PerroneFord
Contributor
I personally wouldn't dive with anyone that even had a beat up old octo (which I always check during predive buddy checks), and if I ran across a diver that doesn't have one at all then he and I would have a nice long talk about safety.![]()
Another reason to befriend the divers with long hoses. You KNOW that diver has been breathing off that reg all dive. It's gonna work. And if you're the diver with the long hose, you KNOW you may have to give up your primary under stress.. so the one under your chin isn't gonna be bad either.