As a full-time live-aboard, you learn to make some sacrifices. You ultimately become your own little island so you must learn to ration your supplies, especially if you are doing offshore cruising to remote places. For example, you shouldn’t be taking 30-minute showers because your water tanks simply won’t sustain it. And you become more creative with food prep because it’s not always possible to obtain all the ingredients normally available in a land-based life.
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In case you don’t have a ton of $$ Start with an “oil-less” compressor! Install intake air filter AND on discharge an ‘oil catch’ inline filter; then a disconnect between filter & your airline to your regulator. Many variations all over the planet!
Do your math & remember you are still breathing at depth; scuba rules still hold!