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In a message dated 97-01-16 12:29:45 EST, BDCY36A@pr*.co* writes: << I have seen this too often to mention. Doubles, redundant wings, drysuit, light, etc, etc, all in the name of looking techie, when a single alu 80, ow bc, and wetsuit would make the dive safer and much more enjoyable. >> I've been "guilty" of this sin many times - but when the time came to make a "technical" dive, I was comfortable wearing doubles, stages, lights etc. on a challenging dive because I had done the same on "trivial" dives enough to become comfortable with the rig. I've also seen people show up to do deep, technical dives with new, tekky gear that they have no idea how to set up, and have seen them totally stressed out before they hit the water - not sure how to rig stages, where to clip off regs, etc., but they were _going_ to do this dive... My point is just to be careful about poking fun at somebody "overgeared" for a dive - it's a hell of a lot better than waiting for a tough dive to try new gear or configurations. Dan ========================================================= Daniel R. Fountain [Lake Superior] dfountain@ao*.co* CIS 76545,1467 "Diving skills cannot be taught, they can only be learned." - Richard Pyle ========================================================= -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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