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roger@ch*.sp*.tr*.co* (Roger Carlson) Wrote:
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| 	Finally, on bc's, are the only ones with 
| backplates the OMS and the
| Dive-Rite? I haven't had a close look at Dive-Rite's yet, 
| but OMS's has a lot
| of external bungee on the bags to keep them tucked up when 
| not fully inflated,
| and it looks like a lot of places for stuff to get hung up 
| on. How are the
| Dive-Rites?
| 

I too have the OMS wings, and have spoken to some divers about them, they are 
excellent quality BC's and apparently the price reflects it.  Also they have 
to separate internal bladders, so redundancy is taken care off all with-in the 
one piece, this and the fact that they are "super-expanding" BC's is what 
accounts for the surgical tubing. [personally I can't see someone getting 
caught on one of the surgical tubing but stranger things have happened. best 
be capable of dealing with unforseen incidents or limit your diving to an 
environment more suitable to your skills. ( I don't mean "you" personally).]

I dive with Dive Rite wings and love them, they are simple and very neat in 
design and well priced.  To achieve redundancy you will need to purchase a 
second set of "wings' bladder", you will basically have to separate soft BC's 
mounted on one backplate with double bands.

Mike.

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