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Jason, you can hypothesize endless scenarios where this or that won't work. This is a major problem with divers nowadays. They are trying so hard to be "ready" for any and every horrible, nightmare scenario their fertile imaginations can come up with, that they create more problems than they solve. As a result many divers wind up looking like the manikin up at the dive shop You know, the one where every piece of equipment the shop sells is draped all over the dummy. The net result is snag hazards, stress and task loading which kills more divers than clusterfucks like what you mention below. To solve your problem you need to start before you even get in the damn water. You need well maintained equipment and a buddy who also has well maintained equipment. If you and your buddy are so fucked up and hopeless that something like the below takes place, perhaps it is time for you to die. When you get that first yanked out of your mouth, your second had better fucking be right there under your chin, and to make sure of this, that reg is fixed to the bungee. Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/ > From: <IHOPPOET@ao*.co*> > Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 16:39:09 EDT > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: logic was re:poodle jacket > > In a message dated 8/15/00 2:56:34 PM Central Daylight Time, cam@ca*.co* > writes: > > << It's not rocket science folks >> > > I am still learning about Dir, I like a lot of what I have seen. As well I do > like some of what I have seen. but on the issue of perm marking your tanks > with the name of the gas that is to be used in it is a great idea. Using > colors or any other form of code, takes you one step further away from what > you are breathing. Its like trying to learn Spanish. You see something you > think what is it in English then you put it to the Spanish word. Unless you > speak in colors marking the tank with the name of what's in it would make it > easier, more logical and there for safer. > > Also as much as I dislike the way Trey goes about spreading whatever it is he > wants to spread, he is right about the use of a compass its a tool that is > just as useful under water as it is on land. I keep one on me every time I > dive, and I dive black water. I can't see it underwater, but if I was to loss > my tether and come up out of site of the boat, I can use it to find my way > back. > > I do have a question about dir. The use of a bungee, permanently attached to > your back up reg, to me looping it around the mouth peace seems to have more > logic. The question has to be asked, why do we have a back up reg. There are > 2 answers, > > 1. In case your primary reg breaks down. > > 2. In case your buddy for some unseen reason can no longer breath from his > rig. You give him your primary and you go to your back up right? > > OK now my question is, what if both one and two were to happen at the same > time? Your left with 2 options, leave your buddy to die, or share the same > reg i.e. buddy breath. However sense its permanently attached to a bungee > around your neck, you either have to lift it above your head, or cut the > bungee, either way adding more time to your buddy holding his breath. > > So can you please tell me why its permanently attached to a bungee, your > not gonna lose it, its attached to the shorter hose. > > Thank You > Jason Miller > > Find out when and where > LGS, DRI, and other > PSD orgs are training! > <A HREF="http://www.egroups.com/group/PSD-events">eGroups : PSD-events</A> > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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