The muscle memory came back almost immediately. Slip the buoyancy vest over the tank and cinch the strap tight, spin the DIN connector on to the tank valve, clip on pressure gauge and octopus, hook up inflator hose, test regulators, puff a little air into the vest. All systems go. I’d wondered if any of that would feel rusty after almost exactly a year …
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