DSS BP/W Cold Water

[DeNomad]

My only worry could be the inflater button freezing, I heard a horror story where someone's inflater button got frozen open while ice diving and died from hitting his head on ice over the lake.

 

[JeffG]

That is a honest and true fear, but it exists for all BCD's (including bp/w's, jackets...etc etc). They all have pretty much the same inflators.

 

[DeNomad]

Right, I wasn't sure if inflater's varied from BCD to BCD. It would be rather tricky to pull the dump valve while disconnecting the quick connect. I wonder what the odds of survival are for that situation.

 

[cool_hardware52]

My only worry could be the inflater button freezing, I heard a horror story where someone's inflater button got frozen open while ice diving and died from hitting his head on ice over the lake.

You might want to research that incident a bit more.

As I described to you via PM, we use a generic inflator that is widely used on many wings sold today.

It is important for operation in very low temp water to make sure you have very dry air, be careful where you get fills.

Tobin

 

[JeffG]

Right, I wasn't sure if inflater's varied from BCD to BCD. It would be rather tricky to pull the dump valve while disconnecting the quick connect. I wonder what the odds of survival are for that situation.

It would be tough to get into that situation during normal diving times for Alberta lakes. (The water is too warm).

Ice diving, (where you will get water temps close to freezing), it is a real fear. (Actually, what you describe, pretty much happened to me.) I now will ice dive with my bcd inflator hose unhooked for that reason. (I will use oral inflation)

 

[JeffG]

You might want to research that incident a bit more.

As I described to you via PM, we use a generic inflator that is widely used on many wings sold today.

It is important for operation in very low temp water to make sure you have very dry air, be careful where you get fills.

Tobin

Have you ice dived?

 

[cool_hardware52]

Have you ice dived?

No I haven't, but I do respect the opinions of SwampDiver at TDS. In his opinion, gas for Ice diving needs to have a much lower moisture content than is typically specified for scuba.

I'll see if I can provide a link to his posts on the subject.

Tobin

 

[JeffG]

No I haven't, but I do respect the opinions of SwampDiver at TDS. In his opinion, gas for Ice diving needs to have a much lower moisture content than is typically specified for scuba.

I'll see if I can provide a link to his posts on the subject.

Tobin

You don't have to bother.

I actually have ice dived.

 

[DeNomad]

Well if you guys like I could find out a bit more about the incident. I have a friend that knows the dive buddy of the deceased. I'm fairly certain it happened a long time ago though.

JeffG you said this happened to you. If you don't mind telling, I'm curious as to how you handled it.

 

[JeffG]

Well if you guys like I could find out a bit more about the incident. I have a friend that knows the dive buddy of the deceased. I'm fairly certain it happened a long time ago though.

If it was the rockport accident in Ontario, then we know of that one. (and your details are a little off). If that is not the one, oops on our point.

IMO it really doesn't matter (Details of the accident, that is.).

JeffG you said this happened to you. If you don't mind telling, I'm curious as to how you handled it.

I lived. Thanks to Mark (Bridgediver) on this board. Which is to say, I didn't handle it very well.