Roll Off!

[wingman]

It is instructive to just read through the irap section here and count the number of roll off incidents...One of the most frightening that i have heard about is a backmount diver at jug who rolled off both posts in the bedding plane before the restriction.

[jeandiver]

Even if I THINK I feel a bump etc , my left hand goes to the post and checks...Same reason I switch regs thru out the dive.
But that's just me.
Always try to make sure I have gas AND my buddie(s) do too!

Da Beano Baggins

[Scubastud16]

...One of the most frightening that i have heard about is a backmount diver at jug who rolled off both posts in the bedding plane before the restriction.

....yikes.

[Sludge]

For example if I was going through a real tight nasty area and I had already donated my long house and I have a roll off in which I cannot get to my left post, I can use the inflator hose to breathe off of until I'm on the other side.

When cave diving gets to be that dangerous, I'm quitting and taking up basket weaving.

[TonyDCaver]

When cave diving gets to be that dangerous, I'm quitting and taking up basket weaving.

Hey better to be prepared then be dead right?

[stickydeco]

It is instructive to just read through the irap section here and count the number of roll off incidents...One of the most frightening that i have heard about is a backmount diver at jug who rolled off both posts in the bedding plane before the restriction.

I had a bunch of roll-off's (both right and left) in those big tunnels in Mexico last month. Was able to fix them on the fly but if I couldn't have---I was able to leave one helluva trail of broken decorations coming and going so I could have been found. Gave "Trail of Tears" a whole new meaning.

Roll-Off Jack-Off Jack

[Tanked Monkey]

I've never had a roll off, but it's surprisingly easy to happen if youre inattentive. It only takes about a foot of continuous ceiling contact for the valve to completely shut.

I also check all my valves after making contact with the ceiling, not that it ever happens of course.

Mike

[underwaterjedi]

. If one routes the inflator off the right post it can be used as a third reg essentially. For example if I was going through a real tight nasty area and I had already donated my long house and I have a roll off in which I cannot get to my left post, I can use the inflator hose to breathe off of until I'm on the other
-Tony DC

If this happens you just stop, reach back and open the valve. It's probably way easier then trying to breathe through a power inflator. just my 2 cents.

Jose

[dvdwoude]

During my GUE-Fundamentals course (Tech pass/Open Water) I learned (and trained) to reach the valves and to do the valve-drills (have to admit without thinking what I was doing but to make it a second nature) and without making a mess (valve drill in a position +/- 0.5m and maximum 20 degress horizontally).

During de GUE Cave-1 course I really learned what I was doing during a valve-drill (thinking diver concept).

[MengTze]

Everyone should be able to reach their valve(s) and be able to open/close them when needed. This even goes for OW divers. Many times people jump in with closed valves, half opened valves etc, etc.