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And you are rationizing the NEED for a manifold. You also advocate I get a $700 bouyancy device, and a $250 light and god knows what else. For the types of diving I do independants are fine. Since I am forced to use the system constantly, I can deal with a situation quicker than Most divers using a manifold. And you cannot tell me that a manifold is safer because not everyone is going to get one of your bullet-proof manifolds and even if they do they have more points for failure. I think the tradeoffs do not condemn independants. Maybe 10,000 feet into a cave they have no place, but in 100 fsw on a wreck and an experienced diver I don't see this death and doom scenario painted on this list. NOT Mark (That's denial :^) Michael J. Kravit, AIA wrote: > > MARK, THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING! Your rationalizing the scenario. > You are in serious denial. > > Michael J. Kravit > WKPP > Cartographer > mkravit@mi*.co* > > ---------- > > From: Mark Welzel <mwelzel@st*.co*> > > To: cobber@mi*.co* > > Cc: techdiver@terra.net > > Subject: Re: independents, > > Date: Tuesday, December 31, 1996 8:00 AM > > > > I put it to you that not everyone diving a manifold will notice a leak > > so at some point someone is going to lose ALL their gas. That > > same individual diving independants should still have 25% of > > their gas ideally (that's if they only breathe down a tank half way > > before switching over). Plenty to get home alive with. > > > > Also, if you are going to be diving swing bottles, you are already > > carrying independants and switching reg's and monitoring > > several seperate systems. If one more puts you over the > > edge than you shouldn't have anything more than a snorkel > > in your mouth. > > > > I am not against manifolds, but this BS about independants > > is something else. There are all types of diving and the > > "perfect" cave configuration doesn't work in all of them. > > And what is best is not always the only thing that will work well. > > > > Mark Welzel > >
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