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Hi Chuck > Welcome to the list. You are in one of the right places - finally != cheers > Independent singles is a big no no, and we don't run any breathing ga= s = >supply over the left shoulder. = Why? Is it perhaps to do with gas management? I find the idea of an isolation manifold interesting. One less thing to think about. Is it because trimix <KAPOW ??> :*O or mixed gas (bottom mix) ~ don't know the= pollitically correct term~ should feed over the other side? > To many on the list, TDI is a dirty word and the fact that you are looking = Slanging match material there I am sure. I will decide in my own time :-)= >for a regulator to run over the left shoulder after going through some T= DI >training provides just one more in a long series of justifications for that = >attitude. Someone who has it close at hand will provide you with the w= eb >site address for the WKPP configurations - please go to it and study it,= = >making sure you concentrate of the "reasons" for these set-ups. = When will the test be? :-) I will check it out. I have read of some of the WKPP penetrations - 18 000 feet ? - impressive= .. = (Thats old news though, I'm sure.) > Keep in mind that the technical info available here is good and valuable = >but the best thing you can get from this list is an improved approach to= = >diving in general. = My plan. I enjoy diving. To the extreme, as we all do else we would not b= e tech divers? (Besides those who engage in it for economics. -not that tha= t is bad- but then we are standing at different points...bla bla..) I would= like to improve my odds since life is not all that bad and I would like t= o enjoy it for some time longer. Therefore I will learn about technical diving, diving safely and I will decide what is good for me. I hope to ma= ke an informed decision. = For the rest I don't know but one thing TDI taught me was to investigate alternatives and make up my own mind as to what works for me. I will not = do something because it has simply been said in a more colourfull way. > A number of excellent divers here will disagree on specifics because what = >they perceive to be a threat varies with what they consider to be their own = >strengths and weaknesses. In the process of hashing it out we usually learn = >a lot about how to evaluate such things for ourselves even though we may= not = >come to a consensus on what is the right or wrong way to do it. = > So! What I like to think of this list as being all about, more than = >anything else, is learning how to think about and approach the disciplin= e of = >diving. It gets bogged down in pettiness from time to time but that only = >adds entertainment value. = It does. It is also fun to get your feet wet. :-) >Again, welcome to the list, = Cheers again. = I anticipating much learning. ;-) Charles -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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