Mike Boswell
Contributor
Katy and I have a friend who is a Navy EOD diver. Katy got to chatting with him the other day about scuba, and she mentioned that she worries about jumping in with her tank turned off.
"Oh, that's easy," he said, "just reach back and turn it on."
"I can't reach the valve, at least not in a 7 mm wetsuit." she said.
"Well," he said, "you reach around with one hand and grab the bottom of the tank and pull it up and sideways. Then you reach over your shoulder with your other hand and you should be able to reach the knob."
I thought this was a pretty neat trick, and I wondered if anyone else has done it, or if anyone knows any other neat tricks.
"Oh, that's easy," he said, "just reach back and turn it on."
"I can't reach the valve, at least not in a 7 mm wetsuit." she said.
"Well," he said, "you reach around with one hand and grab the bottom of the tank and pull it up and sideways. Then you reach over your shoulder with your other hand and you should be able to reach the knob."
I thought this was a pretty neat trick, and I wondered if anyone else has done it, or if anyone knows any other neat tricks.