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Well, I do not know about you guys, but the technical diving I do is fairly
task loaded and the last thing I want to have to worry about is swapping
regs every so often. The number of times an isolator has failed in my 1000
or so doubles dives or any one of my buddies or anybody I know for that
matter is approximately zero. Why is that a thing to think about? You
introduce an additional pressure guage, which I have seen fail and now you
have to keep them seperated so you know what tank to breathe. Talk about
one more thing to think about! You want me to do this while doing a
tripple stage, tripple scooter exploration cave dive while laying line and
looking for leads in bad viz? I don't think so, tough guy.
No, answer me this. If you have independent doubles, how do you shut off
the left tank, the one that has the tank handle pointing in?
In general, independents suck and have no place in technical diving.
Also, since your return address is dubious at best, and I have no clue who
"TheNerd@ao*.co*" is (it came up automatically when I hit "reply all"), I
have taken the liberty of reposting this to tech diver. Anybody know these
guys?
Trout
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> From: Moriarity Sr. Robert A. <tekdvr@ya*.co*>
> To: Jess Armantrout <armantrout@wo*.at*.ne*>
> Subject: Re: Cold Water Diving
> Date: Friday, April 23, 1999 10:48 AM
>
> Why use an isolator, It just adds one more thing
> to think about. Independent doubles are just that
> independent.
>
> --- Jess Armantrout <armantrout@wo*.at*.ne*>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >Is there anyone out there who is one hundred
> > percent sure that in an
> > >emergency they can honestly say they would
> > reach the valves EVERY SINGLE
> > >TIME?
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> > I practice this during deco on every dive I do.
> > Can't reach your valves?
> > Take up golf.
> >
> > I did not read the rest of your lengthy post as
> > I assume it recommends more
> > stupidity like diving with the isolator closed.
> >
> > Trout
> >
> >
> >
> >
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