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Yes, Dive Rite rig is the same as ours. We all have one of those , and
the newer version from Halcyon which uses a steel plate for the weight
and a smaller channel, smaller wings, but it is all the same concept. I
am not up on all the various equipment out there. Brownies is 1/4 mile
from my house, I dive with Carmichael almost exclusively when not cave
diving, so everything we make or do he is in the middle of one way or
another.

The other priciple of these discussions which should be highlighted here
is that your gear should allow you to go to any dive without
rearrangmemt of the key pieces - the more you keep everything the same,
the safer you are. Everything we do is done to accomodate the entire
picture.


w wittman wrote:
> 
> At 7:14 AM -0500 1/18/98, G. Irvine wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> >
> 
> i've been off this list for a while so, first, let me say hi (again) and
> happy new year, George (et al)
> 
> i've been using that set-up in those situations for a few years now so i'm
> happy to hear it has the stamp of approval!<g>
> 
> although i DO use the same backplate and harness, i use the original
> Diverite "junior" wings bladder with a single tank and their single-tank
> mount thingies.
> that way i can set up the mounts on two tanks and just switch tanks between
> dives with the same wing-nut/bolt attachment as for doubles. it's quick and
> easy and familiar.
> i also find these wings work reasonably well with a single tank and don't
> seem to wrap around the tank too much; as some wings tend to do  (making
> them hard to empty fully)
> 
> have anything specific against this arrangement?
> 
> cheers,
> w
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