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    Back mount pony bottle

    Dont need an octo if you do an Air2 type setup. and redundant dive computers with A.I. I got rid of octo and SPG .... two hoses instead of four. Perfection.
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    Trip Report Bonaire shallow 50m dives

    I can do those dives with an AL100 as long as I carry a spare air correct?
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    Where to stay in Coron?

    you can rent an entire boat to island hop for under a hundred bucks for the day. visiting and snorkeling. the only thing on Coron worth diving is the wrecks and they are the most fun ive had diving ever.
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    Coron- any good reefs-dive shop recommendations?

    You definitely dont want to go to Coron if you want reef diving. Its bleh.... but the wreck diving is the most fun ive had scuba diving in my life. and you dont need much experience to do the wrecks fyi.
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    Where would you choose to dive 4-5 days?

    In the future if you go back I would say go to Cebu. I stay in cebu and take the ferry across to Bohol and scuba in bohol. and ferry back.... I then can drive down to MoalBoal or go up to Malapascua or just stay near lapu lapu where they have several ocean reserves to check out. But...Coron is...
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    Cebu 7 days, where to dive? Malapascua and...?

    back in 2018 and 2019 the sardines had already moved to right off the beach. No sardines at Pescador.
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    Cebu 7 days, where to dive? Malapascua and...?

    that can work. Id recommend the Dolphin House resort in Moalboal. Its away from the young kids hotel area where everyone parties though. They have their own house reef to just walk down to and do night dives and they have their own scuba shop/dive boats. Its a much more Boutique cool set up...
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    Back mount pony bottle

    I do same on local diving. steel 120 and AL19 but front/side sling it. I dont have an octo and i dont have an spg. two less hoses baby One thing, seeing that you use an spg for pony id just switch to air integrated computer. Mares has two models for under $600 that monitor 3 tanks. I use a...
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    Back mount pony bottle

    If you are not hunting fish nor using a large camera set up then just sling it to your bcd in front. clip it top and bottom to your bcd super close so it doesnt hang at all. then you can unclip it and hand it off to someone else OR you can just take it off your bcd in about two seconds if...
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    Info Are Pony Bottles Dangerous?

    100% Agree with all you said. Again the 3oz is only better than nothing at all if doing a CESA, for sure that was my meaning. And pre dive id definitely be doing my french bulldogs side eye at that 3oz lol
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    Optimal Pony Bottle Size for Failure at 100ft?

    In your standard dive situations id use a 40 as it has better boyancy characteristics than a 30. There is a reason your friend let you steal his 30, they are just not nearly as good as a 40 and most people dont use them if a 40 is available. Btw try breathing that 30 down to almost empty.... you...
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    Info Are Pony Bottles Dangerous?

    I see your point however I use a camera, dont underwater hunt but would. The front slung pony is attached top and bottom to your bcd or backplate close. I can take it off and hand it or not but it is about as close or tight as backmounted but I can unclip it. Potatoes potahtoes
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    Info Are Pony Bottles Dangerous?

    I take my 19cf pony on every airplane to every country. unscrew the top so it is open. Never had a problem. The dive centers reattach and fill at destinations in P.I. , Mexico, etc
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    Info Are Pony Bottles Dangerous?

    what percentage of dives are done sidemount doubles? Most of us do trips. Taking airplanes to get there..... No where on this thread is anyone talking about using ponys for tech dives or doubles diving. You are using several strawman arguments throughout this thread and assuming most people cut...
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    Info Are Pony Bottles Dangerous?

    Wow....buddy separation isnt a skills problem. Its a jerk problem normally. Ive done liveaboards where the insta buddy wants to sprint full speed the entire dive fast kicking like a fool. Ive done local Monterey CA dives where the visibility is literally just 5 or 6 feet while using flashlights...
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    Info Are Pony Bottles Dangerous?

    I disagree. I dive often in Philippines and Mexico. Their equipment in many places can be subpar to say the least. I ALWAYs bring a pony and my own reg and dive computer. and my own wetsuit as i got a crazy black rash on much of the lower part of my body with their wetsuit in Cabo. The doc was...
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    Info Are Pony Bottles Dangerous?

    not practical. unless diving within local driving distance
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    Info Are Pony Bottles Dangerous?

    ponys dont need an SPG if you have Air integrated computers. my main and my pony are both on my Perdix. and the new cheap Mares AI computers can have 3 tanks
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    Info Are Pony Bottles Dangerous?

    When its hooked up to a stage coach
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    Info Are Pony Bottles Dangerous?

    if thats how you use it then it better be an AL40 and you are using it as a stage bottle not a pony. Dont use an AL19 for that.
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