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ok, this thread has bored me. I told you what we do. I told you why we do it. Hogarthian, which has evolved into DIR, says take only what you need. You do not need a backup bottom timer, end of discussion, and thus you are not diving Hogarthian/DIR. Continue to wallow in your stroke ways. Trout -----Original Message----- From: bigvon@be*.ne* <bigvon@be*.ne*> To: Jess Armantrout <armantrout@wo*.at*.ne*> Cc: Ken Sallot <sallot@mi*.co*>; techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 8:58 AM Subject: Re: Redundant Equipment and Holgarth >Why go through all that B.S. in an open ocean when all you have to do is glance >at your spare B/T? That is hogarthian in my book > >Jess Armantrout wrote: > >> you guys continually come up with solutions to problems that don't exist, >> and justify it by calling it self suffiency or personal preference or what >> ever other name you chose. >> >> Turn your bottom timer on before you jump in the water. Does it work? If >> yes, what are the odds of it failing in the next hour or two. Close enough >> to zero that if it happens, my buddy is there. My buddies are always there, >> but for you guys that insist on violating rule no. 1, shoot a lift bag with >> knotted line/rope at 10 foot intervals and deco off your watch. If your >> watch fails, count the deco. Sheck did this from 800+ feet at Bushmangat. >> >> Trout >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bigvon@be*.ne* <bigvon@be*.ne*> >> To: Ken Sallot <sallot@mi*.co*>; techdiver@aquanaut.com >> <techdiver@aquanaut.com> >> Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 8:27 AM >> Subject: Re: Redundant Equipment and Holgarth >> >> >Who said anything about loosing your buddy on a regular basis? You did. It >> must be >> >your concern. >> >I have made enough dives (caves and ocean) not to bet my life on my buddy. >> Maybe you >> >and Jess would, but I like the idea of self sufficiency. >> >bill >> > >> >Ken Sallot wrote: >> > >> >> bigvon@be*.ne* wrote: >> >> > >> >> > What if you loose contact with your buddy? A redundant deph/time is >> essential. >> >> > bill >> >> >> >> If you lose your buddy on a regular enough basis that you're concerned >> >> about this then I think you have another problem >> >> -- >> >> "What's terrible is to pretend that the second-rate >> >> is first-rate." >> >> -- Doris Lessing >> >> (British writer) >> > >> >-- >> >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >> >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.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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