Diver Dennis
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No Grazie, that's a good point, which brings a question to mind. Would you dive with the valve off or on?
Why Don't you Have a Pony yet?...or ever
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The lesson was driven home to me when my buddy's deco bottle leaked during a training dive. It was readily apparent to him. I think the instructor may have arranged it as a problem solving task.
Diver Dennis:
Dive with the valve off. Turn on the valve, check the pressure gauge, remove the reg from the bungee, purge it, then make your gas switch.
I always pressurize the hose and the turn it off....the reg starts delivering air after just a few turns and, having tried it, I know I can get air from it even if cut off on an exhale sooner than I need to...
having someone turn of your air when you´re least expecting it is, IMO, a feature of any good "advanced" diver training...(which is why I feel confident about the way I dive)
having someone turn of your air when you´re least expecting it is, IMO, a feature of any good "advanced" diver training...(which is why I feel confident about the way I dive)
Diver Dennis
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Thanks Red and Grazie.
But, it's OK to back mount an Argon bottle. hmmmm, wondering why that is.
No, you don't breathe it, but it could become critical if you need to use your DS for buoyancy..... Someone must have the quick answer for me....... Risk vs. rewards?
No, you don't breathe it, but it could become critical if you need to use your DS for buoyancy..... Someone must have the quick answer for me....... Risk vs. rewards?
grazie42:
That is the kind of confidence I am seeking. I am still learning and looking forward to my next class.
Share your buddy's inflator hose?
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argon is a heavy gas, yea?
Where are "we" gonna put the pony gauges, Dennis? I don't do air integrated and I don't have all the back up stuff you have. I just have my Sunnto and my SPG from Soggy.
Honestly, if I had to sling the bottle, I would just forget it. (hey maybe I should just get the small spare air?
, or breathe from my bc)
Dennis, the point about hanging inverted or crawling through spaces is a good one. I think hovering upside down would be tough with a sideslung....
Where are "we" gonna put the pony gauges, Dennis? I don't do air integrated and I don't have all the back up stuff you have. I just have my Sunnto and my SPG from Soggy.
Honestly, if I had to sling the bottle, I would just forget it. (hey maybe I should just get the small spare air?
, or breathe from my bc)Dennis, the point about hanging inverted or crawling through spaces is a good one. I think hovering upside down would be tough with a sideslung....
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