• Dive without cumbersome, heavy scuba tanks and gear with The Air Line Hookah!
• Enjoy freedom of movement like snorkeling, but with essentially unlimited air when using The Air Line Tankless Diving System.
• Dive all day, or a whole weekend with your Air Line Hookah Direct Drive System without a rack of tanks to lug, store, and fill.
• Gas or electric powered Air Line Diving System models enable 2-4 divers to depths ranging up to 85 ft.
• Diving gear for up to four divers fits into a small, lightweight package that is easy to transport in a vehicle and store on limited boat deck space, with Air Line Diving equipment.
• All Air Line Hookah Diving Systems meet Compressed Gas Association Grade-E breathable air rating.

The model that is best for you will depend on several factors related to your intended use. For example, is your interest primarily recreational diving, or do you simply want to have a useful tool aboard your boat for those times when you need to work under the boat? Do you have a commercial application? How many divers will be diving at a time? Answers to these kinds of questions will guide you through the decision. We've grouped the information into several categories below.

By Unit Type

• Gas vs. Electric
• Floating vs. Deck-Mount

Diving Application Type

• Recreation and Sport Uses
• Practical and Maintenance Uses

Comparison is based upon three conservatively priced sets of Scuba dive equipment with three tanks each, against the Air Line's Model R360XL as a three diver package, which will run for three hours. It will, therefore, compare, fairly with scuba diver equipment based upon assumption that one scuba cylinder will provide one hour of down time.

Cost Comparison

	SCUBA	AIR LINE
Initial cost:	$4,350^	$3,445
Run time per fill:	1 hr. per tank	3 hrs. per fueling
Cost per hr. per diver:	$6.00*	28 cents
Operating cost for three divers x 3 hrs:	$54.00**	$1.55**

^Conservative cost of 3 BCD's ($500 each), 3 scuba regulators ($500 each), and 9 80-cu.ft. scuba tanks ($150 each).

*Cost of scuba tank fill, not including transport to fill station.
**Based on $6.00 per tank fill times 3 divers times 3 hours (i.e., 1 tank per hour per diver). In contrast, $54.00 of gas @ $2.5 per gallon, would provide 34 total hours underwater on an Air Line system.

 

Size/Weight Comparison

	SCUBA	AIR LINE
Total weight:	420 lbs.	88 lbs.
Organized deck space:	20 sq. ft.	5 sq. ft.

Here we compare the space and weight of traditional scuba diver equipment to The Air Line by J Sink's hookah dive equipment. The above compares the same equipment as it would appear neatly organized on deck, before being strewn about in preparation to wearing. Does not include personal gear or weights.

Note: Hookah diving gear generally requires less weight as buoyancy compensation is, technically, not an issue.