On3/12/99 11:57 AM, Craig Waldman wrote:

>-- Finally my questions.
>
>First, what is your opinion on this upside down idea?
>
>Second, how do you see this would effect the long hose, and other hose
>routings?

>The first possible advantage is that the valves are much easier to reach.
>If you can scratch your butt you can turn a valve.  This comes in especially
>handy for doubles with an isolation manifold.
>
>A second possible advantage.  When using round bottom (now top) tanks, you
>are even more streamlined, and have greater clearance around your head.
>It's easier to look up or forward with NO obstructions behind your head.
>

For all you North Florida cave instructors who are seriously considering 
turning your tanks over, let me point out a few issues:

- on the minus side, with your tanks upside down there'll be no place to 
butt mount your light 

- on the plus side, instead of bungie-ing your long hose to the side of 
your rig, you could always stuff it up your ass. That and the rounded 
tanks would be so streamlined it would almost be like doing it right.  
And you definitely would be able to reach your valves, because we know 
y'all can past the "scratch your butt test" In fact, I hear that TDI is 
changing it's slogan to "If you can scratch your butt, you too can be a 
TDI instructor."  

With that ludicrous gas management plan for independent doubles, we know 
this must be the Royal Navy's recruiting pitch....wait...no...I got it 
assbackwards...it's "If you can scratch your buddy's butt, you can be in 
the Royal Navy."  

Who thinks this stuff up?!
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