Air2 with a BP & Wing

[randpchi]

I have enjoyed the discusion. Good points made.

I have thought about going back to an octo but gonna stay with the air2 (with it's 15in hose) for now. If I do go octopus I see no reason to change inflators. Probally will get a longer l.p. hose for my primary though, it would be safer.


Btw I always carry an octo and l.p. hose jnc. Learned that lesson.

 

[randpchi]

Good idea about the magnet. Thanks

 

[James R]

I think I will dive next week with my long hose/bungee backup and Air2 just to mess with people

 

[BDSC]

I think I will dive next week with my long hose/bungee backup and Air2 just to mess with people

That's brutal man.

 

[halocline]

I think I will dive next week with my long hose/bungee backup and Air2 just to mess with people

You should finish off the ensemble with a spare air.

 

[randpchi]

Lol

 

[James R]

I could put the Air2 on my sidemount rig... haha

Spare Air going too far, unless you're willing to ship me one

 

[CAPTAIN SINBAD]

Primary on long-hose and secondary on a short hose bungee is my preferred configuration.

One of my buddies had an Air2. I was skeptical about its use so I asked him if we could practice an air-share while surfacing without an ascent line. The first attempt was a total circus with serious venting problems etc. Second attempt was not so bad but still far from what is an easy ascent. I had a Gopro video of it but I need to find the memory card on which it was recorded.

People should be configured for convenience when crap happens. This device is configured to be convenient when there is no emergency.

 

[BDSC]

The first attempt was a total circus with serious venting problems etc.

Don't suppose you remember what type of BC he was using? Scubapro?

The reason I ask is this. In 25 years of diving SP BC's, I've never once vented my BC by using the inflator hose and lifting it up like you typically see. SP has a dump valve on the right shoulder (right shoulder when wearing the BC) and they have one near the butt area. 95% of the time I use the right shoulder dump to vent and the other 5% I'm using the rear/butt dump. So if we are waiting on the surface and start to descend, I just pull the little white handle/button/whatever and vent the BC and head down. So for me, venting the BC while having to use the octo combo would never really be an issue.

Of course that's a SP BC and not sure if other BC's have a similar feature.

 

[2airishuman]

I use a regulator LP hose on the reg set where I plan to (someday) use an Air2. I have two adapters for this hose, one for a standard inflator, and one for the Air2. This helps with some of the compatibility problems, but you still can't switch to a rental reg set.

Don't suppose you remember what type of BC he was using? Scubapro?

The reason I ask is this. In 25 years of diving SP BC's, I've never once vented my BC by using the inflator hose and lifting it up like you typically see. SP has a dump valve on the right shoulder (right shoulder when wearing the BC) and they have one near the butt area. 95% of the time I use the right shoulder dump to vent and the other 5% I'm using the rear/butt dump. So if we are waiting on the surface and start to descend, I just pull the little white handle/button/whatever and vent the BC and head down. So for me, venting the BC while having to use the octo combo would never really be an issue.

I have always understood the standard configurations involving an Air2 to include a shoulder dump.