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Once again I have to learn the hard way when it comes to taking advice 
from the WKPP gang. "Get rid of zip ties, they suck". But did I? 
Nooooooo. I mean what can go wrong with a zip tie? They are as simple as 
anything can be! Here's what can go wrong:

1. They rot and fall apart unexpectedly.
2. They look great right up to the time of failure.

I am now one wreck reel poorer, all I have left is the bolt snap. While I 
was wondering how this could happen I heard a "clunk" behind me. I turned 
and saw my first lying on the deck, it had been clipped to my sholder 
D-ring. On inspection, the zip tie holding the bolt to the hose had 
failed, snapped right in 2.

Lord knows what caused the zips to rot like that, but when I got home I 
de-zipped my equipment (I had an amazing 14 zip ties holding various 
wreck gear together). Looking at the zips, it appears that the ones 
attached with small radiuses had the greatest likelihood of failure. At 
any rate I reattached everything with caver line and melted the ends to 
secure the knots.

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So far my tally for learning the hard-way:

-OMS bondage wings-  loss $200
-OMS deluxe harness- loss $100
-Plastic backplate-  loss $35
-Neoprene drysuit    loss $750 (still suffering)
-Redundant air guage loss $75
-Short hose          loss $25
-Crappy dive light   loss $250
-Pony bracket        loss $150
-Vest BC             loss $450
-Pig sticker knife   loss $50
-Dive computer       loss $350
-Wreck reel (zips)   loss $85

And I'd like to thank the strokes who bought my stroke equipment and hope 
you have the same luck getting rid of it when the lightbulb turns on in 
your heads. As for you guy's who sold me that stroke equipment (you know 
who you are), may you all burn in hell, you souless bastards.

   Jim 
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