ccrprospect
Contributor
Hello all,
I recently bought a shiny new dsmb - 6 foot tall, closed, with oral inflation hose. I have yet to use it in the water but on a “dry run”, noticed that it takes at least two lungful of breaths to get the darn thing fully inflated. Question is, underwater, while inhaling from the reg to take that second requisite breath, I am quite sure I will turn positively buoyant with the half inflated dsmb. What are my options? Take the lp hose out of the wing and use it to inflate, returning it to position after being done with the inflation? I am however not too keen on fiddling with the lp hose in a tricky phase like deploying the dsmb, also taking into account the pain it takes to return it to position afterwards to overcome the positive pressure.
Ideas would be welcome and yes, in retrospect, I would have bought a shorter one!
I recently bought a shiny new dsmb - 6 foot tall, closed, with oral inflation hose. I have yet to use it in the water but on a “dry run”, noticed that it takes at least two lungful of breaths to get the darn thing fully inflated. Question is, underwater, while inhaling from the reg to take that second requisite breath, I am quite sure I will turn positively buoyant with the half inflated dsmb. What are my options? Take the lp hose out of the wing and use it to inflate, returning it to position after being done with the inflation? I am however not too keen on fiddling with the lp hose in a tricky phase like deploying the dsmb, also taking into account the pain it takes to return it to position afterwards to overcome the positive pressure.
Ideas would be welcome and yes, in retrospect, I would have bought a shorter one!