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From: <bigvon@be*.ne*>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 17:01:28 +0000
To: kirvine@sa*.ne*
CC: gordonjr <jrgordonsenior@em*.ms*.co*>, techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: its about going deep george
Like I said before George you are a master of misdirection. The discussion
was about deep warm water diving with steels without the use of a scooter..
Not cold Britannic water with drysuits and scooters.
You still did not answer the question tough guy and I doubt you ever will.
Von

kirvine@sa*.ne* wrote:

> Von, why don't you stop by GUE and straighten Jarrod out. I tried to
> tell him that diving the Britannic in a drysuit was not the Von method,
> and that since he was beyond 300, he should have had steels and a
> wetsuit, a backwards bc, two bottom timers in case his arm got bit off
> by a shark, etc.
>
> Maybe you can come to a WKPP dive and tell me how to do more than a
> "bounce" dive, since I have very little experience with the kind of big
> bottom times you are doing, and show me about "exploring" and what I
> need to do in the way of "modifications " to accomplish these feats,
> short of the lobotomy is appears you forgot to tell us about.
>
> bigvon@be*.ne* wrote:
> >
> > I did laugh at THAT one.
> > I realize I am on the "DIR list", not techdiver. I will continue to
> > dive my way and you guys can stay above 300 and dive your way. No one
> > has addressed the deep issue. I am not advocating deep diving, just
> > commenting on a style that is safe. You WKPP guys keep bouncing the
> > wrecks and we will keep exploring them.
> > Von
> >
> > gordonjr wrote:
> >
> >      Von, You place your backup wing on upside down, strap the
> >      inflator to your waist strap, and orally inflate at waist
> >      level?Hell, if I could do that I'd never leave the house
> >      (credits to G.Carlin). JR Gordon   "Just flip the BC over
> >      and place it over the bolts as you do your primary B.C.
> >      I loop a small loop of small bungie over the bottom bolt
> >      before I assemble the
> >      harness. This loop is placed over the  power inflator
> >      mechanism to secure it at
> >      your right waist. There is no hose run to the inflator. Just
> >      orally inflate if
> >      needed."
>
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