anyone using a regulator necklace?

[Sonic04GT]

I use the Dive Rite one previously linked a page back. I find it handy to keep my primary around my neck on the boat waiting to get in and if god forbid it came out of my mouth at any point it's a little easier to find than the traditional sweep. It slips off easily as that's what will be going to an OOA buddy. I use a BC inflator octo (SS1).

 

[drrich2]

I use an over the counter rubber necklace around my neck for my primary, which is what I'd donate in an OOA since I use an Air2 as backup, but I can pop my primary 2nd stage out of it quickly if need be. A minor convenience so I don't have to awkwardly reach around to grab my 2nd stage if I lose track of it.

Richard.

 

[guyharrisonphoto]

I use the rubber/sillcone ones because I like being able to pop the secondary out when I am doffing without having to stretch a tight bungee over my head or mask. Also, if the secondary hose snagged on anything, it can pull free instead of jerking your neck or head (happened on a wreck once).

If you use a bungee with the dual fisherman's bends you can adjust that so you can pull out the secondary as well.

 

[Tortuga68]

I do all the time, whether diving Recreational or technical. Very handy. Mine is a home made one made of very thin bungee. It is basically 2 fisherman's knots with a loop for the mouthpiece in between. Costs only a dollar or two & takes about 5 minutes to make.

Are you crazy, don't you know you can buy a formerly-DIR-approved version for only $9.50 (plus shipping) that will arrive just days after you order, thereby avoiding you being called a stroke for the rest of your life (or at least until you dive below 30m without trimix, whichever comes first)?

Halcyon Necklace for backup regulator, shock cord construction

 

[Colliam7]

I imagine there is nothing more comforting for the OOA diver in panic swimming up to you, looking right at your mouth breathing in air than to see you take that air supply out of your mouth and hand it to him. . . . No fumbling around looking for the extra hose attached somewhere on your gear. . . . And as you hand off your air then the comfort of knowing that your new air supply is right under your chin must be as rewarding.

WOW, that is well-stated, and very succinctly! You have absolutely captured the essence of the practice.

 

[Trexmdr]

Thank you Colliam. Occasionally I get a moment of literary clarity then I submerge into back into to foggy recesses of my brain.
Kind of like clearing your mask at depth.
RT

 

[Don Quixote]

Thought about using a necklace for the regulator to reduce the difficulty of retrieving it in an emergency. However, after some thoughts, it may not be wise to have a rope or bungee around the neck when diving. For example, diving from a dinghy, we had to take off our BCD while in the water to make it easier and safer to climb back. It is easy to forget that there is a lanyard tethered to the BCD through the regulator and tank, not wise. It is not also wise to hang anything around the neck, like a camera or something.

How do you like it and which one do you use?

 

[tstormdiver]

Are you crazy, don't you know you can buy a formerly-DIR-approved version for only $9.50 (plus shipping) that will arrive just days after you order, thereby avoiding you being called a stroke for the rest of your life (or at least until you dive below 30m without trimix, whichever comes first)?

Halcyon Necklace for backup regulator, shock cord construction

I am not a DIR practitioner. I go by the DWW (Dive What Works) mantra.

---------- Post added June 26th, 2014 at 05:39 AM ----------

Thought about using a necklace for the regulator to reduce the difficulty of retrieving it in an emergency. However, after some thoughts, it may not be wise to have a rope or bungee around the neck when diving. For example, diving from a dinghy, we had to take off our BCD while in the water to make it easier and safer to climb back. It is easy to forget that there is a lanyard tethered to the BCD through the regulator and tank, not wise. It is not also wise to hang anything around the neck, like a camera or something.

I dove out of Zodiacs in the Galapagos. I had absolutely no problems with pulling the secondary & bungee necklace over my head, when doffing my equipment ( that was commonly done in 8- 12 seas) to board the Zodiac. The bungee has enough give to not be a problem & yet holds the regulator securely.

 

[Oldbear]

+1 for tying your own with two fishing knots on a piece of small diameter bungee cord.

I have purchased a few different ones and most work very well; I liked the bungee cord ones over the cast rubber ones.. But I enjoy making my own and customizing the exact fit to my personal preferences.

When I dive on personal dives I like diving with a BP/W and utilize the long/short hose configurations, thus using a necklace for my short hose. If I am teaching I use the standard recreational configuration and secure my Alt Air in the lower right corner of the "Golden Triangle", same as my students.

 

[rsingleton]

Right now I use a integrated Octo and was trying to determine if I wanted to switch to long/short hose configuration with a necklace. or keep my integrated Octo setup.