hantzu701
Contributor
cornfed:Well what's the point then? :grin:
Seriously though, in my very limited experience with ponys they seem to be a crutch. A substitute for better planning, if you will. There are several people on this board that are strong advocates of better planning and gas management for recreational diving. Normally recreational dives are planned soley on NDL and gas requirements are given little thought. Ponys then become a solution to the problem of not planning your gas needs. Just my two cents.
The funny thing about rec diving is that most rec divers don't feel that their diving is "serious" enough to warrant planning a dive and diving the plan - eg. uw photographers. One of the rec divers I talked to spoke highly of a pony bottle system for those times when you're chasing that must-have photo and then need to do deco. I haven't gotten the photo bug yet, but each to his/her own I guess.
Hantzu