How do YOU secure your Jetstream octopus to your BC??

[buff]

I am looking for a way to secure my Jetstream octopus to my BC. A regular "scum ball" or octopus holder is so tight I'm afraid it would rip the mouthpiece off the octopus before it would get pulled out of its holder-What a surprise that would be for a potential buddy breather.
Has anyone put a seacure mouthpiece on one of these things??

 

[Lost Yooper]

Have you thought about putting it on a necklace and donating your primary? It doesn't get any slicker.

Mike

 

[buff]

I thought that "putting it on a necklace and donating your primary" was some type of joke. Now, after a few Moutain Dews I see how that would work. I don't like the idea of taking my regulator out of my mouth-it violates everything those flight attendants tell you.."secure your own oxygen before assisting others"

 

[Lost Yooper]

Ah, there's nuttin' to it. From everything I've read, the distressed diver will go for the reg in your mouth anyway, and having your backup on a necklace right under your chin makes locating it extremely easy.
The way I see it, the distressed diver will need a reg that is working (gaurenteed) and since you're breathing from it, the primary will work. The last thing the distressed diver needs is more distress from trying to locate a backup, unsecuring a backup from some convulation, and then hoping it's not filled with debris or what not. Being the donar, I should be comfortable enough to deal with a little stress, but the distressed diver has enough on his mind.

That's my take.

Mike

 

[buff]

Alright Yooper, how do I make this "necklace" that you speak of.......

 

[large_diver]

Buff,

Try this recent thread for some thoughts on how this is done (via surgical tubing or bungee)

Enjoy!

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?threadid=1985

 

[buff]

thanks for the link....I might just try that.....I'm learnig so much on this board!