bungee around neck

[ckjacques53198]

I've never found a place that I truly felt comfortable keeping my octo. I hate having it just tangling beside me. I also haven't found the right place to attach to my BC that doesn't seem in the way. My OW instructor mentioned that he bungeed his around his neck and I never thought anything of it until I saw it discussed here. I don't want to flame a DIR discussion but is this a DIR element? How much shorter does the octo hose need to be? Last question: When I first bought my reg I had all the hoses etc. installed by the LDS. Is it easy enough to change hoses on my first stage? Adjustable wrench? Thanks in advance.

 

[PerroneFord]

Adjustable wrench gets it done. Backup reg on a 24" hose. Primary on a 5' or 7' hose.

Simple as dirt.

Oh, it's hand-tight plus a "snug". Pressure keeps it tight, not torque.

 

[scarefaceDM]

Simple as mentioned above..and no it is not a DIR thing to have the Octo on a bungie. It is derived from tech divers...Cave divers and the savy recreational diver. It is the best place for the Octo. always ready and out of the dirt.

Yeah do not torque the heck out of it. It has to seat then a slight 1/4 turn. Test in water if it does bubble ...just a little tighter. but usually no need.

 

[jeckyll]

Oh, if you do switch to a longer primary and short secondary, get in the habit of clipping off your long hose. I've seen too many people drop them in the dirt pre-dive. (Myself iniluded initially )

 

[herman]

To add a little to the above, all of which I agree with, the bungied octo is really 1 part of a 2 part idea. The other part is the longer primary which is donated in the event it is needed by another diver....you get the octo. Having a short octo AND primary would require some close work if you need to share air. How long a primary hose needs to be is debatable but I find a 5 ft works nicely for me. You will also need to learn how to arrange and deploy it. It's not difficult but it is different than you were taught in OW.

 

[AquaHump]

Okay lets got to the other side of this. When you put your "Octo" around you neck you must donate the one in your mouth. With this is mind you should have a high quality "Octo" or the sane 2nd stage that you are breathing from.

 

[jeckyll]

Okay lets got to the other side of this. When you put your "Octo" around you neck you must donate the one in your mouth. With this is mind you should have a high quality "Octo" or the sane 2nd stage that you are breathing from.

I've often wondered about the thinking that would cause people to purchase an 'octo' that they wouldn't be willing to breath themselves...

 

[dannyw]

yeah, they get a nice smooth primary, but the octo wouldn't barely reath on the surface due to poor quality and lack of care. Seriously though, when diving with the necklace, as mentioned, you donate the mouth reg and breath off th octo. If this is my potentially new lifeline I'm not going to have a cheapy!!

 

[PerroneFord]

I've often wondered about the thinking that would cause people to purchase an 'octo' that they wouldn't be willing to breath themselves...

Tells you what they think of their "buddy" doesn't it...

 

[Rainer]

Adjustable wrench gets it done. Backup reg on a 24" hose. Primary on a 5' or 7' hose.

Simple as dirt.

Oh, it's hand-tight plus a "snug". Pressure keeps it tight, not torque.

22" should be fine (for all us non-giants!).