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The only thing that allowed us to find a diver lost after two weeks in low vis was his bright white tanks. I would have scootered right past him had it been any other color. White really shows up in low light or vis, it's a great way to keep track of your buddys. Any other color seems to blend at depth anyway. At 08:26 PM 1/4/98 -0500, G. Irvine wrote: >Seriously, "hogarthian" is not in play here, but the fact is that white >tanks are a good idea so you can see your buddy better, especially if >his light fails or the vis is bad. You can see him further away when >searching for something, like we do all the time in the ocean, and in >the caves. For ocean, I use a white body on my scooter for that reason. >My cave tanks are white, my ocean tanks and doubles are white, my >rebreather tanks are white. I have 104's that are grey, but they are >original galvanized, otherwise I do have one set that I blasted and had >painted white for that very reason. My first set of 19 liters came >black, but I immediately painted them white. > >I know this stroke from Australia was just being a resentful little >prick like they all tend to be at first, but the fact is that most >people, like the stroke, can't think ahead to the next move anyqay, and >see doing it right as a big joke, until they have to get out the escuse >list ofr their stone cold dead blue buddies, and they don't play the >game the way I do , but then they don't get the fun that I do because >they are too busy working their own personal stroke hell that they >created for their ignorant selves inbeteen charlie foxtrots. > > >Jesse Armantrout wrote: >> >> However, in red tanks you are more likely to be pulled over by the cave >> police. It is called "Arrest Me Red." >> >> Trout >> >> At 10:18 PM 1/4/98 +0000, Chuck Noe wrote: >> >Mark, >> > >> >After extensive testing of Doppler's and related theories it has been >> >determined that red tanks cause the least amount of hydrodynamic drag. It >> >seems that due to the absorption of red light at depth, red tanks will >> >absorb light rays rather than reflecting them, and as a result fewer >> >drag-inducing photons are emitted. I've painted all my tanks red and as a >> >result I am able to increase my speed and efficiency underwater a >> >considerable amount. >> > >> >Chuck >> > >> >Mark Pain wrote: >> >> >> >> Just a quick Question >> >> >> >> I have gained a lot from the discussions here on the list about how to set >> >> gear up correctly. >> >> >> >> I have applied the Hogarthian principles to my rig, together with the >> >> experience of other dedicated Hogarthians and believe my gear is now safely >> >> diveable. One question remains. >> >> >> >> To be true to the Hogarth doctrine, what color should my tanks be painted? >> >> >> >> Mark Pain >> > >-- >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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