[ponybottle]

I started to carry my smbd purely as buoyancy backup shoud my bcd fail i.e launch it and then haul the line in to pull me up. I dive wetsuit so no DS inflation to help.

It's a good idea to look at all your kit an ask the question 'if this breaks will I need a back-up ? - if the answer is yes then carry it.

Ok, so I look like a christmas tree with pony bottle, spare mask, 2x torch, 2xknife, computer+watch etc but when things go wrong I hope not to be looking around for my buddy to get me out of the tight spot ......... where did he go anyway ?

Chris