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In a message dated 7/18/98 10:28:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
zimmmt@au*.al*.co* writes:

> Either way, I do not see the added complexity of drysuit diving
>  as always being worth that possible marginal advantage.  The
>  buoyancy issues of that, and the economic issues, cannot
>  be said to be clearly in favor of a drysuit in all conditions.
>  
 MIke,

  What is the "added complexity of drysuit diving" ??  I put on my suit and I
dive it. I dont get your problem with a drysuit. 

  What "economic issues"??  We are not talking about piddling around on some
reef in twenty feet of water here are we?? If your going to do this kind of
diving cost is not a primary consideration. If you cant afford the necessary
tools then you should go work until you can. Work will not get you dead
becasue you have kludged together some workaround that comes apart at the
worst moment. I would describe myself as both a cheapskate and as economically
challenged, but I am not about to suggest that I or others can take
unnecessary risk just because of money. Visa is everywhere you want to be you
know, although bear in mind debt is a bitch. 

Another poster on this list was quite pertrurbed because a client of his
wanted to use a subpar regulator..a sherwood brute.. as a secondary regulator
for that divers first Doria dive.  That client also had "economic issues".
Would you agree with that choice of gear?

 But yet again I notice that you have dragged us away from the primary concept
at hand to collateral issues.  Why cant you just optmize your tank
configuration for diving wet? 

Describe a usual dive for you, with sac rates and tank volumes and show me
with numbers why you cant use a twin al 80 rig in your warm waters. 

Al Marvelli   aka  KybrSose@ao*.co*
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