Mares Lab

All Mares second stages offer the unique, patented, VAD system (Vortex Assisted Design). This unrivaled system eases breathing at all depths. The working principal is very simple. As air comes from the hose, it passes into the second stage and is conveyed directly to the mouthpiece through the by-pass tube. A "vortex" is created in the airflow as it enters the mouthpiece. In the center of this swirling air is an area of a low-pressure. This low pressure helps keep the second stage diaphragm down during inhalation, thus increasing the regulator's sensitivity and minimizing respiratory effort. Regulators with the VAD system, offer improved performance and allow for very natural and comfortable breathing. One of the main causes of ice forming in regulators is the expansion of air inside the second stage case, which causes an abrupt drop in temperature. With the VAD system, air expands inside the by-pass tube and mouthpiece, reducing the likelihood of icing.

• Proton 42 Metal
• Octopus Carbon
• Octopus MV
• Octopus Proton Metal
• Octopus Abyss/NX
• Octopus Prestige
• Octopus Abyss Extreme
• Abyss 42
• Octopus Rover
• Octopus Prestige DPD
• Abyss 22
• Abyss 22 Nitrox
• Abyss 22 Extreme
• Prestige 12S
• Rover 12 and Rover 2
• Air Control
• Prestige 22 DPD
• Prestige 12S She Dives
• Rover 12 Nitrox
• Carbon 42
• Proton 42 Metal She Dives