miked
Contributor
I was wondering if anybody could clarify the logic behind the following gear configuration that I saw the other day: the guy had a long (5 ft?) hose first stage, with a "standard" octo.The octo was attached to a regular octo holder, on a chest D-ring.
I am aware of the rationale behind the long hose-esp.the one for OOA situations in overhead/tight situations (7' would allow air sharing with a diver who is behind you, etc.) but these setups all contained the "bungeed backup". My confusion: this guy had the long hose AND an octo.
(BTW, he did not seem receptive to questions- in fact, the consensus of the people on the boat, was that he was a ****, so I did not ask him .)
Any ideas??
thanks in advance,
Mike
I am aware of the rationale behind the long hose-esp.the one for OOA situations in overhead/tight situations (7' would allow air sharing with a diver who is behind you, etc.) but these setups all contained the "bungeed backup". My confusion: this guy had the long hose AND an octo.
(BTW, he did not seem receptive to questions- in fact, the consensus of the people on the boat, was that he was a ****, so I did not ask him .)
Any ideas??
thanks in advance,
Mike