Eric Sedletzky
Contributor
I used to use an Air II a long time ago.
Here is what I found. You need to have a longer inflator hose so that when the air II is in your mouth you can turn your head both directions without it being pulled out. The problem with this is that with the longer inflator hose when you are horizontal it hangs down and catches on stuff and also gets filled with crap from the ocean floor if you are skimming the bottom.
The other problem is venting and breathing which isn't a real problem if it's practiced but one less hose also means one more action needed to be taken during the "real thing".
During our rescue class my buddy put his snorkel in his mouth thinking it was his Air II and he sucked water sending him straight to the top
I got sick of the Air II finally and went to a bungeed second. Now I'm sick of the bungeed second so I got rid of my buddy and now solo dive with one regulator.
Here is what I found. You need to have a longer inflator hose so that when the air II is in your mouth you can turn your head both directions without it being pulled out. The problem with this is that with the longer inflator hose when you are horizontal it hangs down and catches on stuff and also gets filled with crap from the ocean floor if you are skimming the bottom.
The other problem is venting and breathing which isn't a real problem if it's practiced but one less hose also means one more action needed to be taken during the "real thing".
During our rescue class my buddy put his snorkel in his mouth thinking it was his Air II and he sucked water sending him straight to the top
I got sick of the Air II finally and went to a bungeed second. Now I'm sick of the bungeed second so I got rid of my buddy and now solo dive with one regulator.