BC Vest problem

[Boogie711]

Well then I sure as heck wouldn't want to get in the water with your course director. There are all sorts of things wrong with that situation. Was he in charge of the dive site? (shudder)

 

[GreekCmasDiver]

But hey, if you want to risk it, fine.

It depends on the type and reason of diving. If you were diving in a "dangerous" place or doing deep dives or something else like that there is no option but to abort the dive. However if you dived at 20-25 metres for 45-60 min dive I think it is not so crucial to call off, isn't it?

 

[gj62]

It depends on the type and reason of diving. If you were diving in a "dangerous" place or doing deep dives or something else like that there is no option but to abort the dive. However if you dived at 20-25 metres for 45-60 min dive I think it is not so crucial to call off, isn't it?

Hmmm, depends. I suppose if you can insure that the connector is in such a position that it is not leaking, you could continue. Though I would guess you wouldn't be enjoying yourself as you constantly worry/check to insure it is not leaking. If it is leaking, do you know how long it would take to fill your BC with water, versus the air you'd like to have in there? How much bouyancy would be lost over 45 to 60 minutes? If you don't know the right answer, you could be in for a world of hurt. If you do know the answer, you probably service your own equipment and this wouldn't have happened in the first place (or you'd whip out your screwdriver underwater and repair the d**m valve there and then...

 

[Paul Evans]

Boggie 711 spotted it, Me thinks peiople have not been re-reading this thread????? :06:

What the hell was a course director doing, giving air to TWO other people at the same time :11:

Come on people :06:

A reason for this would be nice :11: ????????????????

I don't know how Three people plus bouyancy control would effect a first stage, but this seems like a out of control situation???????

 

[GreekCmasDiver]

If you do know the answer, you probably service your own equipment and this wouldn't have happened in the first place (or you'd whip out your screwdriver underwater and repair the d**m valve there and then...

It was not my equipment!!I hire it :11:

 

[nwdiver2]

I checked my Air2 thingy last night. It has a one way valve that will not bleed air out of the BC when unhooked from the LP hose. This worry about losing air uncontrollably from the BC is a non issue. It can be orally inflated when disconnected, so I don’t understand some of the issues mentioned above.

Use or don’t use it, that is the choice of you the diver. If you don’t want to dive with someone using one as their alternate air source that is your choice. I saw a fellow that had a long hose on his primary to donate and an Air2 for him to use, that was his choice. It all comes down to choices.

 

[Boogie711]

I checked my Air2 thingy last night. It has a one way valve that will not bleed air out of the BC when unhooked from the LP hose. This worry about losing air uncontrollably from the BC is a non issue. It can be orally inflated when disconnected, so I don’t understand some of the issues mentioned above.

Use or don’t use it, that is the choice of you the diver. If you don’t want to dive with someone using one as their alternate air source that is your choice. I saw a fellow that had a long hose on his primary to donate and an Air2 for him to use, that was his choice. It all comes down to choices.

It all comes down to choices alright. Some are good ones, and some are dumb ones. My personal opinion is that diving with an Air2 is a dumb one.

It's not about having air leak out of your BC if you disconnect it - it's about having to disconnect your second stage regulator for something completely unrelated to breathing supply. I don't take shortcuts with my breathing supply.

 

[MSP Rescue Diver]

(rant)

Which is - everyone, say it with me now:

"Air2's are EVIL!"

There's a really simple point that can't be refuted by Air2 defenders - unplug an inflator hose and you've just unplugged your life support system.

(end rant.)

You've unplugged you backup life support, not your primary life support. If you're going to rant, at least be accurate about it.

That said, you would be thumbing the dive anyway with the loss of any piece of equipment.

Marc

 

[nwdiver2]

My backup if all my gear fails (my unplugged Air2 and my primary second stage, which is unlikely) is the close contact I maintain with my buddy, we are diving with a highly trained comparably equipped buddy are we not?

 

[Boogie711]

Darn right we are. And I wonder how your buddy feels about the fact that you are now hogging HIS regulator in the event of a problem because you unplugged your backup regulator.

And by the way - there is no such thing as "backup life support gear." You only have one life. It's all life support gear.