mi000ke
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This makes no sense? Why not just clip the pony's reg to itself??? That way, if you pass it off, the reg goes right along with it with no hassle. Whereas I've never had to use a pony, I've had people on the dive need the air twice.
To be honest, I was just (perhaps selfishly) thinking of making it easiest for myself, and planning to use the pony only for my own bailout if needed (hopefully never). (And as an aside, I had one DM say to me somewhat in jest, "Pony stands for Piss Off, Not Yours!"). 95% of my dives are essentially non-buddy group-guided dives, and I am almost always essentially diving solo. The DM or the occasional buddy would probably be the first source of spare air for the others. So, I wasn't planning to hand it off. But if I did need to assist someone who was OOA, I assumed I would just donate my main primary and use my second. Donating a primary reg seems more straightforward than passing a pony to the casual rec diver, and I assume more in line with their expectations. But you make a great point, especially if I were doing a buddy dive, and I'll be keeping the reg on the bottle going forward just in case.