Rebreather Community Launch : NoBubbleDiving.com

By Alan Edwards on 28 September 2008

NoBubbleDiving.com has been set up by a prominent member of the Rebreather Community and will be supported by experts within the field of Rebreather Diving to help save lives my facilitating much needed knowledge transfer on the subject.

Dive Dave From NobubbleDiving.com

I want to personally say “Welcome Aboard” to the newly reincarnated version of “Diver Dave’s Rebreather Site”, also known as NoBubbleDiving, or “NBD” for short. I started this site in 2000, when the sport of Rebreather Diving was in its first growth spurt. I started the site then in order to show and share photos of a variety of Rebreathers, and to detail the modifications and homebuilt work that I was performing for myself and others in “The Little Diveshop of Horrors”, the workshop in my garage. I stopped updating the site in 2002, but even so the original site has remained in the Top-Ten of Google Searches for the word “Rebreather” to this day, so the material that I wrote then is obviously still of value to many. For those who came here hoping to see the old familiar site, never fear: A ‘Frozen’ historical version of the site as it remained from 2002 thru 2008 can be found by simply clicking the link. It’ll be fun ten years from now to read that old site, and to see what has changed over the years. Heck, its fun to read it today!

As compared to the old site, the new one is fully interactive. The most important thing is that it’s no longer my site, it’s yours. We are lucky to have a team of volunteers led by Alan Edwards of Spotz running the technical side of things, and the interactivity and capability of the host software Alan provided is phenomenal. “Well Done” to Alan and the lads for this! What you will find now is a totally interactive site, where you can create and enter any of a variety of communities, post and edit to an endless variety of Wikis, Blog, and join and create your own forums. Explore and enjoy. I’ve only started exploring the capabilities myself, and it’s staggering. We’ll revise things as we gain experience, but for now “Use and Try”, and feed-back any issues to Alan. We’ll consider the first three months ‘Beta Test”, so be a tester!

As for our Mission Statement: I am personally dedicated to making NBD a place where everyone is welcome, and nobody is excluded, and I am fully supported in this ethic by the staff who has volunteered to assist. There will effectively be no moderation, and no taboo subjects. There is no commercial motive for the site, no paid advertisement, no sponsors, no pop-up or targeted advertisements, no financial supporters, or anything else that would compromise the integrity of the material offered. I have assembled a team of Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) to assist members on the forums, so feel free to ask for their assistance. Just for starters, Rich Pyle is on board as our expert in deep diving practices. Please welcome Dave Thompson, the original designer of the Inspiration and a world class Instructor aboard as SME for Training. Alex Deas has graciously agreed to head up discussions on Engineering and Life Support Design, as well as to share information on the Open Revolution Apoocolypse rebreather. Joe Radomski will be here to offer his expertise as our SME for Decompression Computers and Digital Control Systems. The irrepressible AnneMarie will be the go-to lady for Rebreather Safety and Statistical Analysis of Rebreather Accidents and Mishaps. Alex Varouxis, who has been CNC manufacturing components as a vendor for several of the main-line Rebreather manufacturers has offered to advice homebuilders on the subject of Machine Shop Practice. Paul Raymaekers is here to talk about the rEvo, as well as manufacturing processes and life support systems testing. Kees Hofwegen, designer of GAP Software will be here to add input on deco theory. Joel Silverstein will head up Expedition Planning, Gas Blending and Selection, and Open Circuit Bailout Gas topics. Brent Hudson and John Routley will offer their knowlage of design and manufacturing processes. I’ll personally head up the Homebuilders area, as well as offering advice on Russian Chassis mods and System Integration questions. Dr. Mike Gadd will be in charge of the “DrMike Moments” forum, where you can vent to your hearts content and say any darned thing you like (even about me). There are many others involved, so become a member, log in, and see for yourself! And if you are expert in an area, let us know so you can join the team.

So, a hearty “Welcome Aboard!” I hope this site and the friends you make offer value to your life. I know that the many friends I have made thru diving, and especially diving with rebreathers has enriched mine. This is a way of giving something back. Be a part, and contribute more than you consume. The world is reading, so give it your best.

Dive Dave

Nobubblediving.com team

Community Director (Owner)

• Diver Dave Sutton | Mostly found sitting on his ass aboard his beloved R.V. EXPLORER and enjoying a rum on the fantail after a dive. Blame him.

Community Leaders (Subject Matter Experts : SMEs)

Many of our Staff members are working rebreather professionals, who have volunteered their time to assist us as experts in their areas. Naturally, diving and their professional work comes first: Without that field time, they would not be experts. If you post a question to one, be patient: They may be off diving someplace.

• Richard L Pyle | Deep Diving Subject Matter Expert, and Guru of all things Tourettes-Syndrome Underwater (Uhh: How cold was it, Richard?)
• Dave Thompson | Training Process Discussion Leader, Original Designer of the Inspiration (yeah, it really started on his bench)
• Paul Raymaekers | Design and Manufacturing, Former IDA-71 Modifier and now manufacturer of the rEvo. Expertise in formal test protocols.
• Kevin Juergensen | Hammerhead and Mark-15
• John Routley | Design and Engineering
• Brent Hudson | Design and Engineering
• Joe Radomski | Electronic Dive Computer and Electronic Control System Subject Matter expert. ANDI Training Q&A Guy.
• AnneMarie | Safety Comittee Chair and Statistical Analysis Director. Solo/Cave/Deep Diving self-reliance expert and professional skeptic.
• Kees Hofwegen | Decompression Theory SME, Designer of GAP Software.
• Alex Deas | Life Support Engineering and Fault Tree Analysis. “The Guy” behind the Open Revolution Apocolypse rebreather.
• Dave Sutton | Home Builts, Russian Platform Modification, and Systems/Pneumatics Integration “go to guy”.
• Alex Varouxis | Advice to the Homebuilder on Machine Shop Practice: Manufacturer of many OEM rebreather components that YOU own.
• Joel Silverstein | Expedition Planning, Gas Mixing and Storage, Deco Software, and Industry Relations
• Dan Nafe | Decompression Software
• Mark Chase | United Kingdom Wreck Diving
• Stuart Morrison | United Kingdom Cave Diving
• Dr Mike Gadd | Community Relations, Sole Proprietor of our rant forum “DrMikes Moments” (*really* unmoderated), Asian Wrecks and Caves

Community Director (Administration)

• Alan Edwards | Site Design & Plenipotentiary Dictator of all things binary and one of the three hardest working people here (so says Diver Dave)

Community Leaders (Administration)

• Kevin Bieri | Administrator of all things binary and another of the three hardest working people here. Recipient of the coveted “Diver Dave says “Holy Cow” award for doing more with less.
• Mark Milburn | Administrator of all things binary and yet the third of “The Three Musketeers” who slave as we play. Recipient of the “Didn’t kill Diver Dave for the 10,000th change-order request” award.

Contact

Author: Alan Edwards
Email: info@travel-dive.com

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