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> The "problem" with airlifting is not going to be solved by wearing > a full supporting harness all the time. First, any harness that would > support (safely) a person would have to have leg straps. Now imagine > swimming around for an hour or two with those leg straps chaffing > your thighs (thats why people wearing parachutes waddle). Nah, not a problem. I don't know why people in parachutes waddle - people in climbing harnesses don't. I can't think of a sport that requires complete and free body movement to the same extent as rock climbing, and the harnesses are *incredibly* strong. > Second, If you are going to be picked up by a helicoptor it's probably > not going to be a Bell Jet Ranger with Donald Trump and entourage but > a well equipped Coast Guard (or other) rescue craft. They will have > the seat, basket, stretcher, underarm loop, or whatever and the > personell trained to use it properly. Yeah, if you set up your own harness kit as techdivers, you're talking about redefining standards (again). What about the advatages for cave rescue? Or bringing divers inboard boats after the weather has turned? Still sounds like a fun gimmick to me. And think of all those extra D-rings you can rig! ;-) Jason. > Now, back to those pesky free radicals and super duper oxides... > C. > ============================================================================== > Chris Elmore University of South Carolina > chris@ot*.hs*.sc*.ed* Humanities and Social Sciences Laboratory > (803)-777-7840 Columbia, S.C. 29208 > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@opal.com'. > Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@opal.com'.
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