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Lyle, the only difference is the size - giant stainless bolt snaps for gloves, normal size for bare hands, medium for dry gloves. The key is bolt snap stainless steel - no plated crap. The biguns cost about $12 each. Jammer Six wrote: > > I re-rigged my 30 foot pony, according to the drawing that Sean Stevenson > did for Jeff Bentley. > > Thanks, Sean. > Thanks, Jeff. > > I appreciate both your efforts. > > On the first dive, I discovered that the configuration is MUCH easier to > use, and I like it. > > However, the snaps that I used are, apparently, WAY too small. I could > barely use them sitting on the beach, let alone with mask and gloves on, > under water. > > So, my question is, what size are you guys using? > > Other questions I have are: > > 1. Can you use the snaps under water? > 2. Do you use gloves? > 3. Can you use the snaps underwater, with one hand? > > Seems to me that being able to hand off the tank (pony, in my case) to > another diver is critical, as well as is doing so with one hand. > > To that end, I'd like to hear about different clips, and how/why each is > being used. I'm looking at stainless steel carribieners, but unless one > used the locking versions, seems like they could catch on something. The > locking versions solve that problem, but would be harder to use. > > Particularly, I'm interested in cold water applications, that can be > manipulated with one hand, in gloves or three fingered mitts. I'm > primarily interested in open water applications, and the differences, if > any, between those suitable (and easier to use) for open water, and those > for use in an overhead envirement. > > --------- > "Huh?" > --Jammer, 1992 > --------- > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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