Back mount pony bottle

[Boarderguy]

My concern with this is that I would rather not be inflating my BCD off my pony, which is why I opted not to go with the Air2. If I was buddy diving more I would definately use something like the Air2.

Why would you do that? The only hose coming off your pony should be your reg and maybe an spg. The air2 is connected to your main reg... not sure you're understanding the setup

 

[Cthippo]

Why would you do that? The only hose coming off your pony should be your reg and maybe an spg. The air2 is connected to your main reg... not sure you're understanding the setup

I may well be.

Are you running a first with a primary and Air 2, plus a pony with a primary and secondary?

I know some people on here run a first stage with a single second and then an Air 2 off a back mounted pony. Personally, I prefer a first stage and a single second stage on each of my main tank and pony, and keep the pony front slung. Many ways to skin this cat.

 

[Boarderguy]

@Cthippo

Main tank:
Primary
AI Transmitter
Air2
Drysuit inflation

Pony:
Reg clipped off to my right chest d-ring

A pony reg only has a single 2nd stage and sometimes an spg if you want one.

 

[johndiver999]

Watch the video and you will see. The necklaced secondary is put in place before the long hose so they do not interfere, try to do that with your inflator hose and still have full use of it.

That is ridiculous. I don't use a long hose, but in an emergency, I would get the second stage in the buddy's mouth and then use the air 2. The guy making that video is ignorant about the device. Thanks for answering my question.

 

[Belzelbub]

Practicing air shares is nothing like what happens in a real emergency with a panicked diver, useful yes but does not really prepare you for when the sht really hits the fan.

Fair point, but it’s really hard to practice with a real panicked diver. All you can do is practice your skills and it should be 2nd nature to you. I will add that this wasn’t just a standard air share like you would see in an OW course.

The instructors did a good job of surprising us. All we knew was that there was some emergency. It could have been a lost fin, out of air, or just needing to relax. While they weren’t really panicking, they did their best conveying that they were. Up to and including swimming up to and pulling a reg from the student’s mouth.

 

[34109411]

@Cthippo

Main tank:
Primary
AI Transmitter
Air2
Drysuit inflation

Pony:
Reg clipped off to my right chest d-ring

A pony reg only has a single 2nd stage and sometimes an spg if you want one.

 

[34109411]

sory to jump in trying to figure out your setup "reg clipped off to my right chest d-ring". I assume your pony is backmount ? Is that right?

 

[Boarderguy]

sory to jump in trying to figure out your setup "reg clipped off to my right chest d-ring". I assume your pony is backmount ? Is that right?

Correct

 

[34109411]

Correct
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ok thank you.

 

[Litefoot]

Great thread! Now I’m convinced I need to add a pony to my setup. I swear logging on to SB is liking stepping into a used car lot.
Edit: But I do think, for me, as a relatively new diver, that a back mount setup makes sense. Maybe I don’t truly see the big picture, but a slung pony would be more effort to manage, no?