Steve-

Transpac, transpak, whatever, they both suck. Look, the evil marketing 
drones know that for every person who knows what DIR is there are 500 who 
do not. And the margin is much more justifiable on a rig which looks like 
it's worth $595 rather than a simple one rig which go's for less.

Many have tried to go against the evil marketing people (marketing people 
are law school dropouts) and have lost. About the best we can do is hope 
that DIR stuff is at least an option so that when the lightbulb finally 
comes on decent equipment is available.

Both DiveRite and Scubapro are trying to offer what the divers need. It's 
all that we can do is try to talk folks out of the "D-ring Specials" and 
Do It Right the first time. If the Dring specials don't sell, then the 
marketing gnomes will have to try a different angle.

   Jim

Sender: Steve Lindblom  Date: 2/2/99 12:33 AM

>Jim wrote:
>>DiveRite sells the TransPac. Scubapro is now selling DIR rigged
>>backplates and wings. In the defence of the industry I suppose that every
>>company has to have some stroke gear to keep the marketing dweebs happy.
>>Even Halcyon has some goofy stuff, for crying out loud.
>
>No, actually DiveRite does not sell the Transpac. DiveRite sells the
>Transpac 2, Scubapro sells the Transpak, though under a different name -
>bungey wings and all, last thing I knew.
>
>The point I am trying to make, it that it seems funny, considering how much
>grief the Transpak used to come in for here when DiveRite sold it, that no
>one seems to care anymore now that SP does.
>
>I always thought DIR was like religion. It's not enough just to love good,
>you got to eshew evil. If OMS added a one-piece harness to their SS
>backplate, and a non-bungey wing (but went on selling the bondage wings)
>would they be a DIR company?
>
>
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