Pony bottle 19 vs 30 cf, and clipped on left side of BP/W ?

[J-Vo]

I think that we are getting off topic.

Apologies. You are correct.

 

[NAUI Wowie]

+1 Yes an AL30 (or AL40) holds more gas and may be just as easy to sling, but good luck squeezing one of those into your luggage when you travel (fly) to dive. I'm sticking with my AL19, thank you very much

Have you ever had problems with your 19 pony in your check in luggage? I am guessing you always unscrew it completely open yes? I would love to take a pony with me to P.I.

 

[NAUI Wowie]

Why are we cutting anything? I mean, seriously, this discussion has gotten a bit odd. I can't imagine frantically cutting apart my rig in an emergency as plan A.

If you are diving SM, and you need to donate gas, you give the OOA diver one of your regulators and ascend.

If you are diving a backmounted single tank with primary and backup second stages, you give the OOA diver your primary regulator that you are breathing from, you deploy your backup for yourself, and ascend

If you are diving a backmounted single with only one second stage and carrying a pony, you give the OOA diver your primary regulator that you are breathing from and deploy your pony for yourself. You then have the OPTION - once everyone has calmed down and is breathing comfortably - of switching regs so that you are back on your own back gas and the victim has the pony. You can still hang onto him by his tank valve or whatever, and then you ascend.

IF for some reason you feel that switching regulators at that point is complex and dangerous and an unnecessary delay in your trip to the surface, then just ascend with the victim on your backgas and you on the pony. Not my choice, but you should be comfortable with your rescue plan. It will work just as well.

And finally, IF you are rescuing someone who is much bigger than you and panicked and about to either drag you down into the depths or haul you up to the surface like a Polaris missile despite your deco obligation, then you do what you have to do to get free of that maniac. First rule of rescue, right?

Polaris missile lmao

 

[NAUI Wowie]

I'm in side mount, so no pony. I'm not gong to let them drag me toward the surface while I'm unclipping a tank. I'll cut the hose if I have to.

Wouldnt it just be easier and simpler to stab the OOA subject?

 

[JohnN]

Have you ever had problems with your 19 pony in your check in luggage? I am guessing you always unscrew it completely open yes? I would love to take a pony with me to P.I.

I've never had a problem, the valve is off, and I tape the TSA regulations to the tank 'just in case'

 

[NAUI Wowie]

I've never had a problem, the valve is off, and I tape the TSA regulations to the tank 'just in case'

tsa regs on tank... great idea thanks

 

[uncfnp]

I've never had a problem, the valve is off, and I tape the TSA regulations to the tank 'just in case'

Wanted to print and my link no longer works. Do you have the link?

Five years of flying with a pony, valve out, in checked and no issue until a last year. Eric had always put a loose plug in neck per LDS recommendation. That trip TSA Atlanta pulled it on the return trip on Delta returned it to us by mail. They even paid the postage. So Eric quit plugging it but still tapes it.

 

[Fastmarc]

I've never had a problem, the valve is off, and I tape the TSA regulations to the tank 'just in case'

Do they always open and check the bag with the tank?

 

[uncfnp]

Do they always open and check the bag with the tank?

For us. Always.

And at least half the time they don’t get a zipper completely closed.

 

[Fastmarc]

For us. Always.

And at least half the time they don’t get a zipper completely closed.

Ouch!
Even if you have a tsa lock? They won't lock it back?
I'm gearing up to do some traveling and my dive bag has a security sleeve that you can put it in. I'm just wondering if it will just lead to trouble to have them open the tsa lock on the sleeve, pull out the bag, open the tsa lock on the bag and do the reverse when finished. It sounds like much.