Most Freedivers and Spearfisherman will agree that not only is safety the most important thing when on the water, but that they aren’t as safe as they could be. It’s easy to get distracted and lose track of your buddy, or maybe push a bit harder than you probably should in pursuit of that one fish. The Freediver Recovery Vest won’t make you a safer diver, but when an accident happens, it will be there to make sure you live to learn your lesson on what not to do next time.
I was fortunate enough to test the product with it’s developer, Dr. Terry Maas when he came to dive my backyard. I’ll admit, I was skeptical, but I was amazed at how comfortable and user friendly the unit was. And when I intentionally activated the device at depth, I was face-up at the surface before I knew it!
“Our mission is to provide freedivers with a reliable recovery system, which when properlyused will help reduce freediver injury and death because of freediver blackout. We subscribe to the physician’s credo, “First do no harm.” With this in mind, we will carefully review the major components of the Freediver’s Recovery Vest, the logic for its function and the mechanical elements that provide that function. While we feel that the need for this product is compelling, we will not rush to market without assuring that we have made every effort to make the freediver’s recovery vest as safe as possible in an inherently unsafe sport. We will employ extensive prototype and beta testing using nationally and internationally known experts in freediving. We will use high-quality components and employ aircraft-like redundancy in the mechanical parts we feel are most prone to malfunction.”
Terry Maas, President Oceanic Safety Systems LLC
Although the price might be prohibitive for some, keep in mind that the same was said about flatscreen televisions. Watch the video and decide for yourself, what price can you put on your life?
