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Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 22:25:40
To: Cam Banks <cam@ca*.co*>
From: billy <bdi@wh*.ne*>
Subject: Re: DIR gear questions
Cc: Techdiver Mailing List <techdiver@aquanaut.com>

At 08:42 PM 26/9/99 -0700, Cam Banks wrote:
>>From my understanding, DIR advocates use of bolt snaps and non-fixed
>D-rings.  I find these very hard to manipulate in 5mm gloves.  I'm about
>to rebel against these and go to butterfly snaps and fixed D-rings.  
>
>Can anyone save me?  I know that butterfly clips can snag monofilament,
>but I'll trade that hazard for actually being able to use them. 

Bend the curved part of the D-ring up so that it sticks 
out from the webbing. And use bigger bolt-snaps.

> Also, are D-rings hoseclamped to the tank non-DIR, or permissible?

Don't even go there. 

What were you thinking of attaching to the tank?

rgrds billyw

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