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> > Having seen this before..MANY times, and even guilty of it as a novice, eight > years ago.. I'm curious what different people feel is the best place for the > octo, and why. I currently have mine clipped in the chest area in plain view > with a clip that connects to the hose at the body of the reg. I like this > location because its easy for me to make use of it in the event of > loosing/failing/sharing my primary. You breathe the "octopus", your backup regulator is hanging around your neck by a piece of surgical tubing. This way when a diver is out of air you hand off the regulator you KNOW is working (because you just finished breathing it), so he gets air right away, then because your backup regulator is right under your chin you go to that. You can even get to your backup regulator without your hands. On top of that, if there is a problem with your backup regulator, since you just had the last breath, you can signal your buddy to buddy breathe with you and everyone will be happy. This is what we mean when we say "breathe the long hose", and it is one of the main tennets behind the "hogarthian gear configuration". The other main tennet being "less is best", if you don't need it, don't take it. There is no reason to take an entire hardware store with you for a 20 minute bounce dive. Ken +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Please send messages for the WreckDiver list to: wreckdiver@wreckdiver.com Send subscription and help requests to: wreckdiver-request@wreckdiver.com +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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