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Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 17:52:18 -0400
From: George Irvine <gmirvine@sa*.ne*>
Organization: Woodville Karst Plain Project
To: Tim Urbanski <urbanski@no*.mi*>
CC: MR DAVID B DRAKE <RPKY19A@pr*.co*>, cavers@ge*.co*,
     techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: Dudas Pockets
Tim, let me know when they fall off - the $20 bucks you just "saved" 
says within a week. They need to be sewn through and the suit sealed
back up properly. NE Scuba is a DUI dealer, or Superior Dive Repair, but
then Evvy can do it , too. 

 We don't allow glued pockets at WKPP - at least not one you put
anything in. Ask the guys who lost survey data that way. 

 Tim, I hate to use the "S" word, but only a stroke would glue on
pockets, or a nickel rocket. Saving the few bucks you would hav to pay
Evelyn to do it right is hardly worth blowing a dive, or even worse,
losing emergency equipment which should be in those pockets where it can
not get away, as we all know that only a stroke or a kangaroo ( there is
that word again) would not have pockets, or would use a "pouch" . 

 This is like the fat boy's K Mart helmet - silly. "Do It Right", or
don't do it at all, I always say. You guys in the Middle Atlantic States
are obvously too close to the some kind of Stroke Singlularity that
seems to be in effect up there.

 I am holding a complete Doing It Right Workshop at the NACD conference
this fall, and I would suggest that all of you attend before you make
any more decisions about gear. I can not promise to make you drink, but
I will be glad to shove all of your heads in the water. - G
 

Tim Urbanski wrote:
> 
> DD,
> 
> DUDAS pockets are made of 1/8" G-231N Neoprene.  Basically a pocket (outside
> only) with some shape formed by sewn edges with darts cut out, drain holes,
> and a separate flap cover for the top.  I just glued mine on.  Ten minutes
> to do the deed.
> 
> Regards,
> Tim
> 
> At 04:28 PM 8/25/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >Thanks for the info on contacting these folks.
> >
> >Next Q:  Are the Dudas pockets any good or would it be like
> >putting retreads on a Corvette?  Or difficult to "DO IT RIGHT".
> >Note that I put my own seals on my CF200 w/o trouble.
> >
> >Can someone vouch for the goods being good?
> >
> >Thing is I want to do it right the first time on this,
> >cheaper and faster, i.e. install
> >them myself between weekends of diving.--DD
> >
> >____
> >David "Tennessee" Drake
> >
> >
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