Launched in early 2020, just as the pandemic was getting started, Dive Rite’s innovative chest-mounted O2Ptima, aka the CHO2ptima, is generating significant buzz among instructors and users as the hot new rebreather on the market. Accordingly, InDEPTH chief Michael Menduno sat down with general manager Jared Hires to explore Dive Rite’s latest purpose-built creation. Is there a CHO2ptima in your future (carry-on case)?