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My drysuit inflator valve froze solid during a 30-foot dive off Cape Cod last Tuesday

Had to abort the job and swim up slow with one hand on the inflator hose, anyone else had a sudden equipment failure like that while underwater?
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zarag17
zarag1715d ago
oh man that's terrifying, a frozen inflator at 30 feet sounds like a nightmare. i can't believe you had to keep one hand on the hose the whole way up, that's so sketchy. like what happens if the other hand slips or you need to equalize? you're lucky you didn't get tangled or panic. feels like one of those things they never warn you about in the training videos.
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sethm58
sethm5814d ago
Buddy of mine had his backup reg freeze up in Lake Michigan at 40 feet.
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