I'll admit that reaching my single valve is very difficult for me in my dry suit -- not a problem in doubles.
Just for some laughs for y'all, one of the questions on my PADI DM test asked something like: "What should you do to assist a technical diver before she enters the water?" One of the choices was: Check her valve to make sure it is on; another was -- None of the above.
My answer of "None of the above" was "wrong" because the OFFICIAL answer was "Check the valve to make sure it is on!" Both my instructor and I got a chuckle out of it because we both know we'd be missing some fingers if we touched the valves on any boat around here!
Just for some laughs for y'all, one of the questions on my PADI DM test asked something like: "What should you do to assist a technical diver before she enters the water?" One of the choices was: Check her valve to make sure it is on; another was -- None of the above.
My answer of "None of the above" was "wrong" because the OFFICIAL answer was "Check the valve to make sure it is on!" Both my instructor and I got a chuckle out of it because we both know we'd be missing some fingers if we touched the valves on any boat around here!