What do you do when your inexperienced insta buddy is set up for Air2.

[Eric Sedletzky]

OP has two choices.

1 shut your pie hole and go dive

Or

2 Shut your pie hole and stay on the boat.

Either way, this is a YOU problem, not a buddy problem.

You don't get to dictate someone else's gear configuration for your own comfort.

Well if two people are diving the true buddy system it kinda is each others responsibility to make sure that your buddy has easy access to a second stage that is in working order and not on a hose that is too short and/or configuration that is difficult to use and may stress out one or both divers, otherwise it's not the buddy system. I had a buddy a long time ago, the same one that put the snorkel in his mouth instead if his air 2 and got a mouthful if water. Anyway, He used a 32" primary hose because he didn't like the way a 40" hung down on his arm and doing air shares was a nightmare during some classes I took with him. But he insisted that he needed his setup to work for him. Well, make up your mind, either we're diving the buddy system which means your system needs to work for your buddy equally as well as yourself or it's something else. More like two guys diving around each other with rigs that work the best for them and screw the buddy, basically solo. Not that there's anything wrong with that but let's call it what it is.

 

[AdivingBel]

30 ft reef bimble…who cares?
Something more advanced…I would be more concerned about the inexperience than the air2.

 

[happy-diver]

I would keep track of my spg and not run out of air.

Sure that’s all you need to do - I guess in your fantasy world
a regulator could never experience a catastrophic failure or anything…

In nearly 3,000 dives, I haven't seen that. Of course, I do maintain my equipment.

And dive 3001 could be the one where it goes sideways even with proper maintenance! Regardless, my intended point was that there are situations beyond one’s direct control that may cause you to run out of air even if you watch your SPG - so your advice to the OP was both inaccurate as well as a bit condescending!

Dude, are you trying to put a hex and a pox on our illustrious Maxbottomtime
Sure as heck you have an effigy full of pins of yourself if you think like you do

With my self serviced gear I'm sure it would explode, if I dived with your head