Frontpointer1000
Contributor
Solo dive yesterday at La Jolla Cove. Vis around 1-5 feet until deeper and further out, then about 10 ft vis. Surge was pretty bad. Lots of sand and particulate matter (at one point vis was essentially zero).
The bottom bolt snap on my slung alum 40 cf cylinder got jammed with sand and would not open. Not an issue for this dive except At the end of the dive while attempting to unsling it- I was unable to do so and had to remove bp/w then bang out sand and wash it before removing cylinder.
I’ve never encountered this before. Had I been underwater and attempting to change cylinders or trade cylinders this would have been more disconcerting. How have others dealt with this?
The bottom bolt snap on my slung alum 40 cf cylinder got jammed with sand and would not open. Not an issue for this dive except At the end of the dive while attempting to unsling it- I was unable to do so and had to remove bp/w then bang out sand and wash it before removing cylinder.
I’ve never encountered this before. Had I been underwater and attempting to change cylinders or trade cylinders this would have been more disconcerting. How have others dealt with this?