LOT FILLING STATION

In 2014 we built our online shop PROTEUSHOP as technical and cave divers.

We moved to the Lot, in the land of caves, at the end of 2018, in LIVERNON, in a beautiful location in the region, offering an ideal and central position towards the caves, but also a large indoor/outdoor space and excellent logistical access, a rarity in the protected area of the Regional Natural Park of Causses du Quercy.

In addition to the filling station, we offer services to divers and instructors with our shop, service and training centre, equipment hire and soon storage, drying and recharging facilities for your lights and scooters.

Our building is located 15 minutes from Le Ressel, and about 30 minutes maximum from most of the most famous caves (Marchepied, Landenouse, Saint Sauveur, Cabouy, Font Del Truffe...), allowing you to focus on your leisure activities and avoid wasting time driving.
We are also only 15 minutes from Figeac, the largest town in the area, where you will find a splendid outdoor market under the old covered hall on Saturday mornings, shops, supermarkets, numerous bars and restaurants, bowling, cinema etc. Much more pleasant to fill your moments of relaxation than other small cities where the rare restaurants close at 20h.

Compressors

We have two BAUER VERTICUS 15 compressors, each delivering 450l/min - 27M3/h. A third compressor of 15m3/h is dedicated to the manufacture of mixtures up to 32% oxygen and trimix.

The air is filtered with the BAUER Securus P61 system to ensure excellent breathing air quality.

Gas banks

We have 4 air banks 4x50L each, total of 16x50L 350b, that is 280M3 of air ready to use.
We also have 3 banks of Nitrox 32% 5x50L each, total of 15x50L at 350b, that is 262M3 of Nitrox 32 ready to dive and 3 banks of Trimix 10/70, 15/55 and 18/45 with 3x50L each at 350b, that is 157M3 of pre-mixed Trimix.

Mixer

We have an MPS TECHNOLOGY blender to make Nitrox and Trimix in continuous flow and fill our banks with mixes up to 32% oxygen. 2 compressors of 27 + 15M3/h can make mixes at the same time, a huge 69M3/h!

Mixing Panel

In order to achieve the mixed gas on demand, we have implemented a solution that allows us to combine the advantages of cascade and overpressure techniques. 4 banks of oxygen (4x50L) and 4 banks of helium (4x50L) are connected to the distribution manifold and the bypass of the booster.

Booster

We use high quality boosters and mixer from MPS TECHNOLOGY to make any desired mix

Further developments of our inflation station are planned. To be continued!

Rentals

We propose for rental the standard cave diving equipment

• Backplate / harness / Wings

• Cylinders : double or stage

• Main light and backup light

For our cylinders, it is strictly not allowed to fill out of Lot Filling Station. We charge 30€/cylinder for any cleaning.

Rental can be done for 1 day, 2 days (-10%) or 5 days (-20%).

Cylinders are rent empty.
Ask in advance for rental planning and availabilities.

Payment by cash or Credit Card VISA/MASTERCARD accepted, all banknotes are checked with a counterfeit detector
All prices are taxes included.

Pay What You Use !!

We propose a new principle.

We stock and rent ready to use cylinders that can be used as stage or bailout.
The rental is bit more expensive than empty cylinder, you will be charged only the gas you used.
Pressure and gas analysis are done before and after the rental.
For those cylinders, it is strictly not allowed to fill out of Lot Filling Station.

Example : you rent 1 day an S40 of 100% Oxygen @ 200b for 20€
- as bailout you don't use gas, there is no over cost
- as deco stage; you used 50b, then you are charged the complement (50bx5,8Lx0,025=7,25€) plus the rental, total is 27,25€.

Rental can be done for 1 day, 2 days (-10%) or 5 days (-20%).

Payment by cash or Credit Card VISA/MASTERCARD accepted, all banknotes are checked with a counterfeit detector
All prices are taxes included.

Initiation and discovery

Never tried overhead and/or cave environments? Come for a day or a weekend and discover our beautiful caves. We'll guide you to some nice and easy caves to get your first overhead sensations.

Minimum accepted level : Level 1 / CMAS divers * / Open Water with 25 dives

Training ang exploration

The Lot department has a very large number of underground cavities due to its exceptional geology in the foothills of the Massif Central mountains.

More than 80 caves are available for training and exploration to be done within your diver and cave prerogatives in any configuration open circuit or rebreather, backmount or sidemount.

Courses

As PSAI and TDI facility, diving and service center, we can train you to start and raise your knowledge in technical diving. There is some few open water places and about 10 caves with easy access to allow most of courses.

We are always training and increasing our skills to provide new courses so let's keep in touch!

Cottage or wood tents in the camping La Deveze in Livernon

This is the closest and very adfordable place. They propose you a cottage and comfortable wood tents.

https://www.camping-ladeveze.com/en/

Cottage Le Mas de Laurensou

A friend caver (Mario) is renting a cottage for 5 people in Grezes.

http://maslaurensou.free.fr/

Mobil-Homes in the camping Le Bois de Sophie in Lacapelle-Marival

https://www.camping-lot-leboisdesophie.com/

Search engines on the web for B&B and cottages

https://www.gites-de-france.com/en/

https://www.gites.fr/

https://www.abritel.fr

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