Out of gas - what happens next?

[Adam Grose]

Oops! Sorry!

And, take my word for it on this, you do NOT want to breathe the gas that is inside my drysuit!

WAY too much information there.

 

[RainPilot]

You're killing me, Smalls.

You're welcome Biggie.

 

[Doby45]

<---Smalls

 

[YukonJack]

So what constitutes a long hose for your second stage primary? I'm brand newly certified OW, and have an Air2 alternate, with no octo setup. My dad, my dive buddy, has the same setup. When we dive next, we are going to go through what we do with an OOA situation (i.e. ask for or take my primary, I will go to my Air2 alternate, and then we will ascend together). Thinking it might be useful to get a longer hose but not sure what length is a good length.

 

[Doby45]

I would have a 40" primary on an 90 elbow routed under my arm. Donate that bad boy and fall over to your Air2.

 

[YukonJack]

OK, I'll definitely look into that.

 

[stuartv]

I would have a 40" primary on an 90 elbow routed under my arm. Donate that bad boy and fall over to your Air2.

I had that setup, except with a 70 (or 110, depending on how you measure it) elbow for a couple of years. I recently got the OmniSwivel clone that Cave Adventurers sells for $25 and replaced the fixed angle elbow with that. I like it a lot better. It doesn't really make any difference when the reg is in my mouth. It's just nicer when the reg is out. E.g. for clipping it off or whatever.

 

[YukonJack]

OK, I'll definitely look into that.

BTW, where are you guys buying your hoses if not at your LDS?

 

[BRT]

Since I've drank a few, the thought crept into my mind what would an astronaut do if they were ooa (working in their spacesuit whatever). Firstly they probably wouldn't. Likely they had sufficient training (excluding catastrophic failure) to prevent said problem. So bottom line, train yourself to watch your gauges.

One that I watched happen was a diver turned head down to look in a hole and the air stopped flowing. Apparently something in the tank clogged the dip tube or where the dip tube should have been. Instant out of air. It can happen even with the best of care.

 

[Doby45]

BTW, where are you guys buying your hoses if not at your LDS?

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