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Yeah, you're right, I need a weight belt with at least 10 lbs in OW. Forgot about that getting out of the harness thing. In fact, that had been nagging me about the Halcyon ACB pockets too, but I was putting it out of my mind. Cam >From: "Smith, Dave" <DSmith@sp*.ut*.tm*.ed*> >To: 'Cam Banks' <cam_banks@ho*.co*> >Subject: RE: DIR bits & pieces >Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 13:23:11 -0600 > >Cam -- ><snip> >For example,in my drysuit, using SS backplate, double LP 80's, canister >light, and 3-lb ankleweights, I may not need a weightbelt of any type. I >can add a v-weight if needed or p-weight for single tank. Am I now DIR in >this no-belt, no-pockets, no-drop config? ><Snip> > >Nope. In OW you can get into situations where you want to get out of your >harness (stuck on a wreck, fishline) rather than struggle with something >behind your back. With your weight on your tanks, the minute you get them >off you are a balloon and they are an anchor. You will be struggling to >keep >from losing your grip and rocketing to the surface. The DIR version is: >enough of your weight is on the weight belt so you can take your harness >off, fix the problem, and put it back on without a struggle. You can let >some air out of your drysuit at the valve to be less buoyant in a pinch, so >your weight doesn't need to be 100% on your belt, but you want most of it >there. >You can test whether you have this right in a swimming pool. > >In caves you do NOT take your harness off. That is where it is DIR not to >use a weight belt. In your scenario, it is open water. Lose the SS >backplate >and maybe the V weight, then get in the swimming pool and see what happens >when you slip out of your harness. > >Regards >Dave Smith > >-----Original Message----- >From: Cam Banks [mailto:cam_banks@ho*.co*] >Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 3:52 AM >To: kirvine@sa*.ne* >Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com >Subject: Re: DIR bits & pieces > > >The weighting aspect of DIR is one area that's not crystal clear to me. If >one is diving a drysuit, is it okay to have NO droppable weights? > >For example,in my drysuit, using SS backplate, double LP 80's, canister >light, and 3-lb ankleweights, I may not need a weightbelt of any type. I >can add a v-weight if needed or p-weight for single tank. Am I now DIR in >this no-belt, no-pockets, no-drop config? > >If you're guessing that I'd prefer no-drop to the hated weightbelt, you'd >be > >right... PS I'm not a fattie; I don't need all that much weight. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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