Octo on bungeed necklace?

[BabyDuck]

SORRY, contrarian here. 1.) I would never put ANYTHING around my neck. My octo is an SS1 safetly tucked away on my left side. I would donate my primary to my buddy. 2.) This new way of wrapping around one's body all that hose for an OAE to me seems silly and wrong. I have now gotten into streamlining by entire profile while underwater so to have six feet of hose around my torso is very odd. Do what seems correct for you.!

so you don't wear ties? i absolutely agree with your last sentence, but have a few points...

1) the bungee is the only thing around your neck, and if the second gets tugged, it will easily come out of the bungee.

2) it isn't a new way. it's been there / done that a long time, now.

3) is the primary you're donating to your buddy on a long hose, or are you going to be nose-to-nose with them if they go out of gas? if it *is* on a longer hose, how are you routing it?

 

[mkutyna]

You don't necessarily have to have a 7' hose in order to use a bungee'ed octo. On my single tank setup I have the primary hose routing down my back, under my arm and up to my face where it is connected to the second stage with a right angle adapter. It isn't quite as streamlined as the standard 7' hose setup but it sure beats having a giant hoop of hose going horizontally out into the water.

 

[Scott L]

This is a more steeamlined bungee holder.

Regulators | Extreme Exposure

 

[promocop]

I want to be close enough to hold on to their BC and they hold on to mine. It's definitly a personal option. 'to each their own'...dive on

 

[elan]

SORRY, contrarian here. 1.) I would never put ANYTHING around my neck. My octo is an SS1 safetly tucked away on my left side. I would donate my primary to my buddy. 2.) This new way of wrapping around one's body all that hose for an OAE to me seems silly and wrong. I have now gotten into streamlining by entire profile while underwater so to have six feet of hose around my torso is very odd. Do what seems correct for you.!

The hose does not go around your neck, it goes behind your neck. There is no choking risk here. To donate your primary to your body you have to have a long hose which you should keep somewhere.

 

[elan]

I want to be close enough to hold on to their BC and they hold on to mine. It's definitly a personal option. 'to each their own'...dive on

This might be an option for a warm water diving but really a very bad idea in cold water in a dry suit where you want some freedom to operate the purge valve if necessary, I'm not even talking about those cases when you have to go though narrow exits. And no it's not a personal option it's how you and your buddy manage this together. During training I was on a short hose . It is very limiting and un-managable. We were bailing our on my long 5' hose in a real situation (OW) and it did prove being convenient. And no I did not want my buddy to hold on to my BCD as I needed my hands to operate the valve and BCD. The only option that works with the standard hose is being behind in this case, Otherwise he would lock my right arm.

 

[muddiver]

Halcon and Dive Rite also make those bungie things.

And I also do not agree that it is the "only" way to be prepared to provide an alternate gas source to your buddy. A pony/bailout cylinder with a redundant regulator works just as well, and you can detach it so that the other diver can ascend how ever they wish whithout affecting your ascent/deco rate.

There is also the old short hose, face to face "buddy breath" as long as you are not traversing a cave or exiting a wreck.

Or, there is the short hose, octopus share.

They all work.

Personally if you are using a hose that is shorter than 1 1/2 X your depth + horizontal travel distance and you are not carrying a EGS, it is way too short and you are going to die!

 

[Scott L]

I want to be close enough to hold on to their BC and they hold on to mine. It's definitly a personal option. 'to each their own'...dive on

With a standard length hose that OOA diver may be closer to you than you may desire...

 

[elan]

You don't necessarily have to have a 7' hose in order to use a bungee'ed octo. On my single tank setup I have the primary hose routing down my back, under my arm and up to my face where it is connected to the second stage with a right angle adapter. It isn't quite as streamlined as the standard 7' hose setup but it sure beats having a giant hoop of hose going horizontally out into the water.

Does it pull you mouthpiece down ?

 

[meierdierck]

Not to mention the limited mobility and limited options by being face to face,

but i dont think promocop is talking about a tec rig either, he may be picturing a typical ow setup where 7' hose and a necklace would be a bit overkill for some,