1991 we dove with j valves and the new k valve. Awesome video. Thanks Alec. Montana Mike.

Excellent video as usual, going to dive into my instructors collections to see what neat stuff he has, he has been diving for 35+ years I think

Alec, you keep surprising me, of how much I didn't know it existed stuff. Keep the good work.

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Miguel. Alec

Awesome video, I love watching your videos. This was really interesting. Thanks again for sharing Alec.

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Alec

@OverlandTT

7 жыл бұрын

Alec Peirce Scuba lol I'm Peter and was thanking you, I see how it reads now :D

Hi Alec, A few good ideas. Enjoyed 👍

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Mark. Alec

Thanks for the vid. I love to see the evolution of things.

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Old Guy. Alec

I have a couple of the scubapro "switch" valves on a set of twin tanks from around the mid 80's, with a manifold between them, and a sort of carrying handle around the manifold. Never tried them on. i imagine it would be hard to close the valve should something go wrong, atleast in a dry suit, which is used all year long in freezing norway. Very interesting videos, thanks.

I really enjoyed to watch the video, because this days it's a bit boring, because they aren't much different valves, sure we got some freaky ones here in Switzerland, because if you want to dive here in cold water, they tell you you must habe two secound stage, so you see some funny ones. When I went diving in Spain this year I saw a velve which had two ports, like those we have in Switzerland but one was a DIN the other one was a int and they faced in a different direction. This is infact the only time I saw something weird. ☺️

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

2 жыл бұрын

Must be one of those rare DIN-Int adapters. I did a video on that too maybe in Tech Tips. A.

Hi Alec, Thank you for all these amazing videos and dive culture you are sharing with us ( ''young diver')'. That s great you show where thing come from and make people thing where rules and gears come from more than just following a trend. You are always positive with the old stuff and new stuff and its great to see you are open minded and curious after all these years diving. Great job mate!! I am talking about you anytime I can with divers! A movie is coming about Jacques Cousteau... Do you have anything to say about this guy? a little video maybe?

Can you talk about scuba tourism in the early days? 60s 70s

Alec did you collect these as they appeared in time or did you start collecting later-- it must have been easier for you as you owned a dive shop right?

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

2 жыл бұрын

At the time they came out, I kept these in boxes never thinking 40 to 50 years latter they would be 'vintage' and strange to many divers. Imagine taking popular wrist dive computer today and locking it up. Its nothing today but in 40 years, a museum piece maybe. Just me filling up a garage over the decades then sharing with others on youtube.

@dring83

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter either way thanks for doing that

Hi Alec: Thanks for another informative video! I've asked you before about the exclusion and demise of the j valve that I used to use when I dove in the mid 70's and 80's(before my steel tank rusted). I don't ever remember deploying it, but I felt safer knowing it was there. My recent dive instructor argued with me about j valves were a bad idea. What are your thoughts? I'm a retired firefighter, and all of our air packs had a extremely loud alarm when we got low on air. I liked your "taper" valve that you showed. J and taper valves seem cheaper and a better alternative than a pony bottle, wouldn't you agree? Your friend, Jim

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

7 жыл бұрын

I tend to agree with you on the pony bottle thing Jim. I'm a big fan of pressure gauges but only if you look at them. I think that if you have a pony bottle you will tend to rely on that to save you if you run out of air. With that attitude, you WILL run out of air. A pony doesn't give you much safety. That same attitude is why J valves are not considered a good idea. With a J valve, knowing that you have a safety reserve, you may not be as conscientious about watching your pressure gauge. Hence you are MORE likely to run out air with a J valve. Weird how the mind works. Take care. Alec

@alaind831

7 жыл бұрын

Alec, makes sense. When I started (`78) we didn't have pressure gauges - tank and double hose regulator looked just like Sea Hunt episodes! (thanks I'm finding myself watching those old movies now...) - but had much better wetsuits & mask and inflatable jackets (with little pony bottle). My dad got single hose regulator a few years later. So we dove until we ran out of air, pulled reserve and went up to decompress. Now I can't image using a j valve and depend on it, because your right you will use it!

Man I want an argonaut kraken a new 2 hose seem like a win for a 26 yr old like me

@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter

4 жыл бұрын

Right! 26 years old. Double hose regs haven't been made for 45 years. But you would love it. Alec