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>Subject: Re: superwings >Sent: 3/5/98 3:40 PM >Received: 3/7/98 8:52 PM >From: Guy Wittig, Guy.Wittig@Au*.Su*.CO* >To: RCalkins@Wo*.co* >CC: Techdiver, techdiver@aquanaut.com > >Rob > >my 2 cents worth ... > >If you have alternate boyancy (i.e. a dry suit) you usually don't need a >dual BC as if the BC fails you can get some degree of boyancy from the >drysuit (within the limits of neck seals etc). > >If you use a wetsuit then you need redundancy for your BC. If it fails and >your are 15-20kg negative on the bottom it is a tough swim up. Not if you dump some weight first. That's your redundancy. > >By the way, I have a Dive Rite with superwings - I like it, I understand its >limitations regarding the shock cord, its effects on maximum boyancy and how >to control it - and I defiantly elect to use it. I do not yield to stroke >tauntings by hard line isolationist Hogarthian me-too GI3 lookalikes. >(Theres an invitation to get flamed if ever I saw one !) > > >Guy > > > >> I have a quick question. I just sold my superwings from dive-rite as I >> am moving from stroke gear to my hogarthian setup. I now see that >> Halcyon is coming out with a Dual Chambered BC. Is this simular to the >> dive-rite? Also are people using dual chambered bcs for deep tri-mix >> with lots of stage/deco bottles? If not, what is the application for the >> dual chambered bc? I am just curious and would like to know. >> >> Thanks >> >> Rob Calkins >> -- >> 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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