Interesting the different opinions on the bungees. I have always been told that they pose the greatest risk of entanglement. I've gotten entangled in my own line reel when swimming around a wreck. When I penetrate I sure in hell don't need any more things to grab an overhead pipe, cable or bit of steel stuck out in a place I can't reach to untangle it!
Regarding the puncture issue, I can't really see that it makes much of a difference. If you get a hole, your wings are going to deflate with or without bungees. Don't believe me? Try it your self. While hovering flat and level simply press the deflator button on your wing/BC. Even if your inflator is the lowest point on the wing/BC it will empty air into the water. This raising the inflator over your head was simply taught to us all in Basic to protect our heads from banging on the bottom of the boat!
If you get a hole in your wing/BC it's time to think about controling your bouyancy with your drysuit, bungees or no bungees. No dry suit? It's time to think about ditching weight and ending the dive.
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