Excellent video! What you have just described is why we used to teach buddy breathing. I believe it should still be done as a confidence building exercise.
@gagew65635 жыл бұрын
One other con about the Air2 is that when you are acending you have to take out your air to be able to deflate your BCD.
@fastandfun200435 жыл бұрын
I just use my right shoulder dump....
@dannyholden53614 жыл бұрын
Shoulder dumps are there
@CapybaraCM5 жыл бұрын
Great information. I dive w/an Air2 and like that I don’t have a dangling octopus but agree with the points you made about it’s negatives. Also appreciate hearing that other divers may be apprehensive (a bit of an understatement) about buddying w/me because of it. May rethink my config based on this...
@dime2755 жыл бұрын
C M I dove in the St Lawrence River. I will never dive without a 7 foot hose for those who may need it
@Teampegleg5 жыл бұрын
I see a lot of Air 2s on dive boats, I could care less if the person is using an Air 2. TBH I think Air 2s are often better for divers as they are more likely to be serviced than the typical inflator, and you see more inflator problems, like a runaway inflator, than you see out of air these days.
@christiansvendsenengholm52432 жыл бұрын
Im just curious - how do you control you assent and buoyancy in an emergency breathing from your Air 2 and holding on to a panic acting buddy? you can't raise the inflator hose to release air from your BCD? Personally I would newer use this device for that single reason.
@duikmans4 жыл бұрын
A variation on the first config is the use of a silicone regulator necklace. That way your octopus is hanging very visible around your neck where it can be taken (without warning) by the diver that is OOA. Easy to grab and no risk of dragging your octo through the sand.
@acarnold5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. This was a super clear and super interesting video.
@Bigntactical18 ай бұрын
Excellent video!!
@alter71816 жыл бұрын
Super informative. Thanks!
@jackmarshall32144 жыл бұрын
i think my setup has the best of both worlds. I have the hogarthian setup, but with a more normal length hose for my primary (i dont remember the length but it goes over the shoulder normally and is slightly longer than the hose for my backup). That way i still have my backup on a necklace and donate my primary, but my primary doesnt dangle at the surface and on boats.
@nes.torfernandez4 жыл бұрын
Great video man! Very helpful!
@c.patricksadowski9959 Жыл бұрын
How do you keep your secondary, on your necklace, from free flowing?
@cberni166 жыл бұрын
Great video. It is the only one I’ve seen describing all three setups as well as being non biased leaning to one over the other. I have heard of another for open water when the long hose is replaced with a 40” hose and run under the right arm as is the long hose. I like the streamlining of hoses but reluctant to remove my primary. What’s your opinion on having two oct length hose (40”) both running under your right arm? Primary on black hose with swivel or elbow and secondary (Octo) on yellow hose. This way you won’t have to give up primary, Octo is set up like majority of new divers are trained and hoses are more streamlined than standard setup. Your opinion would be much appreciated.
@michaelchristenbury5524 жыл бұрын
I have been diving with my primary regulator on a 40-48” hose under the right arm since 1990 and love that configuration! I have found that if you hand off your primary to an out of air diver they are less likely to panic because they just saw you breathing off of it where if you hand them an octo they will sometimes panic, spit out the octo and bolt for the surface.
@jalfa15 жыл бұрын
Hi I use an atomic SS1 aas and have used the scuba pro air 2. I would say that I do like the streamlined feel of less hoses but when you donate your primary and have to use the air 2 or ss1 , it is not that comfortable with the bend on the hose on the aai as well as the fact that you can't dump air to ascend without taking the aas out of your mouth which is not as easy as you think based on your diving skill level and the situation at hand. Also, I have helped to mitigate some of that as I have a longer aai hose by and inch or 2 with a custom mouth piece and also my primary is a bit longer so as to not be crowded together when donating it away. I think I may move to a necklaced second regulator rather than the standard octo set up as I think there might be issues of panic when an out of air diver swims fast at you and grabs your octo, that they may yank it and could possibly break it pullling on it and creating a worse situation for you as the diver that is being approached. You have to practice what ever method your buy into and make sure your buddy undertands what to do . To date so far no free flow problems with my air 2 or ss1 and I never had to to offer my primary as of yet but I only have 46 dives.
@dime2755 жыл бұрын
james alfalla I highly recommend everyone using a 7 foot hose. Good choice
@Teampegleg5 жыл бұрын
Almost all Air 2 setups have pull dumps built into the Air 2 hose, so just pull on the hose to dump air. And many also have right shoulder pull dumps, so really there is no reason to take the Air 2 out of your mouth.
@paulgee82536 жыл бұрын
What kind of oct clip or holder is he using ??
@elwizo5 жыл бұрын
#flappysnaghazard octo
@superheavydeathmetal6 жыл бұрын
Is that an X650 you are using as your primary second-stage?
@johnwilliamsscuba64876 ай бұрын
Dude, get Mares MV so much easier.
@MethosFilms6 жыл бұрын
What about twin tanks set up to be independent of eachother with 2 regs and 2 octos? I use a valve to switch between tanks if i need to. I have a total of 3 spare i can use in a emergency.
@greatdivers6 жыл бұрын
SV Methos So you're diving them as doubles?
@user-rv6hb8ou2r5 жыл бұрын
That is retarded
@fbuonas3 жыл бұрын
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@KB-tc5sd3 жыл бұрын
Slow down
@rmod426 жыл бұрын
Video titled buddy breathing. Does not discuss buddy breathing. Fantastic. Those are all alternate air sharing, not buddy breathing. Also if you're rigging the octi to be donated to another diver why do you have it on the right? Its the wrong way up when you give it over unless you put a bend in the hose. Having it on the right only makes sense if you're donating your primary so its the right way up for you. Otherwise the left works rather better. Also missed out the fact that if you see someone who dives with an air2 avoid them like the plague - they value saving a little weight over your life. And the damned things never work right. But good points, particularly at the end - too many people skip over "In an out of air situation, give me the out of air signal and I will..."
@CapybaraCM5 жыл бұрын
rmod42 tThanks for your input on the air2. Been diving with it for a few years and hadn’t heard this perspective before. May rethink my configuration.
@EFPHP5 жыл бұрын
Some people know it all
@lance80805 жыл бұрын
rmod42 why is everybody an expert because they been on a few dives ???
@dannyholden53614 жыл бұрын
Some regs can be configured to the opposite side so the hose comes out of the left. Which makes it configured for the out of air diver.