Hi, all.
        First, does anyone here use a bungeed alternate regulator, and
second, do you ever have problems accessing it?
        I recently switched from an Air2 setup to an R190 on surgical
tubing, but with a hood and 5mm gloves, I had serious difficulties finding
and using the reg.  It wasn't nearly as easy to find as I'd imagined, nor
would it stay on the tubing when I tried using it.  Post dive it always
separated as I tried to take it off, but that's no big deal.
        I think I should add another zip tie to the inside of the smaller
loop to tighten it down further, and perhaps add a Seacure mouthpiece to
make it easier to find and latch onto without using my hands.  Any
suggestions?
        Oh, and Viv, isn't it customary for the snow to be on _top_ of the
beach instead _under_ it?  Especially in the dead of winter?  Must be one of
those weird Down Under thingies like drains running counterclockwise,
whaleback waltzing, or something.  ;-)

Steven