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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 17:42:30 -0400
To: grantw@fr*.ca*.ca*
From: Jody Everett <jodyev@ol*.ne*>
Subject: Re: inflating lift bags
Cc: techdiver@terra.net
Try using Helium for inflation.  It is a lighter gas so you won't have to
hold back as much and it should also get to the surface quicker.  Since it
will get to the surface quicker you can hit the golf course a little earlier.

Regards,
Jody

At 01:02 PM 7/22/96 -0400, Grant Wilkinson wrote:
>Some time ago,there was  a great thread on this list (I think) about
>drifting deco stops using lift bags, and how best to rig the reel.  A Brit
>on the list told of using webbing because it doesn't tangle, and I am
>taking his idea to heart.
>
>My question is, how to do you get enough inflation  in the bad.  We
>frequently don't have anything solid to temporarily tie the bad to while
>inflating it, so after a few shots of air, it is impossible to hold down. 
>I have heard of using CO2 inflators.  I would appreciate any advice from
>those who do this.
>
>--
>
>Grant Wilkinson
>Ottawa, Canada
>grantw@fr*.ca*.ca*
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