SolarStorm
Contributor
Ok, in my OW class we were taught how to breath from a free flowing reg. Good skill to teach.
But what seemed absent was this:
1. Reg starts to free flow. Had my buddy hold the purge.
2. Grabbed my alt reg, breath off of that.
3. Kink the Reg hose, probably bad for the hose, but wanted to try it. Air doesnt stop, but did slow considerable to small bubbles.
I tried this in a pool session, it isnt something I would want to repeat on my hoses, but it did seem to work. Is there a reason a procedure like this isnt taught? Did I just pork my reg or hose? Everything "looks" good still.
I suppose one could get water back into the hose. But I would rather breath and fix gear instead of potentially looking at the top of a pine box from the inside.
My basic theory is plan and practice for all emergencies and the amount of emergencies you encounter get greatly reduced.
But what seemed absent was this:
1. Reg starts to free flow. Had my buddy hold the purge.
2. Grabbed my alt reg, breath off of that.
3. Kink the Reg hose, probably bad for the hose, but wanted to try it. Air doesnt stop, but did slow considerable to small bubbles.
I tried this in a pool session, it isnt something I would want to repeat on my hoses, but it did seem to work. Is there a reason a procedure like this isnt taught? Did I just pork my reg or hose? Everything "looks" good still.
I suppose one could get water back into the hose. But I would rather breath and fix gear instead of potentially looking at the top of a pine box from the inside.
My basic theory is plan and practice for all emergencies and the amount of emergencies you encounter get greatly reduced.