Argonaut mouthpiece question
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 3:25 pm
Bryan, Luis:
During the last few weeks, I have repeatedly viewed the photos of the beta-tested Argonaut but, until today, I missed an important detail of the mouthpiece design.
My least favorite part of vintage double hoses is dealing with the "one size fits all" mentality when it comes to bite comfort. I figured for sure that the Argonaut regulator's mouthpiece would be designed like modern single hoses, i.e. with a removable and customizable mouthpiece that connects via cable tie to a hard plastic base. The Coz photos from November suggest otherwise.
After all the "modern technology but old school style" effort, is this going to have a fixed, one part, mouthpiece? I sure hope not. The second hour of a shallow water dive with even a reproduction DA-AM silicone mouthpiece is still sheer agony for me. I know a lot of people hate the modern AL Mistral, but at least they did keep improvements in jaw and gum comfort in mind. And there have been LOTS of improvements in the last couple decades.
Thanks.
During the last few weeks, I have repeatedly viewed the photos of the beta-tested Argonaut but, until today, I missed an important detail of the mouthpiece design.
My least favorite part of vintage double hoses is dealing with the "one size fits all" mentality when it comes to bite comfort. I figured for sure that the Argonaut regulator's mouthpiece would be designed like modern single hoses, i.e. with a removable and customizable mouthpiece that connects via cable tie to a hard plastic base. The Coz photos from November suggest otherwise.
After all the "modern technology but old school style" effort, is this going to have a fixed, one part, mouthpiece? I sure hope not. The second hour of a shallow water dive with even a reproduction DA-AM silicone mouthpiece is still sheer agony for me. I know a lot of people hate the modern AL Mistral, but at least they did keep improvements in jaw and gum comfort in mind. And there have been LOTS of improvements in the last couple decades.
Thanks.