willong
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A hookah limits one to a single atmosphere, or at least they did in the USA back around 1970 when I first got the hankering to own one for bottle diving. The advantage was they could permit, as you noted, unlimited shallow diving and did not require SCUBA certification. Thirty-three feet would have been adequate for most of the shallow lakes I had on my list of bottle prospects. My personal problem, other than finacial, was I could not adequately clear ear and sinus pressure when free diving to only a third of that depth. I didn't know if the additional regulated pressure would enable me to do so. I never got an opportunity to informally try either a hookah or SCUBA gear; so, the question persists. Meanwhile, a few years later one of the lakes on my list--saloons along its shoreline were noted on the 1910 plat map--ended up producing a hoard of antique bottles for those who could dive.My son and I use a Hooka dive system, Unlimited air until the gas runs out. It’s a phenomenal way to check under water