Sherwood

Sherwood Oasis Pro (Yoke)

Sherwood's mid-tier warm-water reg, a sealed piston first stage with moisture-retention vanes aimed at travel and resort divers.

Environmentally sealed

Sealed first stage chamber, protects against ice formation and contaminants in cold or silty water.

Sherwood Oasis Pro (Yoke)
3.8Comparison Score
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Released2016
First stagepiston
BalancedYes
Environmentally sealedYes
Cold-water ratedNo
Connectionyoke
Max pressure—
HP / LP ports2 / 4
Adjustable 2nd stageYes
Weight—
Nitrox-ready (EAN40)Yes
Octo includedNo

"HP / LP ports" is the number of high-pressure and low-pressure ports on the first stage, which caps how many accessories (transmitter, SPG, inflator, second second-stage) you can run at once.

Pros
  • Completely dry, environmentally sealed piston first stage despite sitting in Sherwood's mid-tier price bracket
  • Moisture Retention Vane system captures exhaled moisture and returns it on inhale, noticeably reduces dry-mouth on long dives
  • Diver-operated Venturi control on the second stage for easy dive/pre-dive switching
Cons
  • Manufacturer limits reliable operation to water warmer than 50°F/10°C, not a cold-water pick
  • Also sold in a DIN version (SAA9300), confirm the listing matches this yoke spec
  • No octopus included in the base regulator set
Diver community sentiment
Mostly positive

Divers on Scubaboard generally regard the Oasis/Oasis Pro line as a reliable, easy-to-service, good-value piston regulator rather than a top-tier performer. Long-time owners say the Pro version changed mostly cosmetics, not core performance, and some felt the price premium over the standard Oasis wasn't clearly justified. The advertised "Moisture Retention Vanes" anti-dry-mouth feature gets mixed but leaning-positive reports. Reliability and ease of servicing/parts availability are consistently praised. The main caveat is cold-water suitability: the Oasis/Oasis Pro lacks the heat-sink of the Blizzard variant, so it's best suited to warm/moderate water.

Scubaboard: Oasis vs Oasis Pro comparisonScubaboard: Oasis reliability/value discussionScubaboard: Moisture Retention Vane discussion

Summarized from public forum discussion (Scubaboard, Reddit, and similar), not a survey we ran ourselves. See the linked threads for the original conversations.

The Oasis Pro is Sherwood’s step-down from the SR-series piston regs, built for divers who mostly dive warm, clear water and want a sealed first stage without paying flagship prices. It shows up often in liveaboard and resort dive-shop rental fleets for that reason.