tiki_bill
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How does one know if another diver will panic? Reminds me of a speech Edd gave at this convention: nss cds convention - edd - YouTube.
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I presume you will be cool,calm and collected when one breath away from eternity?
Good point. If you use bungee cord for the necklace, instead of one of the POS rubber necklaces (e.g. Manta Regulator Necklace discounts on sale Manta) - that require a zip tie to actually keep the mouthpiece from repeatedly coming out - it really isn't an issue. The tension from the bungee is more than sufficient to keep the mouthpiece in the bungee, but you can still pull it out when needed.In my opinion, for sidemount diving, both the long and short hose need to be breakaway. This means the long hose bolt-snap on an o-ring/zip-tie and short hose on a 'pull to release' bungee necklace. I think zip-tied necklaces are inappropriate to sidemount.
Good point. If you use bungee cord for the necklace, instead of one of the POS rubber necklaces (e.g. Manta Regulator Necklace discounts on sale Manta) - that require a zip tie to actually keep the mouthpiece from repeatedly coming out - it really isn't an issue. The tension from the bungee is more than sufficient to keep the mouthpiece in the bungee, but you can still pull it out when needed.
Couldn't agree more regarding breakaways for both regulators in sidemount, it is absolutely necessary.
The air sharing issue can be addressed by always using your short hose cylinder first. Breathing it to thirds. Then the Second cylinder with the long hose, breathing it to thirds. That way at the turn point, you still have 2/3 in both cylinders. Switching back at the turn to your short hose cylinder insures that both you and the buddy will have sufficient gas to exit.