
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
i used a full-face …
i used a full-face gas mask, with the 9-gallon air tank that i used, back in 92
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
P.A.D.I. put …
P.A.D.I. put another dollar in lol
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
i mak’d one too but …
i mak’d one too but i welded a tank up and all my gear was like 150 lbs. lol
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
you can make scuba …
you can make scuba thank with epty bothels, and copress them with ear
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
sound like the …
sound like the first device I built.
my brother would pump air down to me on the bottom of the pool.
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
just holding your …
just holding your breath ther is no risk of decompression sickness.
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
i made the same …
i made the same thing and you can’t re-breath because it’s a 1 way valve. You also don’t use a compreser because there is a pump
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
might wanna be …
might wanna be careful wit the compressed air if its from a normal air compresser it contains oil particles
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Can you make a vid/ …
Can you make a vid/blueprint on how you made this?
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I bet your PADI
I bet your PADI
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
at least the one’s …
at least the one’s that didn’t kill themselves. Just get proper kit and training if you plan to go anywhere deeper than your swimming pool. And be sure to breathe out as u surface if something does go wrong, burst lungs are not going to be a nice experience, and most commonly happen in shallow water. (Read about Boyles Law)
July 29th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
No need to do …
No need to do safety stop at 60 feet as the dived did not go within the three presure gtoups of the RDP or 100 Feet. If the diver did go to 100 feet, he or she need to do safety stop. Though it’s a good practice to do so.