Carrying Three Regulators

[MXGratefulDiver]

Great Christ ... I can't believe y'all could find this much energy to argue about something as trivial as whether or not to have an octopus on your rig when carrying a pony.

Yanno what? It doesn't matter. Find a rig that's appropriate for the dive you want to do and go diving. Singles, doubles, slung, hung, or strung ... as long as you manage your gas supply and know how to use the equipment you've got, it's all good.

I did a dive last night with a single tank, hog rig, and slung AL40. I had three second stages available ... and I was SOLO DIVING. Why? Well ... because I can't be bothered "minimizing" my rig for every type of dive I like to do.

I even got caught in the "Redondo River" current that we get sometimes on big tides days ... and the drag on that extra second stage wasn't even noticeable.

The water was 45 degrees F ... yet none of my regs free-flowed.

Amazingly, I made it back alive. Heck ... I even had fun.

Imagine that ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[Steve50]

Great Christ ... I can't believe y'all could find this much energy to argue about something as trivial as whether or not to have an octopus on your rig when carrying a pony.

Yanno what? It doesn't matter. Find a rig that's appropriate for the dive you want to do and go diving. Singles, doubles, slung, hung, or strung ... as long as you manage your gas supply and know how to use the equipment you've got, it's all good.

I did a dive last night with a single tank, hog rig, and slung AL40. I had three second stages available ... and I was SOLO DIVING. Why? Well ... because I can't be bothered "minimizing" my rig for every type of dive I like to do.

I even got caught in the "Redondo River" current that we get sometimes on big tides days ... and the drag on that extra second stage wasn't even noticeable.

The water was 45 degrees F ... yet none of my regs free-flowed.

Amazingly, I made it back alive. Heck ... I even had fun.

Imagine that ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Good thing you didn't read this thread before the dive....you might have been worried sick!

 

[wedivebc]

Great Christ ... I can't believe y'all could find this much energy to argue about something as trivial as whether or not to have an octopus on your rig when carrying a pony.

Are you new here?

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Are you new here?

Apparently ... I thought this was the Advanced Scuba Discussions forum ... not Trivial Pursuit ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[Dtaine]

Are you new here?

I have to admit I cracked up when I read that, best laugh I've had all day.

 

[dumpsterDiver]

I normally use an AIR 2 inflator so i always have a safe second from the primary tank and I wear the pony bottle back mounted with the second stage around my neck. Carrying 3 typical second stages increases failure points, and also is more likely to cause the diver to confuse the pony and the main tank. To me, the issue of carrying three second stages IS a big deal (a lot more important that the endless BP/W versus BC debates etc).

 

[redacted]

I normally use an AIR 2 inflator so i always have a safe second from the primary tank and I wear the pony bottle back mounted with the second stage around my neck. Carrying 3 typical second stages increases failure points, and also is more likely to cause the diver to confuse the pony and the main tank. To me, the issue of carrying three second stages IS a big deal (a lot more important that the endless BP/W versus BC debates etc).

When the three 2nd stages are a primary on a long hose (in your mouth), a secondary on a short hose bungeed around your neck, and a slung pony with the 2nd held close to the valve; there is not a lot of room for confusion. Unless you are really easily confused. And, the majority of the time when the pony is not carried; the transition is absolutely no problem as long as you are not using some POS regulators.

 

[Gilldiver]

When the three 2nd stages are a primary on a long hose (in your mouth), a secondary on a short hose bungeed around your neck, and a slung pony with the 2nd held close to the valve; there is not a lot of room for confusion. Unless you are really easily confused. And, the majority of the time when the pony is not carried; the transition is absolutely no problem as long as you are not using some POS regulators.

You don't need one on a long hose, all you need is to be able to tell it from the other. So, one 2nd in your mouth, one on a necklace, and one on the slung pony/stage.

It is when you have two or more 2nd stages on necklaces or cliped off in a simular fashion that the confusion factor comes in. We lost divers, as in dead on the bottom, due to the confusion. They died with full back gas and an empty pony.

So,

Either use different shaped 2nd stages so you can tell one from the other by feel

or

Sling a pony/stage

 

[atedeschi]

1st this is not advanced scuba, it it taught to OW divers.
2nd if they are asking they probably are not that experience so hence less is more.
3rd since they are asking they are not that experience therefore not doing extreme different type of dives so they can dive the same setup for all dives.
4th the people saying to carry 3 have no good reason besides being lazy and not wanting to change gear
5th im bored is the only reason i keep posting

 

[jtivat]

No you do not need three regs! If you really want three I do not think it will kill you. Ok I think we are done here please close this thread!