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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_007B_01BE84CE.40B6BE00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well, =20 >Who would have thought that one small post would have caused all that = fuss?? First, I want to thank all who replied. I've found one. =20 =20 Second, I have to say that I think Joel is right about using the correct = bands and hardware with the tanks. I have 2 OMS 98's that I will be = banding together with OMS bands and an OMS manifold. I have never heard = one bad thing about this setup. It's all made to be part of 1 big unit = when assembled. Of course my doubles experience is limited. =20 =20 Thirdly, this will be my first set of doubles and I want to do it right = so I'm going to Do It Right. I made my own SS backplate, and now I just = need the wings and some training. But guess what?? Everyone up here in = Toronto dives with bungee wings (at least all I've seen), everyone gives = me a huge hassle and lecture when they find out I'm not going to buy = their bungee wings. Everyone gives me an even sterner lecture when I = tell them my harness is one piece of webbing and I will be breathing the = long hose. Then I have to go into my defense of DIR and try and = convince them that I'm not an idiot and have good reasons for doing what = I do. They just shake their heads and walk away. So you see, getting a = manifold is the least of my worries, finding someone who can teach me = the way I want to be taught is my biggest worry. I'm thinking that when = I get some money together I'll go down to mecca and take the courses = there, cause I don't think anyone up here teaches or even knows about = the DIR way. =20 Enough ranting, this was supposed to be a thanks to all who replied = email......:-) =20 Best regards, Matt -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --------------------------------- My toys! My toys! I can't do this job without my toys! ------=_NextPart_000_007B_01BE84CE.40B6BE00 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#989498> <DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" = size=3D2>Well,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>>Who would = have thought=20 that one small post would have caused all that fuss?? First, I = want to=20 thank all who replied. I've found one. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>Second, I have = to say that I=20 think Joel is right about using the correct bands and hardware with the=20 tanks. I have 2 OMS 98's that I will be banding together with OMS = bands=20 and an OMS manifold. I have never heard one bad thing about this=20 setup. It's all made to be part of 1 big unit when = assembled. Of=20 course my doubles experience is limited. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>Thirdly, this = will be my=20 first set of doubles and I want to do it right so I'm going to Do It=20 Right. I made my own SS backplate, and now I just need the wings = and some=20 training. But guess what?? Everyone up here in Toronto dives = with=20 bungee wings (at least all I've seen), everyone gives me a huge hassle = and=20 lecture when they find out I'm not going to buy their bungee = wings. =20 Everyone gives me an even sterner lecture when I tell them my harness is = one=20 piece of webbing and I will be breathing the long hose. Then I = have to go=20 into my defense of DIR and try and convince them that I'm not an idiot = and have=20 good reasons for doing what I do. They just shake their heads and = walk=20 away. So you see, getting a manifold is the least of my worries,=20 finding someone who can teach me the way I want to be taught is my = biggest=20 worry. I'm thinking that when I get some money together I'll go = down to=20 mecca and take the courses there, cause I don't think anyone up here = teaches or=20 even knows about the DIR way.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>Enough = ranting, this was=20 supposed to be a thanks to all who replied email......:-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>Best = regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" = size=3D2>Matt</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua"=20 size=3D2>----------------------------------------------------------------= ------------------------------------------</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>My toys! = My=20 toys! I can't do this job without my = toys!</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_007B_01BE84CE.40B6BE00-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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