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Al, if you are doing a dive where there is a likelihood there will a problem getting seen by the boat, then this stuff is *necessary*, right? So take it along. But to carry it on all on every single stinking dive, even on a broad daylight, no current piece-of-cake dive? I don't think so. This stuff is still in my kit, but I need a darn good reason to tote it along. Jim On 1/25/98 5:38 PM KybrSose wrote: >In a message dated 98-01-25 17:07:15 EST, cobber@ci*.co* writes: > ><< *unnecessary* equipement. I used to used bondage wings, a > gauge on each regulator, flares, strobes, tubes, all the crap that I saw >> > >Jim, > > I understand the wings and gauges thing but whats the deal with a flare, >strobe or tube? > > I mean you dont need most of that stuff most of the time, but if your >going way offshore then one might. > > Of course then when you have decided that a particular dive might require >these items there is the issue of how to bring them and how to use them >right. > > I have a small ACR survival strobe/light combo and one of those tiny >sausages that I carry in a pouch( it will go into a leg pocket when I get >one). > > An underwater strobe can be useful to mark the anchor on the wrek right? > > I have also heard some of the guys up here who use strobes to mark their >penetration lines while conducting deep penetration dives. They clip a strobe >to every tie off point. I'm not too sure if this is necessary. The art of >safe >cave diving discusses strobes and that they should never be used for >navigation in caves. But what about open water/ ocean wrek diving? Comments?? > > I have seen guys carry flares and smoke/dye marker in old dive light >housings. I have been considering this for offshore diving. Also I have heard >about the use of a personal EPIRB carried in a similar manner. Comments?? > >The flare /smoke/EPIRB deal also usually is caried in a leg pocket. > >I sent this to the list as well, just for laughs. > >Cheers, > >Al Marvelli aka KybrSose@ao*.co* > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix At http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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