gearbow
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Hi I am planning my first time doing exploration of a cave system. Nobody else dives this cave and I will be alone. I will be taking baby laying small leg at a time then coming back to survey that leg. As a extra precaution I would like to set a Safety Stage bottles along the way. Perhaps every 100 meters or at jump points. Not planning stages for extended reach just as added safety as I will be diving. I would never dive or push the boundary on my rule of thirds based on the knowledge I had a stage bottle near by. I would still plan the dives as if there was no stage bottles pressent.
My question is how long would you be able to leave a stage bottle with regulator submerged in clear clean water. I definitely would inspect bottles for signs of leaking by checking pressure gauge on the way by but how often would you check regulator?
I am planning on 4 aluminum 80s with cold water regs. Have not decided on what regs yet. Looking maybe on suggestions on that as well. The water is slightly warmer coming out of the cave it is possible that it has a bit of sulfur in it however I can not smell the sulfur. Not sure how I could test that but it does look like a bit of a hot spring. If it is Sulphur it could degrade the o rings. I might as well set them up for cold water extremes.
My question is how long would you be able to leave a stage bottle with regulator submerged in clear clean water. I definitely would inspect bottles for signs of leaking by checking pressure gauge on the way by but how often would you check regulator?
I am planning on 4 aluminum 80s with cold water regs. Have not decided on what regs yet. Looking maybe on suggestions on that as well. The water is slightly warmer coming out of the cave it is possible that it has a bit of sulfur in it however I can not smell the sulfur. Not sure how I could test that but it does look like a bit of a hot spring. If it is Sulphur it could degrade the o rings. I might as well set them up for cold water extremes.