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- From: peterson@hpl.hp.com (Chris Peterson)
- Subject: Re: ScubaPro + Equip Purchase
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- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.205112.16523@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:51:12 GMT
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- In article <19669@mindlink.bc.ca> Charlie_Gibbs@mindlink.bc.ca (Charlie Gibbs) writes:
- > A year ago, as a stocking stuffer, I got an octopus holder
- >that has worked out really well. It consists of a short nylon
- >strap, looped and passed through an adjustable buckle. Attached
- >at one end is an O-ring that's the right size to go around a
- >typical second stage and hold it securely while still being easy
- >to remove. I've hooked mine through the ring on the adjusting
- >strap on the right side of my BC (quick releases are the only way
- >to go, IMHO). My octopus hangs at about the bottom of my rib cage
- >on the right side, within easy reach. A couple of times a buddy
- >has run low on air, and I've found I can grab the octopus and pass
- >it over before he/she even thinks about asking for it. And no more
- >dangles (except for my console, light... :-).
-
- A high quality, very stretchy, silicon snorkel keeper ($2.00US)
- will do a good job too. Thread the fixed end of your BC's chest
- strap through one end of the snorkel keeper and loop the other
- end of the snorkel keeper around the mouthpiece of your "safe
- second" (octopus, etc.).
-
- * It's inexpensive.
-
- * Almost all dive stores carry them.
-
- * The octopus will hang directly in front of your chest.
-
- Avoid looping the snorkel keeper around the tie-wrap holding the
- mouth-piece in place; it can get hung up on the cube-like end
- of the tie-wrap. In this case, a good snorkel keeper will
- actuall stretch enough to reach the owner's mouth (I choose to
- donate the primary second stage from my mouth while retrieving
- the backup second stage).
-
- If you choose to use this set-up, please practice it in shallow
- water with your buddy until it's "second nature"... [caveat diver].
-
-
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- Chris Peterson
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