.......... I will say, you won't find that kind of equipment on any diver who does any serious diving, however.
Guess I've just been scewing around all this time.
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.......... I will say, you won't find that kind of equipment on any diver who does any serious diving, however.
The pros and cons of the air2 have been discussed ad nauseum here and elsewhere. Yes Stacy, it's your safe second. I will say, you won't find that kind of equipment on any diver who does any serious diving, however.
The pros and cons of the air2 have been discussed ad nauseum here and elsewhere. Yes Stacy, it's your safe second. I will say, you won't find that kind of equipment on any diver who does any serious diving, however.
Does an Air2 have enough capacity to get you to the surface from a dive from around 110 feet like on the Speigle Grove including stops at 50, 30 and 15 feet? If not it's useless except on shallow reef dives.
lol ... this is funny.
just for the record ... if you look at ALL of my posts to this thread ... i NEVER said the AIR2 was a BAD idea, as a matter of fact, i said it is similar to having your octo on a necklace in the way that you will be donating your primary. i also never eluded to MOST people using a neckalce and long hose, i simply said many of us ... NOT MOST.
i do beilieve it is easier to control your BC with a separate hose rather than the same one you are breathing off of, but once again (MY OPINION).
i tried to keep it amicable and to the point but someone always tried to play the "MY WAY IS THE BEST" game. ...
almost like all the people who dive DIN over YOKE ... i happen to dive DIN ... does that mean YOKES SUCK???
no ...
i dive a necklaced octo, does air2 suck?
no
but i will say that some arguments are dumb ... like "if its so bad, why do all the manufactures make one" .... um .... DUH!!! ... good one McCain
Kindly define serious diving for us.
While we are discussing Air2 lets examine what it primary purpose is. It is a second breathing regulator, and its designed for use in an emergency. Is it a perfect regulator? No but who really cares? If I had to share my primary, the dive is over and we are going up. How long will I have to be bothered with it, 5 or 6 minutes (assuming a safety stop).
The bashing of Air 2 and promotion of a bungeed octo is kind of like going to McDonalds. It may not be very good for you but it will solve an immediate problem.