TITAN + ROGUE SET

This Aqua Lung set pairs the Titan and the Calypso / Titan Octopus with the modular Rogue, and adds the Combo 2K console. The Titan pairs an over-balanced first stage with a pneumatically balanced second stage at the lower end of the range.

Work of breathing is 1.0 j/L on both second stages. The DIN 300 bar first stage weighs 460 g and carries two high-pressure ports in 7/16 inch UNF and four medium-pressure ports in 3/8 inch UNF. The octopus runs a 39 inch yellow hose and a Venturi lever that shuts off the assist while it is carried, which heads off the freeflow a trailing second stage otherwise starts. The Rogue sizes its back, shoulders and waistband independently on ModLock connectors, giving 27 fit combinations from three component sizes, and its 15 litre cell carries 35 lb of lift. The Combo 2K console adds a 50 mm pressure gauge and an in-line depth gauge on one 80 cm hose, weighing 389 g.

The result is consistent breathing at depth without the price of the Leg3nd range, on a layout a technician services quickly, on a buoyancy compensator sized to the diver rather than to shop stock.

Sizing follows the Rogue, three component sizes, S, M and L; the rest is one size. Cylinder, computer, weights and exposure protection are separate. The wrap-around Pro HD and the entry-level Wave are the jacket alternatives. At R30,768 the set saves R7,491.99 on the parts bought singly.