Will this work?

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Originally Posted by cmint

You have yet to say why it won't work. Just that you don't like it.

If it were shorter, fatter and black, and named a trim pillow, would that make you like it more? Prior to this video I considered putting an MSR bag in the back of the BC to act as a dual bladder. Would that suffice since it is black and ninja-like and doesn't look open watery?

I'm going to try this and if you see a guy blow by you this weekend riding a safety sausage, wave hi.

I'll let you know on Monday if it works.

And no, I've never dove backmount doubles. I started in sidemount.

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That whole response is hilarious!

Trim pillow! Hah!

SM class that doesn't address backup inflation! Laughable!

Black and ninja like! Classic!

Bob

If anyone has any constructive input I'd love to hear it.

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Originally Posted by cmint

OK, I posted this on facebook too, wondering what you think as I won't get a chance to try this till this weekend.

Seems logical, but then the guy is in a dry suit with aluminums...

Do you think it will work with a 3 mil wetsuit and faber 85's or 95's in a cave situation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNV2Iz4ydgI

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Will it work: possibly. But it should not be on your list of back up inflation options.

Constructive: drysuit; rework you kit; add the msr bag between you and your existing wing oral inflation only.

All WAY better than this idea. And all offered previously.

Lastly, PfcAJ even suggested being able to swim against full tanks if a bladder fails. You may have missed that? Most people add weight somehow, control that to limit your BC needs.

Constructively, I wonder aloud again: what did your class offer as options? Was this advised against and now you are looking to try it anyway? Or were no emergency buoyancy techniques taught?

I am curious, genuinely. I firmly believe that as a new diver your class should have had this in it or you did not get full value. Unless it was free.

I've tried it with a lift bag. It works, but I wouldn't call it ideal.

You could just whip out your Clorox bottle and be set though.:yawinkle:

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Originally Posted by Webmaster

I've tried it with a lift bag. It works, but I wouldn't call it ideal.

You could just whip out your Clorox bottle and be set though.:yawinkle:

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Thanks.

I would like to point out that I have worked in one or more dive shops for over nineteen years and I have never heard of a single total bladder failure.

I've witnessed a dump valve break off.

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Originally Posted by PfcAJ

I've witnessed a dump valve break off.

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I've seen 3 due to delamination, one of them was mine, 2 were in the last week...

I had the inflator pull off in my hand (zip tie broke). With a barely enough wing for 104's, I couldn't keep enough air in the wing to float. Without the drysuit and a buddy I was on an elevator ride to the ground floor. If I'd had a bigger wing I likely could have trapped enough gas to be effective.

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Originally Posted by PfcAJ

I've witnessed a dump valve break off.

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I've seen one come off of my buddy's wing. He was in a wetsuit and steel tanks and we did JB. We were able to fix it and he now dives a drysuit.