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I'm sorry, I just had to jump in here. I'm sorry to say this, but I think folks are missing the point with all this extra stuff like valves, lock-outs and the like. So, I'd like to throw out a couple of point here. 1) There are well-established techniques for keeping regulators straight and not getting confused. These techniques work just fine for folks that go to the trouble to use them. 2) Folks that breathe Air at depths deeper than 210 fsw are asking for trouble, and eventually end up offing themselves when they try it on a bad day. I'm concerned that their disregard for known hazards does not end up interfering with the freedom of others who are willing to work within them. 3) Simplicity and direct application to need in the water are second on only to redundancy. There is a point where redundancy planning results in a diver that looks like a refugee from a fire sale. And that diver is a hazard to many, including himself and the folks who must go back to recover. Folks that are doing it because they like goofing with gear, or acting important, well, what can I say? 4) Incidentally, it is not unheard of to "sip" those shallow-water bottles in an out-of-gas emergency. ------------------------------------------------------- scot@bt*.co* Scot Anderson pp000082@in*.co* Voice: 703/761/6536 CIS:74147.2357 Fax: 703/556/9290
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