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Bill, the bands are generally mounted as high on the tanks as possible to give head clearance. The solution to reaching the valves is to make the shoulder straps a little looser. This allows you to move the tanks up and to the side to reach the valves. As the dry suit inflates, you are held tighter by the harness, so loosen those straps and see what happens. If you have trim problems, try moving the BC in relation to the back plate. Cheers, Paul On Thu, 25 Jan 1996, DYER, BILL wrote: > Robin, > I use 2 independant 10s, and I find it impossible to get my hands anywhere > near the taps. (I have the MDE Modular L/H & R/H taps). > I thought it would be easier with my new DUI suit but it wasn't. > I tried rigging the tanks upside down, and this was better, but I had to mount > them high to put the taps within reach, and this pushed my head down underwater. > > I hear George etc saying that I shouldn't be in the water if I can't reach my > taps, but I still haven't a clue as to how they do it. > Maybe their tanks are so long that they can mount the taps higher up without > spoiling the balance. If so, do they have a problem nutting the 1st stages > with the back of their head? > It would be good to see a demo on one of George's WKPP videos. > Bill.Dyer@mi*.co*.uk* > ---------------------------------------
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