Your favorite way of securing octopus?
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holy crap. i thought you were talking about the animals. so glad you weren't.
on a bungee around my neck.
on a bungee around my neck.
JackOfDiamonds
Jewish Space Laser Operator
I clip it, my bcd does not have any pockets
Bungee around my neck if preferred. If I'm using my back inflate I'll use the attached octo holder, it works ok.
OTF
Coney Island Whitefish Biologist
When I used to dive a "standard recreational" hose setup there was never a great answer that was streamlined and easy to work with. I used one of the octo holders posted above, and stuffed the loop of hose into the bcd behind my back under the cushion pad to keep it out of the way. But it would inevitably pop out. Often the reg would end up shoved in a pocket or cummerbund.
Then I switched to a DIR primary-donate configuration with primary on a 7' long hose and secondary on a necklace. It's FAR more streamlined and better in the water for many reasons. No big loops of hose flapping around looking stupid. In addition to that and obviously improved air-sharing, I like the safety of always knowing my octo is right next to my mouth and the primary is easy to find if I lose a reg or fall down in the water on entry or exit. Though if I'm being totally honest its very slightly more annoying to don/doff with the extra short step of managing stuff around my neck.
Then I switched to a DIR primary-donate configuration with primary on a 7' long hose and secondary on a necklace. It's FAR more streamlined and better in the water for many reasons. No big loops of hose flapping around looking stupid. In addition to that and obviously improved air-sharing, I like the safety of always knowing my octo is right next to my mouth and the primary is easy to find if I lose a reg or fall down in the water on entry or exit. Though if I'm being totally honest its very slightly more annoying to don/doff with the extra short step of managing stuff around my neck.
Necklass bungee.
haha that is exactly what i thought when i saw the title
also keep mine on my neck. aqualung abs (same as apeks egress). lays nice and flat and can be used by myself or another diver as there is no "upside down".
OTF
Coney Island Whitefish Biologist
They look nearly the same but I believe the Egress is a balanced reg and the ABS is not.
I dive long-hose primary donate with a bungeed alternate/octo. It is right under my chin at all times. If anyone needs air from me they get my primary donated to them. The octo is for me.
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