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Hey Troppo

I dive in the NE solo with a manifold, that does not mean that there are not
others on the wreck at the same time.  Quite often there are.   Secondly, I
dive some wrecks with a buddy.  Does it make sense to have several different
rigs on the boat at the same time when the correct one (Hogarth) will word
for all of the different situations?  


 >you say you use a hogathian rig for NE solo wreck
 >dives. This shows you have no clue as true 
 >hogathian rigged divers use a manifold primarily 
 >for GAS SHARING.

Think about what you just wrote.  It is for more than sharing gas, that is
only part of it.  The Hogarth rig is simple, it is clean, you have redundancy
in case your primary reg fails AND you can still access ALL of your backgas
with you functional reg while diving solo.  Furthermore, if you run into
somebody (I do all the time) and they need air for some reason, well.....you
get my point.  
 
 >You need to read Jarrods paper on hogathian,
 >then you will see the light: 

 JJ was my instructor, I have read the article, and we have discussed all of
this.   So, what was your point? 

 >solo diving is
 >an exeption to the manifold syndrome and you need
 >to use INDEPENDENTS in your environment to DO IT 
 >RIGHT. 

Absolutely NOT!!  If you lose a reg on you so highly regarded independents,
what do you do?  Switch to the other tank and head for the door, right?  And
you only have HALF of you gas!  I on  the otherhand, will have ALL of my gas.
 Furthermore, in a rush to get out or for whatever unforseen reason, your
exit is delayed.  Being solo, with half your gas, pending on the amount of
time you are delayed, you might not have enough in that one cylinder.  With a
manifold, you would have twice as much.  

Get my point?

Furthermore, just what is my environment?  NE wrecks, caves (quite often),
and Lauderdale (on occasion).  So, it makes sense to use a rig that is
perfect for all of these.......Hogarth

'Nuff sed

 >(that is if you can manage your gas- if 
 >you can't take option number 1: don't dive).

I manage very well, and yourself?  
 
 >remember- DO IT RIGHT or don't do it at all.

Likewise Troppo, maybe you should take your own advice and play golf.

Mike

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