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kirvine@sa*.ne* wrote:

> They ( the two tapes) do cover all of the bases, however. There are
> sections with Bill Mee and I going over the "whys" and the tricky stuff,
> and then there are cutaways to diagrams and web URL's that have diagrams
> and descriptions to go with what we are saying.

FYI, all of the links at www.wkpp.org that point to somewhere under
http://www.mindspring.com/~jeffbentley are busted.  This includes
"Harness Pictures from George Irvine and Sean Stevenson", "Stage Bottle
Regulator for Hogarthian Rig", and "Stage Bottle for a Hogarthian Rig".  

I was kind of bummed about this, since I wanted to see the Harness
Pictures page since I've got a Halcyon rig on its way that should be
here today or tomorrow.

As for the rest of the tapes, I'll throw in my $0.02 for what it's worth
(probably not even worth $0.02).  Like the previous messages indicated,
the production is less than stellar, but the content is very good.  The
underwater shots are quite amazing and fascinating to watch.  
But I'm not sure how much my opinion counts - I'm not a tech diver, I'm
just a rec diver trying to further his education and learn how to do
things better than I am right now.  As such, it would've been nice if a
little more was mentioned about the single-tank rig, but I expect I'm in
the minority on that given that most people getting the tapes are "real
tech divers".  

I am curious about the hose lengths on the single-tank rig though.  It
looked like the primary hose was only about 3.5 or maybe 4' long -
certainly not long enough to wrap around the neck.  Is that the
preferred config for a single-tank, non-wreck, non-cave, "non-deco"
open-water rig?

Thanks,
Dave
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