Razor History

September 12, 2006

12Sep

2006 Razor 1 was born

In late 2006 Steve designed the Razor 1 specifically for cave exploration he was doing. In January 2007 Steve connected Sistema Sac Actun to Sistema...

January 1, 2007

01Jan

2007 – 2009 Real world testing

During the next 2 years Steve used the Razor 1 for some of the most extreme dives in the most challenging diving enviroments possible.

January 10, 2009

10Jan

Cave Diving in Sidemount configuration

Steve Bogaerts cave diving in side mount tank configuration in the halocline at Sistema Ponderosa.

March 19, 2009

19Mar

2009 – Youtube videos about Side Mount Diving

Ocean / Wreck dive in Side Mount configuration at the Mama Vina Wreck near Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

March 20, 2009

20Mar

2009 – MSR Dromedary Bag

At the same time HP started to replace the Camelbak hydration bladder with the MSR Dromedary Bags. They were available in 4L, 6L and 10L...

March 21, 2009

21Mar

Copies of the Razor 1

As soon as the Razor 1 became available it became so popular, that copies were made world wide and people started using Side Mount for...

June 1, 2010

01Jun

First steps with the Razor 2

In the middle of 2010 Steve and HP started to design and prototype the Razor 2 System.

November 1, 2010

01Nov

Production agreement with Deep Sea Supply

Agreement with Deep Sea Supply to prototype and produce the Razor 2 System inthe States.

March 1, 2011

01Mar

Production Prototypes in early 2011

In March the production prototypes of the Razor 2 system were used already to connect Sistema Naranjal to Sistema Ox Bel Ha. The Razor 2...

May 16, 2011

16May

The Razor 2 Side Mount System by Steve Bogaerts and HP Hartmann

The Razor Side Mount System is a complete integrated system designed specifically for side mount diving. It can be used for both cold water diving with Drysuits and Steel tanks and warm water diving with Wetsuits and Aluminium tanks.

June 1, 2011

01Jun

Side Mount specific Primary Light

In conjunction with Light Monkey we prototyped, tested and produced a Side Mount specific primary light to complement the Razor System. Since you are wearing...

July 1, 2011

01Jul

Bogaerthian regulator configuration

A Side Mount specific regulator configuration invented by Steve in 2007 has also proven being very successful world wide and several manufacturers are offering regulator...

December 31, 2012

End of 2012

Looking back to a very sucessful 2012 with a production, that can’t keep up our demand. Still we were not able to setup dealers, because...

January 1, 2013

01Jan

2013 Start of the Razor instructor program

To make sure to offer the best training along with the system we introduced the Razor instructor program where we invited top instructors from different...

January 9, 2014