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At 10:47 AM 8/9/99 +0000, you wrote: >Maggie I was not saying I NEVER use my primary. In fact as I thought I was >getting across that there are times for a canister primary as in the dark water >off New Jersey etc. >I always use my light off the east coast. >In the gulf of mexico or Caribbean you do not need it. bigvon- In the few dives deeper than 150' (about 10) or 200' (2) I've done in the Caribbean and the Dry Tourtugas, I've found that a cannister light with a Goodman handle has GREATLY increased my enjoyment of the dives and furthermore has proven to be a hell of lot more comfortable than any hand held battery/light combo has. And that's regardless of wether or not my "mission" is to look at the pretty coral, sponges or fish on a wall, or check out the interior of the wreck of the Roatan or Fantastico.. Damn, I at least take an SL6 on every >100' Caribbean reef dive I do to bring out some of the color... (I have had bad luck with them turning off under pressure as shallow as 70' though...) Of course, if my mission was to collect water samples or to just to watch my depth gauge tick off feet, I might not feel such a need for one. What's a basic bigvon dive to 200'-300' + about? >I use Barry Miller lights . >And according to Webster's a tool is "anything which serves as a means to an >end." >so a light could be a tool for signaling or looking into darkness. >Anyone who even considers hammering with a light does not have his bulb lit. I use Barry's backup lights for backup as well... I'm not sure I'm reading your post right, but it sounds (to me) like your saying that you feel a 3 C cell backup light is an appropriate tool to depend on for signaling a buddy in full daylight in Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico conditions... honestly, to me, they're not strong enough to bring out good color on a reef under those circumstances. Don't you think a small cannister light with a focusable beam would be more useful and comfortable tool for both signaling and/or looking into darkness? As far as the doubles vs. big LP singles goes, it's been my experience that the doubles are more stable when freestanding or gearing up on a rocking boat, and that the center of gravity with doubles is less "wishy-washy" while I'm diving, especially with a cannister light or a stage. Also, valve manipulation with doubles seems a bit easier to me than it does with an H valve. Hey, I'm no player and I don't purport to be. Just curious as to why your experiences in these circumstances seem so different to mine.. Tony -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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