Stages: 1/2+200 or 1/3rds

[SuPrBuGmAn]

we had to swap a second stage out on a 70' bottle at orange grove once. I used to make fun of him for carrying that silly wrench. I don't anymore

I can see where it could come in handy :cool2:

 

[LiteHedded]

Yours aren't finger tight? I figured they would be.

no sir

 

[karstdvr]

Ya, scootering side by side while sharing gas is charlie-foxtrottery..

I think this is becoming a new thread

Actually it does work well,but the key to it is you got to have somebody you can dive with as a team member,not someone that is picked in the parking lot at Ginnie looking for a buddy. You can also go from side by side to single file very quickly,but the air donor will have difficulty due to being in the prop wash. But,I still prefer to pass off a stage as mentioned previously because it takes care of all situations.

 

[marchand]

Yours aren't finger tight? I figured they would be.

I kept mine finger tight until one day when I was in dogwood in the restriction on the other side of the breakdown room I suddenly had a second stage in my mouth that no longer had a hose connected to it.

 

[marchand]

A real OOG diver on a half a stage will breath it down before the next stage cache', so they'll be OOG again.

I think this depends a lot on the diver. I have been in some really ****ty situations where I was pretty sure I wasn't going to make it, but it didn't affect my breathing for more than about 30 seconds.

 

[PfcAJ]

Were you completely out of gas, just following a torrent of bubbles behind your head, or just had a little moment? Those re two different things.

 

[Dive-aholic]

Bug isn't talking about removing a reg from a valve or a hose. He's talking about removing a reg from his mouth and putting the other in there. His tanks are already isolated so there's no need to shut down any kind of isolator to keep from losing gas. It's a sidemount thing...

 

[ucfdiver]

Bug isn't talking about removing a reg from a valve or a hose. He's talking about removing a reg from his mouth and putting the other in there. His tanks are already isolated so there's no need to shut down any kind of isolator to keep from losing gas. It's a sidemount thing...

If I ever get worried about a completely hypothetical situation that wont ever happen in real life, I'll be the first one to order a sm kit

Until then, I'll dive BM unless the cave requires SM, then I'll dive the stroke rig...but only because I have to!

 

[Dive-aholic]

If I ever get worried about a completely hypothetical situation that wont ever happen in real life, I'll be the first one to order a sm kit

Until then, I'll dive BM unless the cave requires SM, then I'll dive the stroke rig...but only because I have to!

I'm not sure what hypothetical situation you're talking about.

You continue to dive your BM passages in BM. If you ever decide you want to see passage that not many others have see and do get a SM rig remember you should build up your proficiency in SM in OW and larger passage before you decide to take it into smaller passage.

I may be diving a stroke rig, but my back, knees, and ankles really appreciate it, especially considering I have bad knees and ankles. And I've seen some really great passage in that stroke rig, including passage that very few divers, and in some cases no other divers, have ever seen. :cool2:

 

[rjack321]

I can. But if your sac rate is up and your exit speed is slow, something has to give. In an emergency, I don't want to mess with the possibility of that happening. Even in open cave, having to stop, turn, and donate takes time. It would SUCK to be the OOG diver and have that happen yet AGAIN.

I'm not gonna dive with someone I don't trust to look at the stage spg on the way out and then let me know when they are getting low - before they go OOG again. Being right up front, I am fairly confident the people I cave dive with will be looking at that stage spg alot.