Although not my choice of regulator set, my most frequent dive buddy has got himself an MR22 set and being the inquisitive, safety conscious buddy that I am I insisted in making absoloutely sure that his rig was safe! My immediate thought upon picking it up was "****** this is heavy!" - BUT I hasten to add that a huge factor when I chose my set was weight (for reasons I won't go into I needed a balance of high performance with ultra light weight). For your info: 1st stage - 1140g Second stage - 274g Abyss octopus - 270g
This reg set was brilliant though - it's solid and can certainly take a bit of a knocking: although if you're caught up at heathrow with nothing to do, I wouldn't advice playing a game of catch with it. Anyone who's seen the adverts for the Abyss will see that it's passed the U.S. Navy tests - with flying colours [although you should note that these tests might not reflect the same demands you have for such a regulator set]. It's first stage offers 2 HP ports and 4LP. The high pressure ports are angled 45 degrees which helps customise the layout and routing of hoses - AND if you use an air integrated computer, the downwards pointing HP ports help to keep the transmitter out of the way of the busy top end.
A true performance regulator.
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