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#3066
Octopus or No Octopus
mukashi - 8/07/2008 6:26 PM
Category: Survey
Replies: 64

Which do you prefer: Integrated Alternate Air source regulator and BCD inflator in the same unit, or Octopus on a separate hose from your BCD inflator hose?
#1375
Damieon - 10/21/2008 3:55 PM
[Choose #1] Streamlining is great when you do a lot of wreck penitration but the reach of an octo in open water
#190
Diver123 - 9/10/2008 7:35 PM
[Choose #2] have you ever shared air from an air 2, try it
#151
dbon - 9/08/2008 10:34 AM
[Choose #2] This answer mostly because I’m an instructor and it is used some much. Personal diving-intragrated.
#837
pirate72 - 9/01/2008 10:19 PM
[Choose #1] scubapro air2
#567
anemone - 8/31/2008 6:34 PM
[Choose #2] Have found it is easier to use in a share air situation than the integrated one.
#11850
TColJeep - 8/30/2008 11:04 PM
[Choose #2] But will be switching over to beter streamline my rig.
#825
GB - 8/13/2008 6:13 PM
[Choose #2] I don’t want to be giving up my air for somone else’s emergency or lack of attention/planning
#67
Palm_Harbor_Rick - 8/10/2008 4:04 PM
[Choose #2] Pluse I have a Pony tank with it’s own regulator
#677
Oryon - 8/10/2008 12:31 PM
[Choose #2] Octo is attached to my pony bottle
#1065
VaDiver95 - 8/09/2008 1:19 PM
[Choose #2] on a neck bungee
#3091
divemaiden - 8/09/2008 8:16 AM
[Choose #2] tried integrated 1x-coudnt get hand around it to inflate/deflate
#349
Bobo - 8/08/2008 11:57 PM
[Choose #1] along w/octo back up
#2271
Kevin_in_nj - 8/08/2008 2:57 AM
[Choose #1] It depends what system im diving.
#3515
Nesher - 8/07/2008 8:13 PM
[Choose #2] I own an Air2 but still use a separate Octo
#6537
MonkeyDiver - 8/07/2008 7:31 PM
[Choose #1] I use both. Integrated for fun diving, and add an octo for students.
#3673
Bigdogdown - 8/07/2008 6:42 PM
[Choose #2] I use a 7 ft. hose and an octo on a 22 in necklace even on my single tank set up.