Cthippo
Contributor
I'm trying to figure out which direction i want to go in setting up my regs and air system. I know that I want to run a primary donate with safe secondary / integrated inflator system and will probably got with Atomic gear. My questions are:
1. Is there any reason not to go with the octo on the longer hose as my primary reg? I'm a big guy and the extra 6 inches of length seems like a "nice to have". My understanding is that all Atomic regs breathe about the same.
2. If I go to a redundant air source, would I hook the safe secondary to that and use it to fill my BCD? I realize that is using bailout air for buoyancy, but so long as it gets filled before each dive, it doesn't seem like the volume involved would significantly deplete the tank.
1. Is there any reason not to go with the octo on the longer hose as my primary reg? I'm a big guy and the extra 6 inches of length seems like a "nice to have". My understanding is that all Atomic regs breathe about the same.
2. If I go to a redundant air source, would I hook the safe secondary to that and use it to fill my BCD? I realize that is using bailout air for buoyancy, but so long as it gets filled before each dive, it doesn't seem like the volume involved would significantly deplete the tank.