KISS Opinions

[Deep Thought]

A guy on RBW recently asked opinions about the KISS rebreathers, was it a CCR or a posh SCR...

I gave a very simple non techincal answere, essentially;

A month ago I brough 15 rebreather divers down to Truk Lagoon to dive the WWII shipwrecks with a focus on the deeper wrecks.  There were 7 Megalodons, 5 KISS Classics, 1 KISS Sport and 2 inspirations.  Each day the divers enjoyed kick butt dives in the 200 foot range, with a second kick butt dive in the 100 - 150 foot range (each profile was 60 min plus hang time).  The group was from all over the country / world, including some very experienced tech divers.  One of the days, part of the group did a 330+ foot wall dive....See RBW for a Truk Lagoon trip article.

The bottom line is All of the divers had a great experience, no rebreather failed to perform to meet the objectives, each of the divers on the trip is happy with how easy it was to dive their unit.

Point is that all of these units work well, and are easy to operate.  I personally have some favorites, and think that some may work better under different conditions than others, but they all do work well.

In addition I have an evolution that will be delivered in a week or so and will be able to give it a fair trial...Every rebreather I can teach I personally own and dive so I can speak fluently about how and why.

Next week, I'll be in Seattle teaching a Meg course, then I start a local Meg class, then a KISS class locally, then a KISS class in Grand Cayman...there is plenty of opportunity to join the fun!

Ron