Landlocked123
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I carry 2 SMB's. One is bungeed to the right of my plate. This is a larger Dan Diver Alert one. I carry a second samller one in a thigh pocket (right side). Left side thigh pocket has whistle and signalling mirror.
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I'm curios, as I was just shopping for a low pressure in-line signaling device: What's the reasoning behind these statements?
What device do you recommend and how does one know whether or not they "quack" underwater?
How do you connect it on the surface without turning off your tank?
Plus, the underwater quacking noise is annoying, because those who own them use them all freakin' time.
Bill -Im sorry mon I must be misreading somewhere here.The way I read it is that the two divers failed drift dive 101 by not swimming against the current long enough when leaving the boat. From there its their responsibility to take care of each other. The only reason the boat would concider upanchor would be if the divers concerned signalled they were in trouble. Even then Im not sure I would -with other divers in the water.The people who were drifting did carry a whistle and blew it but no one ever heard it.
Say what you will about how it was their own fault but all they did was fail to catch a line after jumping in. Note to self: observe current carefully before jumping in.
Bill
I'm curios, as I was just shopping for a low pressure in-line signaling device: What's the reasoning behind these statements?
What device do you recommend and how does one know whether or not they "quack" underwater?
There are two different air horns.
Once makes a horrifically loud screetch on the surface. The instructions say to stick your head underwater before firing, and they mean it. You'll be deaf in one ear for a while if you don't.
The other makes a "honking" noise underwater and is good only for annoying everybody else in the area. The sound can't really be localized, so everybody just thinks "I wonder which a****** is honking?"
These were previously two seperate units, but now they're also available as a single unit.
You just want the "above water" version - this one View attachment 159523
Not this one:
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Bill -Im sorry mon I must be misreading somewhere here.The way I read it is that the two divers failed drift dive 101 by not swimming against the current long enough when leaving the boat. From there its their responsibility to take care of each other. The only reason the boat would concider upanchor would be if the divers concerned signalled they were in trouble. Even then Im not sure I would -with other divers in the water.
Extremely helpful! so, get the divealert, not the divealertplus.