Quote Originally Posted by acelockco View Post
Good, but you must note that your Octo. is going to be detuned compaired to your primary. It is done this way to prevent freeflows all of the time. On some of the better regulators you will have an adjustment of some type to prevent the freeflow situation, but then give you the performance when you really need/want it.



A free flowing reg can be stopped, simply by repositioning the reg. Better yet, don't put it out in the water such that there is a constant flow of water over the diaphragm (purge button area), creating a lower pressure area, which in turn collapses that diaphragm, allowing the gas to flow. All this is far more prone to occur when the back-up reg (octo) is placed on the right shoulder or r/h side of the vest. This is another reason that I advocate the use of the long hose for the primary reg, and place the back-up reg on a bungee around my neck. I dive in high flow cave's, or with a scooter, and a simple proper positioning of the bungeed regulator prevents the free flow. Thus, no detuning of the reg is required. And.......I WILL NOT HAVE A LESSER PERFORMING REG AS A BACK-UP!! Think about this for a second. In an emergency situation, an OOA diver, panicked, frantic, scared, etc., you hand them a difficult breathing reg? That difficulty in breathing will just escalate the panic, not quell it! A high performing reg, breathing easier, will allow that panicked diver to begin to relax and regain control of the situation! Now you, as the doner, will not be dealing with a panicked diver, which always has the potential to place you directly in harms way. (now there are two potential dead divers) What is the down side?

As for the opinions of others...... they are that, and they must be allowed to express them. We do not have to agree, and the best rebuttal of any fallacy is the truth, presented in a well thought out, logical rebuttal. I have disagreed with you on many an occasion, and yet, no fireworks. If I can not disagree with a good argument, than I am most likely wrong! Being wrong is never a pleasant pill to sallow, but none-the-less, it is the pill that makes us better!!! If others refuse to accept this, THEY are the tortured soul seeking to align themselves with others.