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Sean: We all had a mentor who showed us the ropes early on. As it is I'm moving in a Hogarthian direction today. I have only just started diving doubles and YES in 35F water I can reach my manifold and turn the valves. My early influences used home made back plates and home made Bungeed wings (1990). I didn't (I'm not worthy attitude) mainly because I was interested in bottom time, animal life, not depth. I did go for the "latest and greatest" - YES the ZEAGLE. Why you ask, dive shop owner gave it to me at a KEY price so he could order enough stock to gain the local dealer ship (1994). 5 years of diving (w/a zeagle) and frustration- nothing fit together! I was constantly re-organizing never satisfied. "Divemastering" on a small charter boat I was busy catering to new divers. The past couple of years my interest was peaked as a few divers who had previously boarded using a "traditional" BC, 80 AL and PONY for the "deep" stuff had evolved with "new" gear and a long hose wrapped around there neck. I have searched out sources of info on alternative dive equipment which to my surprise was getting back to basics. Technology (new)does not equal TEC DIVER (better) as I'm sure you would agree. Many pieces of the DIR (Hogarthian) equipment are from the early years in diving (fins/spring strap/neckless Back up second/~harness/steel banded tanks/~manifold/metal buckles)I'm sure I'm not telling anyone on this list anything new (no positive). I just see an opportunity to get my 2 cents in and maybe help make a difference in a new generation of divers. Granted technology, available materials and human error have changed some of this (equipment) however the basic concept still prevails - KISS! You could influence your students by exposing them to Hogarthian concept as it relates to entry level diving (knowledge is power). Just don't do it by showing them the DIR or DIR II tape - too harsh too early! Give new divers the tools (knowledge) to fight the "DARK SIDE of THE FORCE". A mentor once told me: "The true predator of the DEEP is the DIVE SHOP OWNER" and he was an owner! Example: look at the old DACOR style back pack with a small set of wings! Alternative to the "NORMAL BC" And at least start a new generation earlier down the simple is better path. Early exposure in a non-technical environment may make a difference. If nothing else it may keep an advancing diver from asking the same old questions when they jump into so called technical diving Arena. http://www.divedacor.com/accessories.html Single cylinder deluxe soft band - 6817-00 My .02 "Non-Tec diver exploring the ropes" PS: I would say you can see no "strokery" in the recreational community since being a stroke implies knowledge of DIR correct!? You may however see a lot of clutter and dangling! --- "Sean M. Cary" <SMCARY@MI*.CO*> wrote: > 99.9% of my regular customers will (thankfully) > never Tech dive. To sell > them all backplates and harness's would be extreme. > I use and dive a > Halcyon backplate and wing, wear a dangly and dive a > long hose on every > dive. Students and others see this and ask why I do > it, and I explain that > it is a carry over from my technical diving. I have > a ratio going of about > 9 backplates to 1 bcd's sale...so I guess my wearing > one is rubbing off. > But I sell the customer whatever they want, based > upon the type of diving > they do. Someone who will never venture past 60' is > going to be fine in a > normal BC. In the early 90's when I was wearing a > Dacor Caribbean and Al > 80's, diving in warm, relatively shallow waters, > that was the best setup for > me. Now that I do tech, I wear what I wear all the > time, and never have to > change my config to meet the requirements. The > whole point of my post was > the nature of this list, and TheNerds comment that > he doesn't have the cash > to do the dives properly... > > And as I said before...If you can't afford to do the > dives with the right > equipment...DON'T DO THEM. All we have to do is > apply Rule Number One... > I'd say we have more to worry about in the so called > "tech" community then > the "rec" community. I see far more strokery on the > tech trips I go on, > then the rec trips I do each weekend. > > My .02 > > Sean === Kevin E. Harris Life is like a grindstone, Whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends on what you're made of! Author Unknown _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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