Zeina
Contributor
A collective "spaghetti" incident in the Maldives led me to consider that I needed some tool to help me master the inflation / ascent of my safety sausage from down where my (drift) safety stop was happening.
The idea is to avoid being pulled up to the surface together with your sausage, because you are entangled in its line (or that of somebody else's in the group, for that matter).
Here are my conclusions:
1- Stay away from other divers when they are inflating their sausage :balloon:
2- Get a reel, or a spool
At first, I thought that it was best to buy a reel (following our DM's example).
But then, I read a couple of threads on scuba boards, that led me to think that what I needed was a SPOOL, and not a reel.
Now, I am confused. Should I get a reel, or a spool?
I do not intend to use this for wreck/cave diving. It is solely for the purpose of the safety stop, in the current (50 feet should be OK).
2 criteria are important:
- I don't want to spend a fortune on this
- The bulk must be minimal (reel/spool + sausage must fit in my BC's pocket).
Please help!! :help:
The idea is to avoid being pulled up to the surface together with your sausage, because you are entangled in its line (or that of somebody else's in the group, for that matter).
Here are my conclusions:
1- Stay away from other divers when they are inflating their sausage :balloon:
2- Get a reel, or a spool
At first, I thought that it was best to buy a reel (following our DM's example).
But then, I read a couple of threads on scuba boards, that led me to think that what I needed was a SPOOL, and not a reel.
Now, I am confused. Should I get a reel, or a spool?
I do not intend to use this for wreck/cave diving. It is solely for the purpose of the safety stop, in the current (50 feet should be OK).
2 criteria are important:
- I don't want to spend a fortune on this
- The bulk must be minimal (reel/spool + sausage must fit in my BC's pocket).
Please help!! :help: