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What happens to the sealed ones at the surface if they are under inflated? Do they flop over too?
If they are under-inflated, you can pull the line taut and it will make it stand up. The air is stuck in it until you release the OPV. It's better if you have a longer one so more remains visible above the water if that happens. I have no qualms about filling it full because of the OPV. If it's too much, it'll let out. Not enough, and, well, it is what it is. When I had the self-sealing one, if it flopped over, sometimes the air would escape as it's not always a 100% seal. The opening over wear and tear, especially. Even if pulling the line taut, if that happens, it would become flaccid. Also, when I shopped for the self-sealing, it was difficult to find a self-sealing with an OPV that was narrow so it always took a lot more air to fill it. When purging a second stage at a safety stop it required more careful planning because of the amount of lift that comes with it immediately upon deployment. I actually found it challenging when I was first learning to deploy at depth so I recommend a skinnier, narrower one for that reason. I like the skinnier/narrower ones (like Halcyon's 3.3ft/1m or 6ft one) because it doesn't take many puffs of air from the mouth to do an oral inflate and the lift isn't so great which is helpful when there is a lot of moving and shaking in the water column. You can even use your LP hose.