Limerick time! Dumping is the topic. 
Integrated Air Source vs. Octo
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ianr33
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Have you considered a Pony Bottle or Spare Air (Personally I like the Nitrox version)
redhatmama:Limerick time! Dumping is the topic.
While making a buoyant ascent
I seldom have time to lament
With inflator in mouth
Ascents will go south
No dumping, all bumping
It looks like you're humping
Be it bungied or dangled
THis limerick is mangled
I'm not sure about it making sense, but it does sound pretty darn dir.:14:TSandM:
Diver Dennis
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mboot_9:
While this may be true in cave and wreck situations, the vast majority of divers are not trained to attempt these dives. IMHO when in open water it is better to have the OOA diver in front of you where you can hold onto their BC and control their accent.
The infernal inflator failed
derserted me when he hailed,
Hey "You there!"
requesting my air,
"Bye, bye" I waved as I sailed!
derserted me when he hailed,
Hey "You there!"
requesting my air,
"Bye, bye" I waved as I sailed!
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While desperately trying to descend
I exhaled and paddled to no end
I just couldn't get down
Tho' I wriggled around
So I finally kicked off my Depends!
I exhaled and paddled to no end
I just couldn't get down
Tho' I wriggled around
So I finally kicked off my Depends!
Don't accuse my husband of being DIR. Ask Snowbear what happens when you do that
Hmm.
Well, I really don't get overly worked up about pieces of gear, but I do a fair amount of diving and have done quite a few simulated OOA's and even a few real ones using an Air 2. Anyway, here are a few of my observations.
The air 2 isn't the most comfortable regulator in the world to breathe off of, but unless you plan on spending the bulk of your diving time bringing up OOA's, you will probably be able to suffer through the minute or so that you'll be using it for. That said, there are a good number of simple downstream octo's that breathe worse than the air 2 anyway.
I would recommend to anyone who uses an air 2 to pop it their mouth every once in a while for an ascent, just for the practice. It's even kinda fun.
One of the handiest things about an air 2 is the fact that it is very very easy to locate. This isn't usually a benefit I realize during an OOA rescue, but it has come in handy a few times when I've had to all of a sudden like enter the water without taking my eyes off of someone or something to locate my primary, or when I've been knocked in unexpectedly. A necklaced secondary offers this same benefit, only maybe better.
I use a G-250 as an alternate for any really deep diving that I do, not because I'm afraid that the air 2 will fail to deliver air, but because I think its clever to have adjustable regs down there so that you can deal with creeps (slow leaking through the reg) and extra big currents by just loading the spring a little. My every day recreational work rig is a 25/600 with an air 2 on a SP Classic (full on vest) BC. I prefer this set up mostly because it is very fast to get into if there's an emergency, but I like the way it swims too.
In summary, I have both set ups. They each have their place in diving. My advice would be for rec divers, the air 2 is great, it is convenient and certainly not unsafe. For those who will be doing deep, cave or decompression diving to get an adjustable second stage for that purpose.
Well, I really don't get overly worked up about pieces of gear, but I do a fair amount of diving and have done quite a few simulated OOA's and even a few real ones using an Air 2. Anyway, here are a few of my observations.
The air 2 isn't the most comfortable regulator in the world to breathe off of, but unless you plan on spending the bulk of your diving time bringing up OOA's, you will probably be able to suffer through the minute or so that you'll be using it for. That said, there are a good number of simple downstream octo's that breathe worse than the air 2 anyway.
I would recommend to anyone who uses an air 2 to pop it their mouth every once in a while for an ascent, just for the practice. It's even kinda fun.
One of the handiest things about an air 2 is the fact that it is very very easy to locate. This isn't usually a benefit I realize during an OOA rescue, but it has come in handy a few times when I've had to all of a sudden like enter the water without taking my eyes off of someone or something to locate my primary, or when I've been knocked in unexpectedly. A necklaced secondary offers this same benefit, only maybe better.
I use a G-250 as an alternate for any really deep diving that I do, not because I'm afraid that the air 2 will fail to deliver air, but because I think its clever to have adjustable regs down there so that you can deal with creeps (slow leaking through the reg) and extra big currents by just loading the spring a little. My every day recreational work rig is a 25/600 with an air 2 on a SP Classic (full on vest) BC. I prefer this set up mostly because it is very fast to get into if there's an emergency, but I like the way it swims too.
In summary, I have both set ups. They each have their place in diving. My advice would be for rec divers, the air 2 is great, it is convenient and certainly not unsafe. For those who will be doing deep, cave or decompression diving to get an adjustable second stage for that purpose.
Peter_C
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So for those with Air-2 type secondaries, what is the recommended primary hose length?
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