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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 17:43:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Bob Favorite <rwfavorite@uc*.ed*>
To: jerry williamson <jrw@si*.do*.go*.au*>
cc: techdiver@terra.net
Subject: Re: drysuits and argon

On Tue, 5 Mar 1996, jerry williamson wrote:

> why use argon to inflate a dry suit??
Argon is a fairly heavy inert gas.  The weight provides improved 
insulation and the fact that it is inert makes it safer than say chlorine 
gas.(grin)
                         Bob Favorite RVT          
UC Davis VMTH              UC Davis SCUBA          The Octopus' Garden
VMD 490 Instructor          safety diver               safety diver

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