Diving Without an Inflator Hose

[jadairiii]

For normal dives down to around 45 feet I NEVER put air in, or let air out of my BIU while underwater, it just stays empty. But when I get back to my RHIB after surfacing from a dive I love pushing the power inflate button, taking off my rig, tying it off to a line and letting it float there while I climb back on board. With long surface swims my power inflator is great - just blow the sucker up and kick back. Each to their own. My 2psi. M

Exactly what I would do, but for long surface swims I would inflate the wing and lay on top of it like a kick board and swim out. The BCP and the big wing of the At Pac were better for that than the retractable bladder but that retractable bladder was very streamlined.