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>My question is, how to do you get enough inflation in the bad. We >frequently don't have anything solid to temporarily tie the bad to while >inflating it, so after a few shots of air, it is impossible to hold down. >I have heard of using CO2 inflators. I would appreciate any advice from >those who do this. I came across a "Riffee" (sp) Co2 inflated nylon red tube with the diver down flag on it. It's primary use is with spear guns. Used it for the first time in Hawaii this year when all the rest of the team used standard lift bags for drift deco. Because a local decided to pick up their lift bag when the team was at 40fsw, it took them away from me so that we were no long within visual contact while doing deco. The chase boat choose to follow their lift bag even after the local boat dropped it back in the water when they found only line attached because mine was more visible particularily when I went a lb or two neg. and pulled it from one end straight up into the air. The CO2 is designed to put just the right amount of CO2 into the bag to be fully inflated at the surface. It went up like a rocket from 70fsw, but at some depth might not work as it might be neurtal, but I haven't used it from below 70fsw yet. That reminds me, I promised to send my buddy in Hawaii one of the things. (Dennis, I'll go get it, sorry I forgot) Harold H. Gartner III 6900 Via Alba Camarillo, California 93012 home: (805) 482-9743 home fax: (805) 987-6804 office: (805) 644-1061 E-Mail: hgartner@ra*.or* CompuServe 71470,1423
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