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I'm only trying to say that having the mechanism that primarily controls your buoyancy combined with the mechanism that delivers your air is going to add a degree of task loading to many divers. I agree it less of an issue if it's part of a longhose setup and both divers can stay in trim. It...

You're right, it hadn't been. I'm not sure why that's pertinent. I do know that it's more optimal than the standard AIR2 configuration, but adds a degree of taskloading that the a longhose or standard octo configuration doesn't. First, this has nothing to do with DIR. My only intent...

But if you can swim side by side, instead of mask to mask, why not have that option?

I've said nothing about the longhose or bungied backup in any post until I responded to Thal. I've even stressed that one can become proficient with an AIR2, but I also think it presents some very important challenges that the OP wasn't aware of, hence his reason for asking. While I...

You're correct regarding the longhose. I was referring to a standard configuration of a shorter primary hose and an AIR2. Have I actually tried it? Yes, I started off with an AIR2, so did my wife. I hated it because of the limitations it presented (again, this was a standard configuration...

To me "ideal" means having options, especially in an emergency. In an OOG, using the AIR2 requires you to make a face to face, vertical, direct ascent to the surface. In addition to the donor breathing off the device that controls their buoyancy, having two divers, face to face and vertical...

Try doing a controlled ascent while sharing gas. I'm not saying it can't be done, but in situation that's already stressful, it's not the best way to handle the situation, IMO. This type of setup forces the donor to breathe off the Air2 while also trying to manage their buoyancy, and forget...

Another plug for the PT LED. Jake, I have no experience with the Pelican lights.

Funny....you've mentioned hearing drums in your head several times on land...Oh wait, it must've been that "candy" the "fish" offered you...You obviously tried it, how'd it taste?

In your own little happy world, I'm sure everyone does...

Spoken like a true long time deep air diver....:D

I agree 100%.

Hey Matt- Generally speaking, if the primary fails, the dive is over. The backup is used to help with the exit/ascent and maintain communication with your buddy/team. Brian

Soggy, On Maui you're going to be very close (w/in 10 minute drive) to some awesome shore diving. On almost all shore dives down in the Kihei/Wailea area, you'd have to dig to get deeper than 40fsw or so. For charters, I'd recommend Ed Robinson's...class act op, though your profiles will...

One LOA. My wife and I were doing a night shore dive in Kauai and were quite a long way from the entry/egress point when she got stung by a jellyfish of some kind. Without realizing it, her breathing rapidly accelerated and had gone from about 1800psi to 800 in less than 5 minutes (in...

MY 2006 DIVING STATS (as of Dec. 18th) Number of Dives: 806 total … 153 so far in 2006, w/ about 4 - 5 more planned Total Bottom Time: about 3 weeks … for 2006 to date, I've spent 4 days, 4 hours, and 32 minutes underwater Maximum Depth: 147 ft Coldest Water Dived: 42º F...

So these are still available with the player? I ordered one a while back with the player, but my understanding is the housing is available, but not the player. If the player is still available, I'd like to order one more.

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My 3rd and 4th certification dives were to 110fsw in Cozumel. Since I only had about 2 hours of class previous to the dives, I had no idea what I was doing. Only after I got back home and started diving here did I realize what I had done. Was it that big of a deal? After all, it was 80+...