Sometimes, you have to wonder if things have gone too far. Like when you see people having heated arguments about the best material to make a DV necklace out of.
There are basically two popular materials: Bungee/shock cord, and surgical tubing.
Bungee is stronger and longer-lasting than surgical tubing, but requires more knotting.
I’m amazed that more people don’t do what I first did. It’s so simple:
Take a short length of surgical tubing - an inch or so.
Punch two small holes in it.
Thread a length of bungee through it.
Tie a knot in the end of the bungee.
And there you have it - a nice, simple, strong necklace for your backup DV.
However, this isn't what I use these days. I just have a single piece of bungee, knotted at both ends, which is secured to the DV by the cable tie that keeps the mouthpiece in place. I don't need the necklace to be removable, as my backup DV is for my use only.
And in case you’re wondering WHY a DV is kept on a necklace...
With a conventional setup, you have two DVs: your own, and your buddy’s.
With a twinset, you still have two DVs. But they are both potentially yours: The main advantage to having a twinset is that if one of your regulators goes wrong, you can use the other.
With a long-hose setup, the DV you give your buddy is the one in your mouth. Therefore, the other DV is there only for you. It makes no sense to have it clipped off to your body somewhere where your buddy can see it, because it’s not for your buddy’s use.
By having it necklaced, when your buddy takes your primary DV, the DV you need to switch on to is right under your mouth. If you have a short enough necklace, you can grab the DV with your mouth, without even needing a free hand.
