Scuba diving is more than just a fun activity. Exploring deep water could provide access to fish and other resources that may be short on land. Breathing underwater, even just for a few minutes, could allow you to rescue someone from an underwater vehicle or help you survive other flooding situations.
- Sprayer tank with a pump
- Diving weights
- Baggage straps
- Duct Tape
Steps
- It is extremely important to start with a brand new sprayer that hasn't been used with can chemicals or pesticides before. Wash the sprayer with soap and water. This will hold the air you are breathing so make sure it is clean. Rinse with clean water to ensure all the soap is rinsed out.
- Remove the straps that come with the sprayer.
- Attach the baggage straps to the tank. These straps will hold the tank on your back. Loop the strap around the base of the tank two times. Adjust it snuggly to your body then tape it in place using the duct tape. Tape all the way around the strap and the tank.
- Take the second baggage strap and tie it around the neck of the tank. Tie and knot to hold the strap in place.
- Place the tank on your back with the bottom strap around your waist and the top strap over your shoulders. Loop one side of the shoulder strap over the waist strap and the other under then buckle. The buckle should be nearly on top of each other.
- When filled with air the tank will act as a flotation device. Use the strap that came with the tank to attach diving weights to the tank. This will offset the tank's buoyancy. Or you can wear a weight belt.
Pump air into the tank using the pump handle. This tank set up will hold about 3 bars of air which will allow you to breathe underwater for 2-3 minutes. Remember to breathe slowly and calmly.
- 2 nebulizers
- 2 small nail polish bottles
- Non-toxic glue
- Water bottle cap
- 60 cm of 6 cm wide vinyl tube
- Snorkel
- Soccer shin guard
- Zip ties
Steps
- Unscrew the nebulizer and remove the clear plastic tube.
- Remove the caps from the nail polish bottles. They should be the roughly the same sized as the nebulizer top.
- Glue the nail polish cap to the nebulizer. Be sure the use non-toxic glue, you will be breathing in fumes if you don't.
- Cut a small hole in the nail polish cap.
- Drill two small holes into the water bottle cap.
- Insert the vinyl tube into the holes in the water bottle cap.
- Cut off the mouthpiece from the snorkel.
- The water bottle cap will the same dimension as the snorkel mouthpiece. Glue them together.
- Cut the vinyl tube in half, each side should be about 30 cm long.
- Place each end of the vinyl tube into the hole in nail polish cap. It should be a snug fit. No glue is required since it will be pressurized it will stay in place on its own.
- Put the nebulizers back together.
- Zip tie the nebulizers to the shin guard. This will act as an armband to keep everything together.
- Pump air into the nebulizers you are ready to explore the deep. Surface to pump more air when needed.
