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Pony bottles, hmm.... Is this the correct list to discuss this shit? I suggest you discuss this on the rec. scuba list instead. I thought we were supposed to discuss technical diving here.... Rubrifolia@ao*.co* wrote: > In a message dated 1/19/99 9:59:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, > cobber@ci*.co* writes: > > << > > I have accomplished what I set out to do with this pony thread. That is > to encourage you all to think about why you use a pony rather than > mindlessly strapping one on the side of your tank because it's seems like > the cool thing to do. > > I hope that this new level of consciousness about ponys will encorage > those deco diving with a single and a pony to reconsider what they are > doing. Considering this is "techdiver" I was kind of surprized as to the > outpouring of support for large ponys, which makes me suspicious as to > what you "techdivers" are doing out there. > > >> > Once again your arrogance is boggling.....without you none of us would be able > to think through our gear and our gear choices.....all those boat rides spent > noodling around gear, gear configurations and choices just never happen....all > those dinners where the non-diving friends fall asleep in the mashed potatoes > while the divers debate details just dont happen > > YOU are the one with blinders on ...the only correct way from your argument > is doubles...the reallity is that many people for many reasons will use > singles and the reality is, or should be, to create as safe and complete air > package as can be done......only your way is the correct way....and only your > experiences...which from reading your posts is fairly limited......are used as > validation.....yes, from a tech forum you got many responses,......where do > tech divers come from???, they come from single tankers.....many divers --not > yet tech, or on the borderline--as we all know from our private e mails--read > this forum..... > > We are all part of a small community, the dive community....you stated that > you are surprised that boats up here babysit divers.....again, what blind > arrogance....boats are the great continuum of the community....boats are where > the diver meets the reality of the ocean instead of the pool or > quarry....boats are where the diver learns to be a diver....where divers give > of their experience to the not yet divers....not by brass ball waving....at > least not all the time.....the boats I have sailed on were run by folks who > live and breathe and eat diving....and they want safe, complete, competent > divers....therefore they will spend time with divers....talking, teaching, > directing, guiding.....we all started out clumsy klutzes with all kinds of > gear all over the place....it took boats and going out continuallly to get the > program together..... > > So, again, as I see it, but one of my boat Captains may step in to fine tune > this: > > Single tanker should carry a pony used as a completely redundant, emergency > air source...if its not mounted corrrectly, banging around or hanging you up, > get someone on the boat deck to help you out...if there isnt anyone on that > deck, get yourself to a better boat.... > > Once your dive profiles start requiring more gas....move on to doubles.... > > Once your dive profiles start requiring more gas ....move on to > stages.....bigger bottles, bigger bottles, bigger bottles,,,,,<g> > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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