I decided to start building a semi-closed rebreather in the spring of 2003, however, my first
SCR prototype leaked like a Swiss submarine. I knew that I had to find a different way to connect the hoses to my breathing
bag. Today I use the MSR breathing bags, standard p-connector from Dräger, Dräger Ray canister or our own canister which is
developped here in Sweden, on the east coast.We use standard Ray hoses, standard first stages (Apeks and Poseidon) and
second stages, standard 3 liter bottles (CE approved), Apex OP valve, standard LP and HP hoses, etc. All my
parts except for the Dräger parts are standard products found on the regular scuba market. All of the parts used in my design
can be bought on the webb. The only parts that I have designed myself are the breathing bag design, T-connector, the special
adapters to the canister, and off course: our canister. The backplate and bladder are from Halcyon and Dive Rite (Can´t
we all live in peace?) ;=).
The idea is to recycle as much divegear as possible from the conventional scuba market and convert it to a
"safe", fun & diveable rebreather unit, that is my goal.
The Hunchback has been manually tested down to 32 meters (soon it will be tested to 60 meters!!) in the
field and it works exellent. It is easy to swim with, perfect trim in the water, and easy to breath.