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Brown, Christopher <techvid@ne*.co*> wrote: > ... But unlike our relatively spacious caves, these >folks are often/mostly diving virtually solo (necessarily single-file) in >narrow, low-viz passages. >I was wondering also why they haven't gotten more into using the goodman >handles ... Consider that the two main advantages of the Goodman handle relative to head-mount are being better able to signal, and not blinding your buddy when you turn to look at him. Consider that these are both non-issues when diving solo. If somebody were to put as much work into developing a consistent solo- diving system as WKPP has put into the team-diving Hogarthian approach, it would be interesting to see the result. It's quite possible the Europeans are close to this point. One other consideration, though, is that if the Europeans sometimes work as a team, then certain team-diving elements (like Goodman handles) would be appropriate, and one doesn't want to change major elements of one's system between one dive and the next. -- Anthony DeBoer http://www.onramp.ca/~adb/ adb@he*.re*.or* (here) adb@ge*.co* (work) #include "std.disclaimer" -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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