Ah, at last. Someone who actually dives. Thanks for the good points, Tony.

   Jim

Sender: Tony Thomas  Date: 8/11/99 1:11 AM

>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
>
>
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