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From: "Michael J. Kravit, AIA" <mkravit@mi*.co*>
To: "Jeff Kell" <jeff-kell@ut*.ed*>, <gmiiii@in*.co*>
Cc: <techdiver@terra.net>, <wreckdiver@wr*.co*>
Subject: Re: My goodness!
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 17:12:06 -0500
Jeff,

I don't know about the other stuff but OMS makes two versions of the single
tank adapter. The first id like DiveRite's, the other is comprised of two
separate cam bands attached to a heavy duty slide with a bolt welded to it.
Each cam band then attached to the backplate just as the bands on doubles.
It is slick and simple.

Michael J. Kravit
Boca Raton, Florida
mkravit@mi*.co*
(561) 394-6607

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> From: Jeff Kell <jeff-kell@ut*.ed*>
> To: gmiiii@in*.co*
> Cc: mkravit@mi*.co*; techdiver@terra.net;
wreckdiver@wr*.co*
> Subject: Re: My goodness!
> Date: Saturday, January 18, 1997 11:32 AM
> 
> gmiiii@in*.co* wrote:
> > With what all of you spend on useless crap, you could have everything
we have
> > and more. Bill Gavin did not have 1000 in his dive gear [...]
> > 
> > On Sat, 18 Jan 1997, "Michael J. Kravit, AIA" <mkravit@mi*.co*>
wrote:
> > >You are so wrong.  The hogarthian rig is much cheaper than a Scubapro
> > >Classic, Transpac, or Scubapro SeaHawk.  You can buy the OMS single
tanks
> > >bands and use the rig with singles.
> > >The whole deal is hundreds of dollars cheaper than what the
manufacturers
> > >sell, it is simpler, safer and certainly more streamlined.
> 
> OK, stupid question time.  How easily adaptable is this to singles?  I
had 
> always assumed backplate = manifolded doubles.  I'm sure the backplate,
wings,
> and harness are cheaper than most BCs (I have a warm-water wimp BC, a
Dacor 
> I bought for $225 <store display unit discount>).  It's the $$$doubles$$$
that
> I haven't yet forked over the bucks for.  If it flies [swims] with
singles as
> easily as a BC I might go the plate/wings route *before* the Dacor bites
the 
> big one.  I know I want a backplate next time around (try hanging a 30cf
pony
> off of a single 80 bound to a soft-back BC... nah, you guys would never
do 
> that, and I won't much longer, but at least I'm admitting it <grin>).
> 
> On the OMS singles band track, Carl Heinzl mentioned (some time ago) that
there
> were also "Cam bands" that allowed two independents (no, let's not start
that
> flamefest over, I'm talking about diving on vacation) on a backplate.  Is
that
> legitimate as well?  Or is that also in the "worst rig" category?
> 
> Jeff "still open-minded on this" Kell <jeff-kell@ut*.ed*>
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