Left side regulator???? Which one??

[spurtill]

Hi,

I'm looking to get a left sided regulator for my left bottle. I'm not manifolding my bottles as i dive twins only a few timers a year (yeah, yeah, i know, i should manifold them, but i ain't changing the pilar valves yet).

So what regulator do you recommend for the left bottle and comming over the left shoulder.

I was thinking Dacor Viper Metal but i'm getting mixed reviews on it, the Poseidon Jetstream is supposed to blow the back of your skull off if you purge it in your mouth.

It does not have to be a side-exhaust but they are handy as octopusses if i ever get around to manifolding them.

cheers,

S

 

[cornfed]

spurtill once bubbled...
Hi,

I'm looking to get a left sided regulator for my left bottle. I'm not manifolding my bottles as i dive twins only a few timers a year (yeah, yeah, i know, i should manifold them, but i ain't changing the pilar valves yet).

So what regulator do you recommend for the left bottle and comming over the left shoulder.

Why don't you just route the hose behind you head so it comes out on the right side?

I only know one person that dives independent doubles and I assume this is what he does because he has the same second stage I do and it doesn't come in a left handed flavor.

Cornfed

 

[spurtill]

I could route them over the same shoulder but at 50m in anything down to 1-2m viz and nark'd there is less chance of getting your bottles mixed up if you keep it simple (left shoulder reg = left bottle, right shoulder reg = right bottle)

So i'd prefer to bring it over the left.

S

 

[cornfed]

spurtill once bubbled...
I could route them over the same shoulder but at 50m in anything down to 1-2m viz and nark'd there is less chance of getting your bottles mixed up if you keep it simple (left shoulder reg = left bottle, right shoulder reg = right bottle)

So i'd prefer to bring it over the left.

S

OH MY GOD!!!

Re-read your message. Think about the problem. Think about your solution.

Cornfed

 

[spurtill]

Am i missing something blantantly bad here????

2 bottles, two regs. left bottle left reg, right bottle right reg.

Seems standard enough to me (though either i am going to eat those words or one of us is misunderstanding the other)

S

 

[Doppler]

spurtill once bubbled...
Hi,

I'm looking to get a left sided regulator for my left bottle. I'm not manifolding my bottles as i dive twins only a few timers a year (yeah, yeah, i know, i should manifold them, but i ain't changing the pilar valves yet).

So what regulator do you recommend for the left bottle and comming over the left shoulder.

I was thinking Dacor Viper Metal but i'm getting mixed reviews on it, the Poseidon Jetstream is supposed to blow the back of your skull off if you purge it in your mouth.

It does not have to be a side-exhaust but they are handy as octopusses if i ever get around to manifolding them.

cheers,

S

Where abouts are you diving Spurtill? Aussie or Brit -- or someplace else?

No comments about Isingles but I will say I wouldn't put any Dacor reg into service for a dive below 20 meters. ScubaPro R190s can be configured with the hose on the "other" side but not a reg that I'd use anywhere but a deco bottle. Think you're stuck with Poseidons...

 

[spurtill]

good guess on the Location, Ireland, around Dublin

the rest of the country has 20-30m viz on a good day, but Dublin is great if it gets 8m.
Makes you cringe at what your diving in

Figured the Posideons alright, cheers for the info though.

 

[sheck33]

spurtill once bubbled...
I could route them over the same shoulder but at 50m in anything down to 1-2m viz and nark'd there is less chance of getting your bottles mixed up if you keep it simple (left shoulder reg = left bottle, right shoulder reg = right bottle)

So i'd prefer to bring it over the left.

S

at 50m (165 ft) in bad viz, narced badly and having to manage independent doubles........

if that is not asking for trouble i dont know what is

dont say you dive solo too............

 

[cornfed]

spurtill once bubbled...
Am i missing something blantantly bad here????

2 bottles, two regs. left bottle left reg, right bottle right reg.

Seems standard enough to me (though either i am going to eat those words or one of us is misunderstanding the other)

S

See sheck33's post.

 

[Doppler]

sheck33 once bubbled...


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dont say you dive solo too............

Likely that is the case... since solo diving is the only time ISingles has ANY remote advantage over manifolded doubles... but like I said earlier, I don't wanna comment on ISingles -- or 50 meter air dives. =-) Just trying to focus on the regulator issue... first.