Scotttyd
Contributor
So I jumped into the world (or at least stuck my toe into it) with my first double hose dive down in Bonaire, courtesy of Herman's pheonix. After a short lesson, off into the waters at Bari Reef.
For the first five minutes or so I was thinking to myself, "Why the H*&@ does anyone dive this way" I was used to taking quick inhalations and slow exhalations, often with my head in the sand taking pictures. After I learned to take a long slow inhalation, and breath out slowly, things went much much better. I also quickly learned how a variation in your body position made a huge difference in how the reg breathes.
I quickly learned that when I felt a tad short of breath, I would roll over onto my side, or go vertical and I would get an easy breath. But after I relaxed and took long, slow, deep breathes, I was fine and my SAC rate was pretty comparable to my single hose rig. I even tested it by going to 80 feet and did not notice a difference in performance.
I am gonna get a couple a dives in at the quarry and then decide if I want to make the purchase.
Hopefully Herman can post a pic of the three double hose regs in the water at Bonaire at the same time.
For the first five minutes or so I was thinking to myself, "Why the H*&@ does anyone dive this way" I was used to taking quick inhalations and slow exhalations, often with my head in the sand taking pictures. After I learned to take a long slow inhalation, and breath out slowly, things went much much better. I also quickly learned how a variation in your body position made a huge difference in how the reg breathes.
I quickly learned that when I felt a tad short of breath, I would roll over onto my side, or go vertical and I would get an easy breath. But after I relaxed and took long, slow, deep breathes, I was fine and my SAC rate was pretty comparable to my single hose rig. I even tested it by going to 80 feet and did not notice a difference in performance.
I am gonna get a couple a dives in at the quarry and then decide if I want to make the purchase.
Hopefully Herman can post a pic of the three double hose regs in the water at Bonaire at the same time.