Several additional points which are not mentioned below:

1.    Proper stages (near neutral AL 80's or 40's) only weigh 2-4 pounds
filled and rigged. If you are attempting this experiment in the comfort of
your living room, you will find that either side is better in air, given the
fact that the stage then weighs closer to 40 pounds each.

2.    The light weighs 7-8 pounds and balances upto a triple stage
perfectly. Several more stages (typically high He.) do not present and
uncomfortable position either.

3.    Perhaps the most compelling reason for single side staging is the
ability to always have full use of one arm. This WILL prove very comforting
when having to deal with a problem or in the prevention of mistakes. When
moving to multiple stages we sometimes TAG a group by the lower left d-ring
depending on head-to-toe trim requirement.

RMC
-----Original Message-----
From: Nanci LeVake <nlevake@pi*.co*>
To: Phi Le <PLe@Se*.co*>; 'jbentley@cr*.co*' <jbentley@cr*.co*>
Cc: 'List - Australia' <indepth@il*.co*.au*>; 'List - Cave Diver'
<cavers@ca*.co*>; 'List - Technical Diver' <techdiver@aquanaut.com>;
'List - UK' <scuba-uk@dr*.ne*>
Date: Thursday, July 09, 1998 10:18 AM
Subject: RE: Alternative mounting for canister light ?


>Phi,
>
>Jeff is right.  As soon as you change something as major as the placement
>of the light canister, the entire system falls apart.  The light canister
>is mounted on the right waist so it can hold the long hose in place.  It
>also needs to be in a place where you can easily reach it to unmount it
>should you need to.  It also needs to be in a place where you can easily
>stow the cord should you need to, to prevent entanglement, say if you were
>exiting on a back up light.  There is plenty of room for all the stages on
>your left.  They will not feel too heavy or unbalanced there.    It is much
>easier to change your personal preferences than to try to come up with a
>better system than that of the hundreds of divers who are diving
Hogarthian...
>
>Nanci
>
>
>
>At 07:39 AM 7/9/98 -0500, Phi Le wrote:
>>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
>>> ----------
>>> From: Jeff Bentley[SMTP:jbentley@cr*.co*]
>>> Reply To: jbentley@cr*.co*
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 1998 8:07 PM
>>> To: Phi Le
>>> Cc: 'List - Technical Diver'; 'List - Cave Diver'; 'List - UK'; 'List -
>>> Australia'
>>> Subject: Re: Alternative mounting for canister light ?
>>>
>>> Phi,
>>>
>>> You can't really pick and choose pieces of the "doing it right rig" and
>>> expect to have a package that works well.
>>>
>>> Stages are clipped to your left hip and left chest ring. The light goes
>>> on your right side on the waist belt.
>>>
>>> Car example:
>>> You can prefer to turn the steering wheel with your feet and push the
>>> pedals
>>> with your hands. To come to the list and ask how to best watch the road
>>> with your asshole is kinda silly..
>>>
>>> Try the stages on you left and you will "prefer" it soon enough.
>>>
>>> Good luck,
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Phi Le wrote:
>>>
>>> > 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jeff Bentley     jbentley@cr*.co*    http://www.crl.com/~jbentley
>>>
>>>
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>>
>

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