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  I tried a Transformer Pack with Super Wings. 

   Unequivivally, double bladder wings are the single most dangerous piece of 
equipment I have ever done a dive with, and these are no exception, although 
they are not even close to as horrifying as that piece of shit OMS puts out 
"Bondage Wings").

   The "pack" itself is a different story. This is the single most convoluted 
piece of shit I have ever seen. I counted fifteen (15) d-rings, and it was 
missing the crotch strap and d-ring, so I guess wuld have 16 total. This does 
not include the myriad of plastic connecting rings and clips, buckles and 
baubles, straps and thingiees everywhere. 

    This thing also has all kinds of velcro widgets and holders everywhere, and 
I would guess you could probaly "velcro jump" with one . It has some kind of 
bungee cords running everywhere, and I could not see why, as the wings lay back 
against the tanks. The straping and other goofery in the back is simply 
rediculous.

    When I wanted to check my gas, I had to get my buddy to do it for me, as I 
could not negotiate the maze of nonsense to find the pressure guage, which was 
clipped off in my ususal spot. When I wanted to inflate or deflate, I had to 
search my person to find the inflators, as there is so much stuff you can not 
feel what is what. 

     The thing has cumberbuns and straps, chest straps, other straps, other
crap 
and things everywehre, but nothing where you need is. The d-rings are all in
the 
wrong places, and are the wrong shape. There are some little ones that stuck 
everywhere as well.

     There is no conceiveable use for this piece of shit, except perhaps in
some 
bizarre S&M sex acts , or as a costume. I saw a guy on 42 street and 7th avenue 
one time who was wearing something like this, but he was a "one man band", and 
had an organ-grinder monkey running around on his shoulders - this is what I 
felt like diving this piece of shit - a complete buffoon. 

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