Why Sling to The Left?

[Cheekymonkey]

I like the Air2's but they are too bulky if you are slinging

 

[texdiveguy]

Throw that baby on your wrist and you'll be good to go.

How do you mount the 'pony' on your wrist??

 

[Rainer]

How do you mount the 'pony' on your wrist??

I hate you...

 

[NorthWoodsDiver]

I thank you for your ideas and suggestions. I just finished a dive a few min ago with the pony on the right for a trial.

I was diving alone just for a gear test and this was what I was using:

MK25/S600 Yoke (standard sc hose length) &
a Suunto cobra on a
80 cuft al cylinder

MK17/R190 DIN (36 inch hose) &
a small pony gauge on a
19 cuft steel hp tank

Scubapro Nighthawk BCD w/ Air 2
5 lbs in each rear trim pocket
12lbs in left integrated pocket
4lbs in right integrated pocket

7mm 2 piece Henderson Hyperstretch with 7mm hood, 7mm boots, and 7mm gloves with 1.5lb ankle weights and my yellow Scubapro Twin Jets.

I did not have a backup mask this time or anything else like 7ft hoses, snorkle, or a DPV

My conclusions were:

I much prefered this dive with the pony on my right and was able to do a drill with deploying my pony second stage, open/close valve, and read my to small pony gauge.

My weight was much closer this time than my last dive where I slung to the left so I intend to do another dive with different weight distribution and the pony on the left just to make comparision equal. I also feel that I should take about 1 lb (or less) from the heavy side and put on the pony side cause I did feel a very slight pull when not moving.

All in all I liked the feeling of the pony on the right and my computer and inflator (or air 2) on the left.

Thanks again for the help and I appoligize for making another pony thread that ended up with someones opinion being bashed.

 

[nereas]

Sir,
No need to berate or talk down to Jason. I think we can all be adults and discuss things without talking down to him.

Respectfully,

Ben

Since I was asked what I "believe" therefore I replied exactly with what I indeed believe. Had he not appended his superfluous comment, I would have had no occasion.

99% of what most novices do is because they were told or taught to do it. The point of my original reply to his original post was precisely thus.

Once I mute someone they stay muted. That is the beauty of the ignor feature. It keeps one out of trouble with the mod squad. And it deletes future superfluous comments.

 

[muddiver]

How do you mount the 'pony' on your wrist??

Bungees, sort of like door gunners on a UH60 Blackhawk. :bigun2:

 

[muddiver]

???? An AIR2 is an octo and the pony is a redundant air supply.. Both are necessary..

Lets see.....

Your diving (say at 110') and for a tottally unknown reason your primary cylinder hits 0 to 10 psi. Hhen you reach for your safe-second (Air2) how many breaths do you get as opposed to grabbing the regulator for the pony?

 

[Tim Greaves]

Lets see.....

Your diving (say at 110') and for a tottally unknown reason your primary cylinder hits 0 to 10 psi. Hhen you reach for your safe-second (Air2) how many breaths do you get as opposed to grabbing the regulator for the pony?

Suppose your primary reg fails in the closed position.. Or starts flooding..

 

[Tim Greaves]

Throw that baby on your wrist and you'll be good to go.

I have one on my wrist and an air-intergrated one on my side.. Nothing like redundant computers..

 

[Rainer]

I have one on my wrist and an air-intergrated one on my side.. Nothing like redundant computers..

Nothing like simplicity, either.