Submersible Systems,
Inc. listens to our customers. We think some ideas are worth
passing on to others. If you have a tip or trick for storing,
cleaning, mounting or using your Spare Air, share it with us.
We'll publish the best ideas, and you may even get something FREE
for it. Best of all, you may help improve your fellow divers
underwater experience.
Use a Spare Air to recover something in shallow
water. When something drops overboard, sometimes the only
chance to rescue the items is right when it falls in. Grab
your Spare Air, don a mask and dive in. Not recommended for
deep diving.
Free an anchor. When we're ready to
enter or leave a dive site, it takes no time at all to grab a mask
and Spare Air, jump in the water and free up the anchor without
destroying the choral or other sea life.
Snorkeling. Use your
Spare Air unit as an accessory for snorkeling. If you see something
worth exploring, exchange your snorkel for your Spare Air and take a
closer look.
(thanks Andrew L.)
Free a prop. With inboard motors and crab traps that you cant
always see, I use it to cut the rope free from the props.
(thanks Dave H.)
Fire Safety. Keep your FILLED Spare Air next to your
bed in case of a fire in your home.
(thanks Jeff D.)
Editors Note: According to the
Children's Hospital Boston, "The majority of fire-related deaths (75
percent) are caused by smoke inhalation of the toxic gases produced
by fires."
Make quick pool repairs. If you find
yourself with a stuck hydrostatic value at the bottom of your swim
pool, or other repair, it is much easier to to use your spare air to
work on the problem
(thanks Steven B.)
Editors Note: Clean your
equipment after use by rinsing with clean water. This is
especially important when exposing your Spare Air to swimming pool
chemicals.
Explore! When you are at a lake and you
want to see what's under the dock or just under the water, grab your
Spare Air and go explore.
(thanks Aaron P.)
Self Rescue. As an
Ultralight float plane pilot, I keep my Spare Air attached to my
inflatable life preserver. It serves as extra piece of mind
when landing in sea chop or glossy lakes. If I flip over, I
have my Spare Air and knife to free myself.
(thanks Ron N.)
Avalanche Survival. My buddy uses his
Spare Air while snow boarding and skiing. Our mutual friend
got stuck in an avalanche and was buried, with no injuries he died
only of suffocation before he could be rescued. If he had a
Spare Air both of us would still have a great friend.
(thanks David M.)
Editors Note: The
Spare Air is used in many rescue and safety situations, including by
the military for Emergency Helicopter Egress. For extreme
sports, Submersible Systems offers the convenient
Spare Air Xtreme Sport.
