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> Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 07:14:20 -0500 > From: "G. Irvine" <gmirvine@sa*.ne*> > Subject: Re: OPENWATER HOGARTHIAN What about when (minimal) gas redundancy is wanted/required? I'm now in the habit of taking a 20cf pony bottle with me on my annual Caribbean dive vacation. I'm considering using the long hose on the main cylinder and short hose on the pony. Does this make any sense? =Art= artg@ec*.ne* > Mike, you konw the anwer to this. Everything is the saem , but the hoses > come off of one regulator. The "long hose is shorter for me, but my pals > still use the real long hose. I don't do overhead or wreck pen with > non-redudent gar, but any sharing is easier with the longer hose. > > The best rig I have seen for this is the one that Browines makes with > normal harness and steel plate ( you can add plates for more weight) and > the scab wings . This has a channel on it that holds the single tank, > and when you want to use your doubles, you already have the right > harness, and conversely you have your ususal gear with your single tank. > > Rioght now we are diving this rig with drysuits - water is not 47 , but > we are scootering , so the cold gets to you fast. Yesterday it was 59 > where we werw diving -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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