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In message <n1427030772.36959@at*.sp*.tr*.co*> "Roger Carlson" writes:
> I have a bunch of stuff on my wrists - a compass, a Nemesis, and a watch. I'd
> even like to add a strip of writing slate material. I've been trying to come 
> up
> with a better way to attach it all than all on its own straps. I could mount 
> it
> all on a single plate, and strap that on, or stitch it to some kind of 
> sleeve.
> What I'm hoping for is a way to lose every bit of it, all at once, instead of
> just a piece at a time. I've seen pictures of people with rigs like this, but
> no pictures good enough to get a good idea of what they've done. Does anyone
> have any experience or seen any good ideas?
> 
> Incidentally, if you were one of the first to get a Nemesis, back when they
> came with vecro wrist straps, they now have a nice rubber wristband that's 
> MUCH
> more secure. Get one. That velco is sketchy.

Hello Roger,
My own way of dealing with this problem was to take a piece of PVC pipe, cut it 
down to the right length, then cut the correct width.  Then attach the computer 
and watch to it.  I then put surgical tubing loops on the PVC at the right 
length so it sits on my forearm but not too tight.  Using stretchy tubing is a 
good idea.
The idea is to make it as small as possible so that when you bend your elbow you
can still reach your valves.  If the PVC is too long and you don't want to 
shorten it, just "twist" the console to the outside of your forearm and it won't
interfere with your elbow bending.

in my case, I decided NOT to put the compass on it.  Since I rarely need to use 
a compass on wrecks in this area (but I still wanted to have one just in case) I
did the following:
took a compass out of an old gauge, glued a loop of 1" wide neoprene to the back
which is the correct size to fit on the palm of my hand.
The compass is stored in a piece of rubber tire tubing on my harness.  When 
needed, I just take it out, put it on one of my hands (compass on the top/back 
of my hand, and off I go.  The trick is to get the neoprene loop the right 
thickness so it goes on fairly easy but won't come off or move around.
You could use something other than the neoprene, but I've found it to be the 
easiest to put on.  Rubber tubing works OK, but isn't as easy to slide on.

BTW, if the PVC isn't the right shape, it can be placed in the oven at 300 
degrees , taken out and molded into the shape you wish.
That's my two cents.  Hope it helps.
safe diving,

John Lydon
jlydon@re*.mg*.ha*.ed*

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