under water
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OK, I am just thinking out loud here..
I'm not too worried about this, but just wondering.
If your BC got tangled on something and you were unable to free it for some reason, you would need to get out of the BC and get towards the surface safely.
Question 1. Does anyone know of a case where this happened?
On my setup (Zeagle Escape) there is a loop that is put around the tank valve before you attach the reg. This makes it so that the tank & BC are basically tied together without removing the regulator (or cutting the loop). So a maneuver where you quickly grab the tank and swim to the surface with reg seems unlikely.
Question 2. Should this loop be more easily removable by design?
Thanks
PS. I realize that buddy breathing or backup gas are solutions to the predicament.
I'm not too worried about this, but just wondering.
If your BC got tangled on something and you were unable to free it for some reason, you would need to get out of the BC and get towards the surface safely.
Question 1. Does anyone know of a case where this happened?
On my setup (Zeagle Escape) there is a loop that is put around the tank valve before you attach the reg. This makes it so that the tank & BC are basically tied together without removing the regulator (or cutting the loop). So a maneuver where you quickly grab the tank and swim to the surface with reg seems unlikely.
Question 2. Should this loop be more easily removable by design?
Thanks
PS. I realize that buddy breathing or backup gas are solutions to the predicament.