I find the armpit cradle works better...  (And there is less cleanup after
the dive)  Besides the fact that it keeps it warm...so if I have to revert
to the buttcrack cradle (The MBlackian Rig) there is no sudden chill from
the cold brass!

Don't know a thing about dry gloves...and don't want to dive where I'd need
em!  I'm happy with my Gin Clear Water wrecks and TOASTY water!  But I do
remember a few days here when we were in 52 degrees around the 180-200 fsw
mark...but that THANK GOD is rare!

Mike Rodriguez could tell you about the AWESOME vis we have here all the
time...that was the Pappa you crashed into wasn't it Mike??  But that's
right, they only have shitty vis up north...  :-)  Hell if we could even
DIVE here in So Fla I'd be happy with 10' vis...I have not been in the water
in over a month from the wind!  I guess Dave Sutton could come out and show
us how to dive in 8-10 footers!

Sean Cary

To Err Is Human
To Forgive Divine
Neither Is My Policy

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael J. Black <mjblackmd@ya*.co*>
To: Aquanaut Mail <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 7:23 PM
Subject: Icy water diving and SPG placement


> My preference is to not clip the SPG to my left hip or
> chest D-rings.  I prefer to tuck the SPG on a long
> hose
> into my butt crack.  That's right, between my legs, in
> the butt crack, which cradles the thing nicely, and I
> know where it is at all times by feel.  I often have
> to
> reach for the SPG (which is mounted to a console, that
> has a compass, knife, scissors, computer, slate, depth
> gauge, pencil) mainly to read my compass.  My usual
> diving is in freshwater lakes in Wisconsin, with poor
> visibility (yesterday vis was 3 feet in Lake Mendota,
> Madison, WI) and I rely on my compass for underwater
> navigation on a regular basis.
>
> Looking at some of the other postings on icy water
> diving, it appears that more than one system works for
> different people.  And isn't that what diving is
> about,
> using what works best for you.  One final opinion,
> regarding dry gloves.  I have used the Viking cuff
> ring system for years, with over 200 dives using the
> 5-finger latex gloves.  The times I have had a
> substan-
> tial leak are so few, that I strongly recommend it to
> others.  Viking does not pay me to say this.  Safe
> diving, everyone.
>
>
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