Pony Bottles

[PeteG]

Shellfish -<br><br>This will be my last post <<<<<forever>>>>> I'm upset by some of the statements I read although sometimes there is very excellent discussions here. <br><br>Anyhow, good question about no on hitting your face, etc. on a giant stride. if you hug your gear proprerly your sling bottle stays nicely in place. Also, on a boat, you can step backwards from the swim platform. Ther are many methods to deal with this easily. <br><br>As for Mark, good divers never scold buddies. Anyone can abort a dive for any reason without shame or embarrasment. If your buddy is accidently too bouyant, free flows, or whatever? and goes up, where were you looking to either help or at least know where he was. You can then make the choice to either follow or watch your own personal ascent rate, saftey stop or whatever... <br><br>Next, reg's need servicing! Period! do you change the oil in your car? Don't be stupid... Also, use the equipment appropriate for the dive location. This stuff about numerous freeflows tells me you folks are buying improper life support for your dives or doing the cheepo internet deal where you get stuff that is not tuned and screw the warranty. Let's save a doller, OK? <br><br>Hey, who has practiced emergency ascents latley with a buddy using an alternate? My suggestion is hire an instructor for a day and let he/she work with you to enhance your skills.<br><br>Good Bye<br><br><br>