Found it to work well, with both wearing gear but kind of fun with female with the gear and male with just weight belt. Practice in pool a few hours first makes open water scubas_x easier. I found adding an extra 2nd stage on opposite side of reg works best, have a set dedicated just for it. Try it and you to can be a member of 5 fathom club. It really great in deep water toss a line over boat with a good clip so you dont find yourself 400 yards from boat. note: sorry but this needs to be done in Florida, toocold everywhere else.