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In a message dated 7/16/98 3:51:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, zimmmt@au*.al*.co* writes: > n case you've forgotten it, the question is to explain how > the 2nd bladder adds more failure points than wearing a drysuit. one bladder = one inflator hose + one overpressure dump + one lp supply hose two bladders = two inflator hoses + two ovp dumps + two lp supply hoses One bladder and one drysuit<w/o argon> = one inflator hose + one ovp + one drysuit supply + one drysuit dump + 2 lp hoses + THE THERMAL PROTECTION OF A DRY SUIT. With argon the failure points diminish even further, either call the dive or shut off the argon, you're not spewing breathing gas into the water. Thats the problem with two inflators;twice the potential to spew your life sustaining gas into the water. You dont lose that with a drysuit but you gain the thermal benefit of the suit. You dont wear the suit merely for buoyancy, but for staying warm. Warm means potentially less bent. If your wearing bigger tanks thats longer dives, more time in the water, more time to get cold, more time to get bent. I like stuff that is multi-taskable and the drysuit fits the bill here. Will those double wings keep you warm?? Regards, Al Marvelli aka KybrSose@ao*.co* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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