Dave-

Single tank diving can be accomplished with small wings, a backplate and 
single tank adapter. I think this config makes just as much sense as that 
STAB jacket you showed me the other day. Personally I think that there 
are millions of dives made a day on the plethora of goofy OW BC's for 
sale out there for them to be proven safe. Its just that if you do decide 
to do the doubles thing one day you won't have to get rid of the goofy 
jacket at a fraction of what you paid for it and you will feel nice and 
comfortable with your DIR style rig. Might even make you a safer tech 
diver if you already "live" in the DIR setup.

 Jim

Sender: David B. Widen  Date: 5/10/99 7:24 AM

>Q: Just a simple question. If she is "Just OW", how far or what part of the
>DIR do you help get? I thought the DIR was a complete system.
>
>Q: Do you long hose and double up a OW diver?
>
>Q:Task loading with the configuration.
>
>Q:Would OW DIR just be the back plate and BC, long hose, second reg (open
>water know as an octopus) necklace?
>
>Q: Will start to think of herself as tech diver without the training,
>mentoring, and diving experiences.
>
>Q: Do we need George, Bill M., & JJ to define an open water DIR standard and
>configuration?
>
>I do not want to sound negative about this but is she rushing it a bit. By
>her own statement, she is s new ow diver.
>
>What does the rest of the world think? Capt J.T., Jim, other WPKK folks.
>
>R/David
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: xx [mailto:ombligo@xt*.ne*]
>Sent: Monday, May 10, 1999 6:23 AM
>To: TechDiver@aquanaut.com
>Subject: Re: Halcyon experience in Australia?
>
>
>I have been corresponding with Cathy and she is serious about wanting to
>DIR. She mispoke about her instructor a bit... He is against long hose for
>OW rec divers and will not teach giving away the primary of rec divers
>(though he admits doing that for his cave diving).
>
>That doesn't make what he says right, but it must be remembered that he is
>the person Cathy will have to deal with (only game in town).
>
>She is not looking for tech training but rather just is starting OW, she
>just was hoping to DIR. Lets support her efforts to find and try the right
>equipment.
>
>Ron
>
>
>>Ask your "prominent cave diving instructor" how he would share gas with
>>another diver while going through a restriction which can only be
>>passed in single-file, without using a long hose.
>>
>>-Sean
>>
>>
>>On Sun, 09 May 1999 13:07:35 +0930, Cathy Spencer wrote:
>>
>>>I have talked to a local prominent cave diver instructor here, and he is
>>>dead set against the idea of a long hose. So no support there.
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