RiteSource Integrated inflator/regulator DIR?

[Scuba St3ve]

Would puting a RiteSource Integrated inflator/regulator on my BP/W be DIR. I have the 7 ft hose but could the Integrated inflator be my primary in an OOA emergency and give the 7 ft to the OOA diver ?

 

[cerich]

No not DIR at all.

You trolling?

 

[Scuba St3ve]

NO im not trolling.
Im new to diving and was told by a friend about Diving DIR and he made it sound like In DIR you should be as stremline as possible so i thought that the dive-rite would make you more stremline by losing a hose and a octo.

 

[cmalinowski]

NO im not trolling.
Im new to diving and was told by a friend about Diving DIR and he made it sound like In DIR you should be as stremline as possible so i thought that the dive-rite would make you more stremline by losing a hose and a octo.

Hi Steve. Welcome to scubaboardand diving. DIR is a great methodology. I am constantly working to be a DIR diver. I've taken the GUE DIR-f course (fundementals of DIR diving) and plan on going further. But as TSandM says "DIR-f is a gateway drug."

Anyway, you should probably grab some reading materials like Jarrod Jablonski's "Doing It Right: The Fundamentals of Better Diving" and Dan McKay's "Dress for Success" to start. Then, if you're still interested (it's not for everyone), I would suggest finding a DIR-f course.

gue.com is the mother ship for the most part.

It's a lot to start taking in. Enjoy.

Chris

 

[cerich]

NO im not trolling.
Im new to diving and was told by a friend about Diving DIR and he made it sound like In DIR you should be as stremline as possible so i thought that the dive-rite would make you more stremline by losing a hose and a octo.

I see where you are thinking, the downsides are that the secondary is not as easy to use as a bungee secondary on the neck and the reliability of inflator/octo combos have in the past proven to be less reliable than a standard octo.

 

[DIR-Atlanta]

I see where you are thinking, the downsides are that the secondary is not as easy to use as a bungee secondary on the neck and the reliability of inflator/octo combos have in the past proven to be less reliable than a standard octo.

Absolutely correct - I used Scubapro Air IIs (2nd and 3rd gen) in my pre-DIR days, and they breath terrible. Plus there are numerous other problems with an integrated octo/inflator:

• Many have a non-standard inflator hose, which makes it difficult to swap out if you have a problem in the field
• Complicates the ascent while sharing gas - donating diver loses gas source when venting air from BC
• Restricts donating diver's head motion, which can reduce field of vision
• Non-standard diaphragm location, cannot be removed easily

I know that some manufacturers try to address some of the above issues in various ways, but the bottom line is that your best choice is a standard-style second stage on a necklace. If the hoses are configured correctly, then it is no less streamlined than a combo inflator.