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I hope Richard won't mind me fowarding this to the techdiver list but it
seems to be a valid correction of what I said;

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> From perth.dialix.oz.au!dataplex.net!rkw Tue Nov 22 20:38:25 1994
> X-Sender: wacky@ma*.da*.ne*
> Message-Id: <aaf7697322021004124b@[199.183.109.241]>
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> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 03:30:36 -0600
> To: Jason Rogers <gasdive@sy*.di*.oz*.au*>
> From: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@da*.ne*>
> Subject: Re: wings with single cylinders
>
> >Older divers will remember that "wing" bc's were a short lived trend in
> >recreational diveing that came between horse collar's and jacket style.
>
> The problem that I encounter with using a set of wings designed for doubles
> on a single tank is that the lift sacks tend to wrap around the tank. This
> is because there is too much cloth between the ends for such a setup.
>
> With the jounior, not only is there less cloth, but there are also clips to
> hold the wings down near the backplate. This position is much more stable.
>
>

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