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OK, I'll byte. What if you don't use a canister light? Personally I don't, but instead use an 800R. Not quite the wattage of a canister light but also a fraction of the cost. 30 watts seems to be fine for me. Now the question, has anyone tried 2 or more stages on the left without the canister on the right? I've tried both and felt off balance during the hang. Didn't notice it all that much while diving unless I was digging with a scooter or going for a lobster. I tend to keep the bottles with me on the dive. You never know what's going to happen to your wreck line back to your bottles (yes I've seen them get cut by panicked divers). If it's great viz. or I really know the wreck I may tie them off to a location I'm real familiar with. I also read the response about it interfering with the deployment of the long hose. If you're not using a canister light, the long hose has nothing to wrap under. I don't see how a right bottle will interfere with hose deployment? Only an idiot would wrap the hose under the right stage.... Any input? Art. -----Original Message----- From: Jim Cobb [SMTP:cobber@ci*.co*] Sent: Thursday, July 09, 1998 12:53 PM To: Phi Le Cc: 'List - Technical Diver' Subject: RE: Alternative mounting for canister light ? If I understand correctly the reason for left-hand stages are: -There is no better place for the light cannister but on your belt- for access, protection and streamlining reasons. -The light is on your right because you steer the scooter with your right hand and use your left to do stuff like control your stages, hold the light head, check your pressure gauge, hold the reel etc. -Not having tank on the right insures a quick deployment of the long hose when needed. -Once underwater any apparent balance advantages you feel on the surface with bi-lateral stages becomes a moot point, the tanks are floating free and, if rigged properly, out of the way. -Counting on a system of "02 on the left and 50/50 on the right" or whatever is foolhardy. The only way to be sure of what you are breathing is to read the MOD on the tank itself and then open that valve on that tank only. Then if you can breath the reg, it's the correct tank. Jim Sender: Phi Le Date: 7/9/98 8:39 AM >Thanks for your informative insight. Your analogy with the car is off. I >thought Hog is more of a philosophy, and I am sure a lot of people adopted >this philosophy with some modifications of their own. > >I understand about the Hog safety issues, but not when it comes to canister >on right hip, I don't. Flame me if you want, I just want to learn. > >Why is it the correct method ? Are you sure that it is the optimum way, or >is it because there is no other way to get around the canister on the right >hip, thus all stages on the left ? > >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'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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