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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01BE6EB7.AF9990E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The question to the list is... I've approached the DIR methods with an = open mind and have since switched over to this line of thinking... I = love the setup but have one problem with it and so the question is this. = I also do a lot of kayak diving in the Pacific Northwest. This calls for = donning my gear while on a drifting kayak before getting in the water. = I've tried doing this on the kayak and in water but have had nothing = but problems getting into the harness.... I know this list is Tech but I = do both and will continue to kayak dive since it is such a blast. Are = there any tricks to donning in the water that I'm missing. Keep in mind = that most of the time the kayak and I are drifting while donning.=20 Any tricks, idea's or thoughts would be helpful. I'm diving dry so I've = got the drysuit valves to deal with as well. With a typical recreational = bc it's just a matter of getting the shoulder straps loose and slipping = in and tightening. I want to dive DIR.... I just need a way to do it in = this situation without drifting into the next time zone before I'm ready = to go diving... Gordy Koetje www.geocities.com/Pipeline/Reef/6872/NorthwestKay.html ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01BE6EB7.AF9990E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3612.1700"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>The question to the list is... I've = approached=20 the DIR methods with an open mind and have since switched over to this = line of=20 thinking... I love the setup but have one problem with it and so the = question is=20 this. I also do a lot of kayak diving in the Pacific Northwest. This = calls for=20 donning my gear while on a drifting kayak before getting in the water. = I've=20 tried doing this on the kayak and in water but have had nothing = but=20 problems getting into the harness.... I know this list is Tech but I do = both and=20 will continue to kayak dive since it is such a blast. Are there = any tricks=20 to donning in the water that I'm missing. Keep in mind that most of the = time the=20 kayak and I are drifting while donning. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Any tricks, idea's or thoughts would = be helpful.=20 I'm diving dry so I've got the drysuit valves to deal with as well. With = a=20 typical recreational bc it's just a matter of getting the shoulder = straps loose=20 and slipping in and tightening. I want to dive DIR.... I just need = a way=20 to do it in this situation without drifting into the next time zone = before I'm=20 ready to go diving...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Gordy Koetje</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.geocities.com/Pipeline/Reef/6872/NorthwestKay.html">ww= w.geocities.com/Pipeline/Reef/6872/NorthwestKay.html</A></FONT></DIV>&l t;/BO= DY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01BE6EB7.AF9990E0-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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