The air compressor pressurizes surface air that is then delivered to the diver through the supply hose with a regulator. Photo: AirBuddyĪirBuddy consists of three main components: a battery-powered air compressor, a supply hose and a regulator (mouthpiece). Don’t carry unnecessarily heavy equipment on yourself – feel like a fish in the water.Įasy to carry, easy to use. With AirBuddy you can experience a less inhibited diving experience with increased safety. This means you don’t have to store and take all the compressed air with you underwater. The air is then delivered to the diver through a receiver and a supply hose with a regulator (mouthpiece). The rechargeable 12V battery powers the air compressor that pressurizes the surface air. Without the bulk of the tank and BCD, your drag is much lower and the experience feels closer to underwater swimming than diving.ĪirBuddy is simply the only “grab and go” diving product. With a setup and pack up time of about two minutes, you are ready to dive just a few moments after you get to the beach. It brings a revolution to discovering the underwater world – thanks to eliminating the hassle and bulk of traditional SCUBA gear, diving has never been easier and more accessible. Thanks to its compact size, AirBuddy is easy to transport and stow. ![]() We wanted to make diving just as convenient as other sports a sport where you just grab your gear and go.ĪirBuddy is the world’s most compact recreational diving gear. We aren’t trying to replace SCUBA, it’s still great for deep dives and cave diving. We created AirBuddy to provide an easy alternative for self-guided shallow water diving. Unable to find the right product on the market for our underwater explorations in Sydney and on our travels, we set out the goal to build a small, lightweight, and easy to use dive gear. We realized the potential of a surface supported breathing apparatus for self-guided recreational shallow water diving. We are sometimes tired by all the hassle, time and expense that comes along with preparing for SCUBA diving. Although we live on the beach, we found out that we don’t dive as often as we wish. We are passionate divers and underwater lovers. This is a great idea, how did Jan come up with the AirBuddy? We caught up with them to learn first-hand about their invention. Months ago it shot to internet superstardom with a viral Kickstarter campaign which sent it soaring across the globe. ![]() It’s with good fortune and possibly the niche community in which we all dwell that Deepblu and AirBuddy met in person at AIDE 2017 in Sydney.įor those not in-the-know, the AirBuddy is a surface-level diving apparatus created by diver and inventor Jan Kadlec that charges at home and allows for tank-free diving via a floating air compressor that not only comes with its own floatation device, but a flag to mark that there’s a diver below. A few months ago we ran a feature on the AirBuddy, the convenient breathing system for the trained diver on the go.
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