> Mike,
> 
> >>I would agree with this unless of course you are diving them because 
> you are doing training dives in weenie conditions. I'm speaking of 
> the doubles here. Diving a less is best hogarth rig with single 
> tanks, long hose, etc... IMO, is a good thing for any dive.<<
> 
> That's of course how I started diving doubles. Doing the weenie dives to get
> used to the equipment. After doing that for a while I found the rig actually
> more comfortable than a single tank, mainly because of the stability and the
> added redundancy - reg freezing is always a concern here, even in Summer,
below
> the 2nd or 3rd thermocline at 70-100 feet, depending on the lake. Below that
> it's usually 4C all year.

Getting used to the gear is part of the hogarth method in my opinion 
too. Which is another good reason for diving this rig for any dive. 
Doubles might be overkill for some of them but if they are 
comfortable and you are used to them, then why not dive them?

I did my first for real drysuit dive today. While our temps don't get 
as cold as yours do, it was great diving it. I need several more 
dives in it before I'll be totally used to it but I'm hooked on 
diving dry!
> 
> 
> Also, on some of our local weenie dives, doing two dives on one single 12 l
tank
> sometimes gets me a bit low on reserves, but doing three weenies on the
doubles
> is no problem.

Nice not having to change tanks between dives too.

Mike
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