My old Kirby Morgan hat felt different after 15 years away

I came back to diving after 15 years of shore work near Galveston. Borrowed a buddy's Kirby Morgan 37 for a salvage job. The exhaust valve stuck on my second descent, flooded my faceplate at 40 feet. Lesson learned, check every valve before you splash, even on gear you trust. Anyone else switch back to gear they used decades ago and hit a surprise?

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schmidt.eva6d ago

You remember how Danny always swore by his old twin 72s? He jumped back in after a decade off, first dive out, one of the regs free flows like a garden hose. He said it felt like the gear had a grudge, but really the diaphragm just rotted out. Funny how things don't wait for you to come back.