What to do when regulator free flow in cold water?

[Kylebee]

I prefer the choice based on the type of dive and my training for that type of dive....

That's a very good point

 

[rx7diver]

... I prefer using my tongue to block most of the direct stream of incoming gas.

Tipping your head may be useful in getting an eye outside the bubble stream so you can see better. It doesn't have anything to do with breathing. ...

+1

Recreational dive--so, no mandatory deco obligation, and nothing overhead (like boat traffic)--correct? 20 ffw? I would continue to breathe off my free-flowing regulator, using my tongue to help regulate the amount of air that is coming into my mouth, signal my nearby buddy, and omit my safety stop and slowly ascend to the surface.

Note: A diver experiencing a free-flowing reg for the first time, without ever having practiced breathing from a free-flowing reg, won't care at all for the noise and obscured vision caused by the huge amount of bubbles being released by the free-flow!

rx7diver