Walter,

I don't know about this one.  I've dived with one stage bottle no
canister and you're right, off balance isn't a problem (assume same as
canister, no stage).  My question is more 2 or more stages on the left,
no canister on the right?  I've tried two bottles on the left and no
canister (I don't have one) and I felt off balance.  I actually unhooked
my friend's 5-lb. hammer and clipped it to my right side and still felt
a little off balance. Usually I would move the bubble in the wing a
little to the left to maintain stability.  Unfortunately I'm now
slightly leaning to the right to maintain the bubble in the left.  Hard
to explain, sorry.  Guess you couldn't do that with an OMS wing huh...
:-)

Thanks,
Art.

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Walter Jaccard [SMTP:wjaccard@mi*.co*]
	Sent:	Friday, July 10, 1998 1:43 PM
	To:	Paltz, Art
	Subject:	Re: Alternative mounting for canister light ?

	Art,

	Yes, it works fine.  Think about it.  People dive with the light
cannister
	on their hip all the time without stages.

	Walter

	PS: you really should try a good light.

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Paltz, Art <Art.Paltz@R2*.CO*>
	To: Mailing Tech Diver List (E-mail) <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
	Date: Friday, July 10, 1998 4:22 AM
	Subject: RE: Alternative mounting for canister light ?


	>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
	>
	>
	>

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