Inflating blob from exhaust bubbles- marvellous

[Woz]

Telephone? What's that? I STILL SHOUT REALLY LOUD.

[Allan Carr]

Originally Posted by Woz

Telephone? What's that? I STILL SHOUT REALLY LOUD.

You've been to India then? That's what they all do down the phone there!

[Angleseyskipper]

i'm with mdemon 70 odd quid for the fastest deployment in the west .
had one when they first came out ,best bit of kit i ever bought.
must be worth some free gear of AP that!

[Narked@50]

Originally Posted by Woz

Tried it for the first time last night in the pool. And what an utter piece of piss it is too. Even tried it blind with my mask off and it was a doddle. Although much easier with a side exhaust (Jetstream) than a standard reg (TX40).

You can take your Buddy DSMBCi's and stick them where the sun doesn't shine.

Swithland.

Far be it from me to disagree with someone who has a great deal of respect on YD - however....................

If the DSMB gets caught on your reg??? and most of us have been caught up in one at some point of our careers????

But if it works for you - so be it.

James

[Scuby]

Originally Posted by Narked@50

If the DSMB gets caught on your reg??? and most of us have been caught up in one at some point of our careers????

Should I be reading that as in you don't think manually inflating is a good idea, even dangerous?

Personally i've never had any problems with the regs ever getting caught. I have occasionally had line caught around the handle of the reel and had the whole thing go to the surface without me (particularly when I got a new reel not all that long ago) but the regs are always kept far away from anything they could get caught on. Shortening the webbing strap on the DSMB is a big help in reducing that possibility even further, as I mentioned above.

David

[Odin]

I managed to get my lump hammer caught on the rope of a lifting many years ago. Fortunately only from 10m.
I am now VERY careful about sending anything up.
AP valves DSMBi - only way to go!

[Narked@50]

Originally Posted by wbsdave

Should I be reading that as in you don't think manually inflating is a good idea, even dangerous?

No, you have misunderstood, that's not what I wrote or implied.

Originally Posted by wbsdave

Personally i've never had any problems with the regs ever getting caught. The regs are always kept far away from anything they could get caught on. David

Interesting, how would you achieve this when you have to have the reg in your mouth and blow it into the bottom of a DSMB to use the exhaust bubbles to inflate it?

I agree a DSMB could get caught on lots of things, but the last thing I would want when I am being dragged to the surface is for my reg to have been pulled out my mouth also.

Hope this clarifies the reasons.

James

[Jules]

Originally Posted by Woz

You can take your Buddy DSMBCi's and stick them where the sun doesn't shine.

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well before you do that send any spare ones to me ...

[Fiona]

I haven't tried the bottle DSMB's so I can't comment on them, they just look so bulkey to me, but I do inflate my DSMB with the exhaust from my poseidon cyklon, I haven't had a problem with it but I am quite carefull. I suspect it is alot easier with a side exhaust reg like the poseidons.

[ray]

Originally Posted by Woz

Tried it for the first time last night in the pool. And what an utter piece of piss it is too. Even tried it blind with my mask off and it was a doddle. Although much easier with a side exhaust (Jetstream) than a standard reg (TX40).

You can take your Buddy DSMBCi's and stick them where the sun doesn't shine.

Swithland.