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I have a good friend who only dives AL80s. He doesn't add any weight at all
when he's diving fresh, but adds about 3 lbs when diving salt water. 16
lbs??
-----Original Message-----
From: Randylabel@ao*.co* <Randylabel@ao*.co*>
To: kirvine@sa*.ne* <kirvine@sa*.ne*>; Randylabel@ao*.co*
<Randylabel@ao*.co*>
Cc: KevinWheeler@mi*.co* <KevinWheeler@mi*.co*>;
cavers@cavers.com <cavers@cavers.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 8:38 AM
Subject: Re: Diving Wet with Steel100's: A good idea?
>In a message dated 4/27/99 5:58:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>kirvine@sa*.ne* writes:
>
><< I hate responding to aguments like this where the basics are so poorly
> understood, but you claimed you got this slop off of the WKPP web site,
("
>I don't mean that" RL )
> which is not true, and the fact is that the dangerous nonsense being
> recommended sounds like IANTD 101 >>
>
>George,
> What I get off of the WKPP web site is very valuable info. I certainly
do
>not mean that the steel tanks with a wet suit are on the web site. I'll
make
>something clear to the list right now.
> I AM NOT PART OF THE WKPP. But, I have learned a lot from them. Their
>site @ wkpp.com is a no nonsense diving infomation site. If you haven't
been
>there yet, GO now.
> Hows that?
>
>
> p. s. I'm always open minded and willing to try it, simple.
> I'll be diving this coming up weekend at another site in the ocean, less
>than 50 feet, I'll try your idea and see how it feels; double aluminum
>80's, aluminum 80 stage (air this time) and , What do you use for the 100%
>bottle? aluminum or steel 40 or 50? aluminum?, and a weight belt. I'll
>post back what I think after the dive.
>
> BTW- just so I do it right, tell me, how much of the 12-20 lbs should
I
>put on my waist and how much on the v-weight?
>I'm expecting to add 16 lbs.
>
> learn from experience,
> preferably other's
>
> Randy Labelle
>
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