Soggy
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Bungying the primary regulator is possibly the worst idea I've ever heard. It solves no problems and creates many.
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I hate to tell you what you think, Soggy, but I dare say the 1.7cf SpareAir would give the primary bungee a run for it's money in your list of worst ideas.Soggy:Bungying the primary regulator is possibly the worst idea I've ever heard. It solves no problems and creates many.
ClayJar:I hate to tell you what you think, Soggy, but I dare say the 1.7cf SpareAir would give the primary bungee a run for it's money in your list of worst ideas.
shark.byte.usa:Sorry I disagree in a recreational hose config the primary is mine and not for donation, that's what the octo is for. There are reg retrieval techniques we all should know well, but I can't think of why a necklace would be a problem, I think it's a pretty good idear actually especially for surf entry/exits.
-Garrett
ClayJar:I hate to tell you what you think, Soggy, but I dare say the 1.7cf SpareAir would give the primary bungee a run for it's money in your list of worst ideas.
shark.byte.usa:And it's the only reasonable argument against it in this entire thread, maybe it's enough of a reason to squash the OP's idea, but a couple folks have remarked, "creates many problems" and even "worst idea ever" (now c'mon ), aside from the paniced/OOA primary reg grabbers, please explain, I'm just curious to hear what I haven't thought of.
CompuDude:The problem it solves is recovering your primary faster should it get knocked out of your mouth. That's why the OP asked the question in the first place, asking about "using a necklace to hang primary regulator to prevent it floating away in case it is knocked out of a divers mouth by a fin or hand by other diver."
As for the necklace causing problems and preventing donation, that's BS. Don't use the ziptie method, use the bungee and sliding knots method to attach the necklace. It'll pop free with a good sharp tug, no problem.
MikeFerrara:All this talk of panic and divers grabing things. I think some of you just need to keep better company. LOL