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Dave, Many thanks for all your help with advice on gear selection and rigging for my recent trip to Palawan. The new wing (DR junior) and backplate worked out just fine, though I did bob along with my head in the sand for the first dive. Moving the bands a little further down the tanks sorted this completely. It was so much nicer not having to wear a weightbelt! I found I had plenty of lift for twins plus stage. I had no problems with getting in and out of the harness (deflating the wing just prior to doffing when using a chase boat is essential here, since the slack is taken up by the buoyancy of the wing). Your tip about not having the harness too tight was spot on. Also, I found the "Shimellian" crotch strap (using weight retainers instead of bolts) to be extremely stable and easy to adjust. The harness now just needs some of the extra webbing trimmed off. Best Regards, JT -- John Taylor, Marketing and Trading Systems, IT Development Credit Suisse Financial Products (Hong Kong) Ltd, 13F, Tower 3, Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong Office: +852 2101 6927, Fax: +852 2101 7698, Mobile: +852 9031 6395, email: john.taylor@cs*.co*.uk* [private e-mail: live4diving@ho*.co*] -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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