For Mario and all,
Most of my diving is done in the Great Lakes. To be protected from the cold as much as possible, I'm considering buying a full face mask such as the AGA. My issue is that the majority of my future diving will be done on deeper wrecks using deco gas along with doubles with two regulators and possible stage bottles.
I know it is possible to place the two second stages from the doubles in the AGA. But are both second stages working at the same time? This seems like it may compromise redundancy if you can't shut down/open the second reg easily on the mask. My second question is how easy is it to remove a reg and replace it with one from a deco bottle or stage bottle that is using a different gas mixture?
In short, can the AGA be used in diving with different gas mixtures or is it too dangerous or inconvenient? It would be very helpful to have the extra thermal comfort on the longer, deeper and colder dives. No hood, wet or dry seems to provide what I'm looking for as a substitute.
NOTE: I realize it is most likely not DIR to use a full face mask, so it would be helpful not to raise that issue again.
Most of my diving is done in the Great Lakes. To be protected from the cold as much as possible, I'm considering buying a full face mask such as the AGA. My issue is that the majority of my future diving will be done on deeper wrecks using deco gas along with doubles with two regulators and possible stage bottles.
I know it is possible to place the two second stages from the doubles in the AGA. But are both second stages working at the same time? This seems like it may compromise redundancy if you can't shut down/open the second reg easily on the mask. My second question is how easy is it to remove a reg and replace it with one from a deco bottle or stage bottle that is using a different gas mixture?
In short, can the AGA be used in diving with different gas mixtures or is it too dangerous or inconvenient? It would be very helpful to have the extra thermal comfort on the longer, deeper and colder dives. No hood, wet or dry seems to provide what I'm looking for as a substitute.
NOTE: I realize it is most likely not DIR to use a full face mask, so it would be helpful not to raise that issue again.
