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From: "Paltz, Art" <Art.Paltz@R2*.CO*>
To: "Mailing Tech Diver List (E-mail)" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: RE: The Horror
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 12:45:56 -0400
Hi All,

I use duct tape on my stage bottles, no not to mark them!  I wrap a
piece around the SS band so I don't accidentally catch it on something.
No sharp edges.  I tried using an inner tube but it would eventually
work its way off the clamp.

I also always carry a roll with me.  You never know when you'll need
some so there is always some in the tool box.

Art.


		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Maggie [mailto:mmowens@pa*.co*]
		Sent:	Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:03 AM
		To:	vbtech@ci*.co*; Jim Cobb; Tech Diver;
vbtech@ci*.co*
		Subject:	Re: The Horror

		Jim,

		Duct tape also works very well to temporarily patch a
hole you have in your 
		latex neck or wrist seal when you are stuck on the boat
and can't replace 
		your seals.
		You can also use it to hold down your drysuit pocket if
it unexpectedly 
		starts to come off and you don't have enough time to let
the glue dry.

		Are you going to tell me that it would be better to miss
the dive?

		At 04:24 PM 4/26/99 -0800, Sean T"." Stevenson wrote:
		>The applications you point out below seem somewhat
nonsensical, but
		>duct tape has several good uses in diving as well.  For
example, when
		>travelling, I put a big duct tape "X" on all of my
luggage so that no
		>one will mistake my bags for their own at the airport.
As well, I have
		>an extra bulb encased in a bit of bubble wrap, duct
taped to the inside
		>of my light cannister.  For the cost conscious diver,
quite functional
		>gaiters can also be made from duct tape, but then you
will look like a
		>guy who is wearing gaiters made from duct tape...
		>
		>-Sean
		>
		>
		>On Sun, 25 Apr 1999 22:17:47 -0400, Jim Cobb wrote:
		>
		>>First I got you guys to shed unknown tons of zip ties
off of your
		>>worthless stroke asses and now this. Duct tape. Yes,
Duct tape. This
		>>stuff is being use on critical life support equipment
with horrifying
		>>applications.
		>>
		>>Examples:
		>>
		>>- A perfectly good Dacor scooter so wrapped up with
duct tape it looked
		>>like an armenian war casualty. And he calls himself a
"professional".
		>>- A handle light with not ONE but TWO colors of cut
tape. What did this
		>>mean, some sort of code? This guy hangs out with you
FL caver types so I
		>>am verrry suspicious as to whats going on down there.
		>>- A drysuit, what was between this divers goulions and
the cold, dark
		>>sea? THAT RIGHT, DUCT TAPE! Yet another FL spook, and
he's worried about
		>>viruses, HA!
		>>
		>>THIS INSANITY HAS TO STOP!
		>>
		>>George, JJ and Bill, we a need a DIR policy statement
on this duct tape
		>>crap right away, before we wind up with another
zip-tie fiasco and we
		>>need it now!
		>>
		>> Pissed off Jim
		>>
		>>
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