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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 07:43:23 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
From: Art Greenberg <artg@ec*.ne*>
To: "Sean T. Stevenson" <ststev@un*.co*>
cc: Aquanaut Mail <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Re: Drysuit inflator hose length
On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Sean T. Stevenson wrote:

> Kevin, I wouldn't suggest running a drysuit inflator around to the
> right.  The purpose of crossing hoses behind your head whenever
> possible is to hear any gas flowing in the hose, to detect a flowing
> reg that you are not breathing.  With the drysuit, you will know it if
> you get a stuck valve because your buoyancy will be increasing.

Sean,

I understand the reasoning behind not _needing_ to hear a DS inflator leak
(hell, with my cold water hood on, I'd be lucky to hear anything short of
a raging torrent). But what's the problem with running the DS hose on the
right?

-- 
Art Greenberg
artg@ec*.ne*

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