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Mike You could dump some weight, but then you may have a problem doing your 3m deco stop. As such it is often not an option except in an emergency to save drowning. This is why a redundant boyancy solution is a good idea. With double steels and a steel stage I don't carry any weight anyway. Guy > >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'. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Guy Wittig 33 Berry Street Phone: 02 9466 9486 Project Manager North Sydney Fax: 02 9466 9411 Sun Professional Services NSW Australia Mobile:0419 435 795 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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