Spare Air: some thoughts

[scubadada]

No reason?

I can think of a few reasons a diver will run out of air

- S/He misjudges the current or the current changes mid dive
- Entanglement
- Gets Narced and takes an hour to photograph a Sea Anemone
- Hiding from Great White Shark
- Another diver has an emergency and assisting that diver takes extra time
- Severe cramps or other medical situation arises
- The boat sinks and they have to swim back to shore and they didn't bring snorkels and the surf is up and swimming on their backs is problematic

These are just off the top of my head

You should stop and think before sending messages "off the top of your head". Sorry, but these scenarios are situations in which a Spare Air with it's 3 cu ft of air will reliably be of assistance, I think not. A couple of breaths might be useful in a CESA but does not excuse poor planning in most usual dive situations. This is incredibly contrived. Keep your Spare Air and fin pivots. If I'm terribly wrong here, other boarders will certainly let me know

Good diving, Craig

 

[idocsteve]

You should stop and think before sending messages "off the top of your head". Sorry, but these scenarios are situations in which a Spare Air with it's 3 cu ft of air will reliably be of assistance, I think not.

I was giving examples of situations where a diver might run out of gas, to point out where your post was in error when you said there was only one reason a diver could run out of gas.

See, look at my post again Craig

No reason?

I can think of a few reasons a diver will run out of air

I was not making any statements about the usefulness of a Spare Air in any of those situations.

"Good Diving", Steve

 

[scubadada]

Perhaps only one good reason one should run out of air.

Good diving, Craig

 

[idocsteve]

Perhaps only one good reason one should run out of air.

Good diving, Craig

There's never a good reason to run out of air.

Good diving, Steve

 

[halocline]

There's never a good reason to run out of air.

Good diving, Steve

I don't know, I wouldn't mind it if you ran out of air on this thread. Hot air, that is.

 

[idocsteve]

I don't know, I wouldn't mind it if you ran out of air on this thread. Hot air, that is.

:wacko: <---- mattboy

 

[Tanked]

I wish this whole thread would run out of air

 

[BTravlin]

What? Want to test your Spare Air?

 

[idocsteve]

 

[Atomic_Diver]

What are you gonna do when this thread does run out of air?....