PWCPD Diver
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Well we made a "dummy" out of old fire hose, duct tape and dive weights and then threw him in a local Lake. Then we practiced body bagging him underwater. What a pain in the ***** that was.
With zero visibility the zippers on the "black" body bag were almost impossible to see. So I figured a chem light attached to the zipper would work (it does). We cut the corners off of the bag to drain out the water. I could have used a little more weight due to the bouyancy of the body bag. I actually was neutral instead of being heavy.
We then used a lift bag to assist in floating him back to shore (we did shore dives). It was actually easier just to drag him back with out the lift bag.
I also tried the "Swimmer's" nose plug while using my AGA. I can never get the AGA nose block to work. The "Swimmer's" plug worked like a champ.
Now i just have to clean the mud and sand out of my ears because I didn't bother with a hood today!
With zero visibility the zippers on the "black" body bag were almost impossible to see. So I figured a chem light attached to the zipper would work (it does). We cut the corners off of the bag to drain out the water. I could have used a little more weight due to the bouyancy of the body bag. I actually was neutral instead of being heavy.
We then used a lift bag to assist in floating him back to shore (we did shore dives). It was actually easier just to drag him back with out the lift bag.
I also tried the "Swimmer's" nose plug while using my AGA. I can never get the AGA nose block to work. The "Swimmer's" plug worked like a champ.
Now i just have to clean the mud and sand out of my ears because I didn't bother with a hood today!