nmanfield

Thats 1760 ltrs @ 24ltr pm (high world load, my usual is 14) = 18minutes @ 30m or 12 minutes @ 50m worse case !!!


Those people I have spoken to who have had a 'nasty' happen to them are saying that they are going through a SAC equivalent of 50+ ltr pm. Not a great fan of team bailout but the minimum I'd carry is two 11 litres for a deep dive. Saying that, I have had some good advice (Mike in Playa Del Carmen) which was to run your dil plumbed into your unit and having air in your diluent tank for emergencies. This technique is especially good for logistics (one fill of an 11 litre rather than multiple top ups of a 3 litre (0r 2 litre if on a boris) and allows you to run the unit semi-closed for a long period of time. Also means that you can go on livebaoards with no Helium or compressors.

My shiny new Meg has the on board plugged into the ADV, so will look at connecting the offboard to the ADV instead - may need a new hose though - anyone else done this?

I'm not of the school of thought that says once your off the loop, you stay off the loop, rather; if there's a problem, go open circuit, sort it out then get back on the loop if possible / safe to do so. I still consider myself a newby (especially on the Meg!!) but would say that it is vital to be comfortable in flying the unit manually.

I'm sure that I'll get my Ar** flamed for the above but it would be interesting to see how many others use the same approach.

ATB

Nick

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