InTheDrink
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I recently got a twinset, which I love dearly.
The only problem (or at least potential problem) is that I don't wear any weights with it and in fact am a bit negative at the surface. My question really is what strategy you would employ in the event of a bladder failure.
First off, the actual kit I'm using so that I can pre-empt a few responses before they come up.
SS Twin 7s
AL backlplate
40lb wing (single bladder)
No cannister light
Diving wet 5mm
I understand that I could do one or more of the following to address the fact that I have no ditchable weight:
1. Dive dry
2. Get AL tanks
3. Get a double bladder (although I understand this is non compliant)
However I have just spent a ton of money and will not be in a position to get a dry suit or get new tanks until later in the year at earliest.
I also understand that one should in theory be able to swim one's rig up from wherever. This is a theory I haven't tested so I'm excluding this from the possible solutions until I understand whether I can or cannot (by swimming the rig up from increasing depth with the wing empty).
So, back to the original question with two scenarios:
#1. Bladder failure at 30m/100ft
#2. Gas turned off or disconnected LPIH during negative entry from boat.
For scenaio #1 I'm thinking either
a) use the wing in a position where the gas will trap and use this and abort dive.
or b) if the rupture was catastrophic, e.g. the connection from wing to inflator ripped out completely, I'd shoot a bag and use this for the additional lift requirement.
For scenario #2, turning gas on and/or reconnecting LPIH would seem the sensible options. Oral inflate if problem with power inflating.
Any thoughts on these strategies and are there others I'm missing? In all scenarios of course, I would use my buddy if they were around but I'm assuming the worst here and that this isn't an option.
Thanks,
J
The only problem (or at least potential problem) is that I don't wear any weights with it and in fact am a bit negative at the surface. My question really is what strategy you would employ in the event of a bladder failure.
First off, the actual kit I'm using so that I can pre-empt a few responses before they come up.
SS Twin 7s
AL backlplate
40lb wing (single bladder)
No cannister light
Diving wet 5mm
I understand that I could do one or more of the following to address the fact that I have no ditchable weight:
1. Dive dry
2. Get AL tanks
3. Get a double bladder (although I understand this is non compliant)
However I have just spent a ton of money and will not be in a position to get a dry suit or get new tanks until later in the year at earliest.
I also understand that one should in theory be able to swim one's rig up from wherever. This is a theory I haven't tested so I'm excluding this from the possible solutions until I understand whether I can or cannot (by swimming the rig up from increasing depth with the wing empty).
So, back to the original question with two scenarios:
#1. Bladder failure at 30m/100ft
#2. Gas turned off or disconnected LPIH during negative entry from boat.
For scenaio #1 I'm thinking either
a) use the wing in a position where the gas will trap and use this and abort dive.
or b) if the rupture was catastrophic, e.g. the connection from wing to inflator ripped out completely, I'd shoot a bag and use this for the additional lift requirement.
For scenario #2, turning gas on and/or reconnecting LPIH would seem the sensible options. Oral inflate if problem with power inflating.
Any thoughts on these strategies and are there others I'm missing? In all scenarios of course, I would use my buddy if they were around but I'm assuming the worst here and that this isn't an option.
Thanks,
J