Will this work?

[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

[Aotus]

man, i gotta get a house with a nice pool. I'd be practicing all kinds of tricks too.

Looks pretty good to me. Glad I have my drysuit though.

[PfcAJ]

I think its baloney, personally.

Its one thing when the bottom is 3ft below you. Its completely different if the bottom is not (the case in quite a few caves), is very silty (again caves) or if you're in the ocean and the bottom REAL far away.

IMO if you can't move your flippers and swim against full tanks you need a drysuit.

[floridabob]

Fairly slick in OW if you are on/near a hard area to use as a perch. Not the first time I have heard of this. Lift bag is a similar option to use for flotation but applied differently.

As for caves, why the hell would you even have a sausage with you? For the failed bladder? Nah. Drysuit is easier there.

Bob

....flippers....

[cmint]

As for caves, why the hell would you even have a sausage with you? For the failed bladder? Nah. Drysuit is easier there.

The question was, do you think this will work >>>if you are diving wet.<<<

[Sludge]

That guy's all set if he ever has a bladder failure in a pool.

[pxh100]

After reading the title of the video I was expecting yellow water to appear around the diver and he was going to collect it with the SMB (lift bag would have worked better). I am sure he want to keep the water in the pool clean.

[cmint]

This brings up a serious issue though,

My buddy dives double 104's and he has a dual bladder.

I dive a 3 mil wetsuit and LP 85's, with an SMS 75.

They don't make a dual bladder for the 75.

I've wondered what happens if I'm 1000 feet back in peacock and have a bladder failure... Crawling out would be a MESS.

"JUST BUY A DRY SUIT" is not really an option. I don't want to dive dry. I really don't want to spend two grand on it either.

Shouldn't I have some sort of plan in case of bladder failure? This looks like a viable solution.

[gearhound]

I suspect that the only way that'll you'll know if it works for you, is if you try it out for yourself. Just do it in open water.

[twaldo]

OK... so I KNOW I am going to get flamed for this but if I have a bladder failure I am walking, crawling and swimming my way out (I also have a dual bladder Nomad LT Extreme with dual bladder). I have played around with no mount diving at Manatee Basin and can swim a single AL80 around (although buoyant) so an LP85 should be perfect. I think this is a viable option for anywhere I've dove as of yet.
Tim