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I have to say to you guys that the DIR crowd did not pull these ideas out of their butts. These are a bunch of serious divers who spend hundreds of hours doing extreme dives that make our dives look swimming in a bird bath. They also spend hundreds of hours experimenting with configurations until they get it just right. I would imagine that if bilateral stage rigging was what it took to get the job done, they would do it. But there's a reason for everything in a hogarth system, it fits together like a machine. These guys haul 6 or more stages at a time on the left side back into these caves. I doubt that the hogarth people give a flying frejole' how people bastardize the system. Just don't do your own thing and then strut around declaring yourself a hogarth diver. Sure there are individual hogarth ideas which can improve any divers kit. Like mounting your light on your belt rather than butt mounting. Or using a isolation manifold instead independent doubles. But if you really want to enjoy the many benefits of DIR style you need to try the system in it's entirety. From my experience you won't regret it. Jim On 7/9/98 4:19 PM Case E. Harris wrote: >An idea and a question from a self proclaimed NON-EXPERT: > >First, my impression of the 'Hogarthian method' of rigging is that's it is a >philosophy, or set of guidelines, open to SOME interpretation. It states that >the simplest and most reliable equipment / methods should be used, and >places a >high importance on streamlining. "Doing it Right" (TM?) is one (very well >thought out) interpretation of the Hogarthian method. So by saying that >bi-lateral stages are not Hogarthian, do you really mean that 'bi-lateral >stages >are not in line with the "Doing it Right" style of rigging/diving?' > >Next, my question: I dive a rig that is very different from the "Doing it >Right" >style advocated by many on this list. Just yesterday I had the wonderful >opportunity of seeing the DIR (sorry for the abbreviation, I'm getting >tired of >typing) rig in action, and I was rather impressed. I saw several things that >will influence future evolutions of my rig. But the Stages on the left sill >seems as tho it would present some balance issues in water. The divers I >spoke >with on our boat explained that the AL stages floated, and the Light canister >balanced out the right side. But AL stages don't float when they're full, and >carrying a big canister light isn't always an option or the best idea when >diving in the open ocean (if you don't need it, don't carry it, right?) So >how >does carrying two AL stages (theoretically full for most/all of the bottom >time >of the dive) without the light affect one's balance and stability in the >water? > >Please keep flames (if there are any...I hope I've been politically >correct in >this post to avoid most of the nastiness) private, and post any useful >criticism >or comment in public. > >Thanks in advance...! >-Case Harris >diveman@cy*.co* > > >Jim Cobb wrote: > >> Bi-lateral is not hogarthian. If you are going to do it this way you >> might as well butt-mount the light. Lord knows you will make a bunch of >> people on this list happy if you do. >> >> Jim >> >> Sender: Phi Le Date: 7/9/98 3:44 AM >> >> >I have recently bought an AUL14 canister light and wondering if there are >> >alternative methods of mounting it on the Hog rig when diving with twin and >> >2 stages. I prefer to wear my stages bilaterally, thus no room for the light >> >to go on the right hip (please, no e-mail about bi-lateral stages). I prefer >> >not to butt mount, or between the twin tanks in the back as I cannot get >> >access to the light (on-off switch, leak, etc.). >> > >> >Any suggestions ? >> > >> >Thanks, Phi >> >-- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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