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Curt,
In your message dated Wednesday 20, September 1995 you wrote :
> Why? - Pony Gauges
> ....
> Given these considerations I do not feel that a pressure gauge adds any
> benefit to the diver when using a pony bottle.
Whilst I accept your reasons as valid, I must add a few contra arguments.
1. The only way you know that your pony is full is to put a guage on it
before the dive.... if you remember. If you have a contents guage on your
pony reg, then this step is automatic and can not be forgotten.
2. From experience, if you need to use your pony, you are already in the
shit with the resultant stress factors. Having to guess if you will have
enough gas to survive the dive will add to this stress considerably. I
have surprised myself in the past with the length of time I can make a pony
last while "rationing" my breathing by watching the second hand of my watch
and the contents guage of the pony. I feel the dive would not have been as
"comfortable" if I was waiting on the decompression line, knowing my gas
was going to run out, but not knowing when.
When using a pony, I have a contents guage on it!!!
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