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Blu3 Nemo Dive System: Treasure Hunting at the Beach
I unbox the Blu3 Nemo, a battery powered surface supplied dive system, and go treasure hunting off a Florida beach.
What’s in this video
The Blu3 Nemo is a surface supplied air dive system. There’s no tank. A battery powered pump floats on the surface and feeds you air. Everything fits in this little box, it gives me two hours of dive time, and it’s TSA compliant, so I could fly with it or pack it on my kayak.
It was winter in Florida and the water was cold, so I wore a wetsuit. If you’re cold, you use up more air. My dive fins clip onto the backpack, which is handy. To start, you turn the dial on the regulator to switch on the on-demand air, and the pump kicks on when you breathe in. Without heavy gear on me, I had a lot of freedom in the water.
Within seconds I found a fishing lure. Then a nice pair of sunglasses, which I gave to a lady on the beach. I also found a sea urchin, hermit crabs and a giant horse conch. A crab split my finger open when I grabbed it one handed. Later I caught a bigger stone crab to get some pride back and let it go. I like to clean up fishing line and lures when I dive, and some of those lures I can reuse. This thing is so portable that I can be diving in no time.
Key moments
- 0:00 Introducing the Nemo dive
- 1:37 Preparing for the dive
- 1:58 Suiting up and safety
- 3:31 First underwater discoveries
- 5:54 Interacting with locals
- 6:58 Crab hunting and risks
- 8:34 Observing marine life
- 9:40 Conclusion and review
Quick takeaways
- The Nemo uses a battery powered surface pump instead of a tank, and the whole kit fits in a small, TSA compliant box.
- Turn the regulator dial to start on-demand air. The pump runs when you inhale.
- Wear a wetsuit in cold water, because being cold makes you use more air.
- Don't grab crabs one handed. One split my finger open.
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