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Just a quick comment on the Sherwood Blizzard. I dive with the Detroit Police frequently in the Detroit River. This time of year it is about 31 degrees F (the flow keeps it liquid, I assume). I was there yesterday. A couple of years ago the Detroit cops tried the Blizzard and just about every one froze up. They returned them directly to Sherwood with appropriate comments. One freeze up injured a guy and I understand that he is getting some monitary compesation from Sherwood. Bottom line is that the Blizzard is probably not the best for real cold water. I use a Poseidon Odin and have never had it freeze up. Grant Wilkinson wrote: > > I new to the list, or at least posting to it, and I do not pretend to be > in the same league as many of the regular posters to this list (enough > grovelling, already!), but up here in the frozen white north, we do have > some experience with cold water regs. > > I am sure some other Canadian divers will jump on this, but the most > bullet-proof seems to the the US Divers Arctic. The first stage is sealed > and winterized, and the second is built to use the diver's breath to keep > it clear. I have spoken to a diver who tested the prototype some years > ago, and they did all they could to freeze it, but failed. The Canadian > navy swears by them for their cold water work. > > The Sherwood Blizzard comes highly recommended, too, but I don't think it > has the legs of the Arctic. > > I am sure there are others. The most important thing to keep in mind when > diving in cold water and gearing up in cold air, is not to test breathe > the reg out of the water. The moisture in your exhale freezes in the cold > air, and the reg can free flow before you even get in the damn water. > > As long as I finally got up the nerve to post on here, I would appreciate > hearing from others who may have modified the strict Hogarthian set up > that WKPP and others use, for used in cold water. We don't see water in > the 60's F. here until July or so. Yesterday, water temp was 37F and air > was a bit cooler. Using 3-finger mitts is a must, so the small clips and > tight rubber bands on things like back-up lights is not practical. I know > that George and Carl will say that there is only one optimal way to > configure your gear and that any way other than their way is therefore > suboptimal, but I hope that they will agree that, if gear cannot be > unsnapped or removed from a rubber holder because of a lack of dexterity, > then another means of attaching it may be optimal for the situation. > > Grant Wilkinson > Ottawa, Canada > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. > Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. -- <<<<<<======------======>>>>>> Dave Mabry dmabry@mi*.co* <<<<<<======------======>>>>>>
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