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I catch nothing but heat from Zero on the hogathian rig. I finally told him to shut up because I was tired of hearing about it and if he wants to be a bumblebee and dive the way he does, that's ok just shut up about it already. I am, due to mostly genetics with some laziness thrown in, large enough to wrap hose without a problem and EVERYONE I dive with EVERYWHERE hears about two signals I always require before diving with them- #1 - Thumb Up = Dive Over #2 - You need air, just take the reg out of my mouth. I breath the long hose so that if the event happens, it's with a minimum of fuss (I also do it with a single for consistency's sake - a little crazy I know). I also tell them that I fully plan on doing the same if necessary, and sometimes they aceept it and sometimes they don't, but if I need gas (has only happened once early on), I'm gonna get it from a guaranteed source - my buddy's mouth. I never heard the story about someone free diving to deliver you gas. Pray tell ;-). ---------- > From: Wrolf.Courtney@do*.co* > To: Techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Re: Hogathian Precepts and the Isolation Valve > Date: Friday, August 15, 1997 10:17 AM > > > > I would like to thank everyone for the wealth of pointers. > > I have already adopted many of the principles, based in large part on von > Maier/Solo Diving, Gary Gentile's books and course, > techdiver discussions of the past, and observing the practice of the many > more experienced divers here in New York. > > I plan on *slowly* adopting the vast majority of the Hogarthian rig -one > piece at a time, as $ permits. > > One item that I don't think is addressed is my practice when for one reason > or another I am buddied up with another diver. Now, I have > only ever been truly scared in situations caused by a buddy. (And yes > Tony, I include that dive that Zero must have told you about. > I wasn't scared - I knew that John would go snorkelling and bring me some > gas. Tell Zero I haven't forgotten I owe him for the O2 cleaning > etc, and dinner for everyone on the boat.) > > I wind up with a buddy for one of two reasons - either I am asked to buddy > up with a relative newbie, or on vacation > when the boat has an inviolable rule. In both of these situations, I > explain the *REAL* signal for an out of air situation: > an outstretched hand reaching for the regulator in my mouth. > > Forget about all that waving around - waggle hand="I have a problem", > throat cut sign="out of air", pretend to push J valve="I am on reserve/low > on air", point to SPG and waggle hand="low on air", point to SPG and flash > 5 fingers="low on air - 500 psi", wave hand horizontally in towards > regulator="I need to buddy breath", etc. etc. All of the > > Just take the regulator out of my mouth. I promise to let it go. > > My objective is to reduce their stress level in general, and to reduce mine > if they are out of air. After all, that is what they are going to do > anyway, > might as well be realistic. > > Safe Diving, > > Wrolf > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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