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Jason, Instead of making crass assumptions why don't you list the dangers you speak of, I would be really interested to hear this one. BTW it's not for convenience but rather for better control and less CF's. You do have to have a genuine clue about proper weighting to begin with though (and most people really don't). At 08:59 AM 12/17/97 -0600, Jason Weisacosky wrote: >The idea of using a dry suit for primary inflation because it happens to be >convenient is dangerously flawed at best. Please re-evaluate and do not >sentence anyone else. >To everyone else who would consider this: DON'T FUCKIN' DO IT.---Jason > >Jeremy Downs wrote: > >> When properly weighted & adjusted (this is the key) I allways have simpler >> and better control when using only the suit and completely ignoring my wings >> during the dive. With this method your bouyancy is basicly automatic (with >> shell suits) and you have less items to worry about. Everybody I have talked >> into trying this has not gone back and their bouyancy control and awareness >> (one less distraction) has improved. >> >> I even had a former student last month come up and ask me about how to use a >> shell suit he had rented for the weekend so I briefed him on this technique >> and went with him on his first dive to make sure everything went ok. This >> was his first time ever in a drysuit and only about his 20th dive ever. I'm >> not overexaggerating at all here but within fifteen minutes his control was >> as good as most seasoned divers I know (with or without a drysuit). >> >> I know George & Jim both don't advise this method but I hope they give it a >> real try (this is about the only thing that I don't agree with them on). I >> really can't say the same for neoprene suits since I have never tried one >> and their characteristics are different (although two converts have been >> neoprene users). >> >> At 02:08 PM 12/12/97 EST, Paul Kaufman wrote: >> >Eric, >> > >> >I always leave the auto-deflate on my TLS-350 set almost fully open (least >> resistance). >> >Just add enough air to your suit to take off the squeeze. Then use your >> wings to adjust >> >your buoyancy. You have to remember that you are now dealing with two >> systems, but it >> >works better this way than trying to make all your buoyancy adjustments >> with the suit. >> > >> >Take care, >> > >> >Paul >> > >> >-- >> >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'. > > > > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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