The ocean is cold at 350, I live here, I dive here, I know it is cold at
350. It is cold at 350 everywhere, but you do not know that because you
are bs'ing the list. The dehydration is nonsense - take a squeeze bottle
- if you actually did what you say you do, you would also know this one.

bigvon@be*.ne* wrote:
> 
> Blow Horn
> You obviously have never made a dive in warm Caribbean water or you would
understand the dehydration
> issue.
> 
> And if you read my post you moron you would understand that the BC is flipped
around, not upside down.
> What a buffoon.
> 
> Bill
> 
> Mat Bloedorn wrote:
> 
> > Pawn,
> >
> > You are in fact the master of misdirection!
> >
> > How are you going to handle anything but warm water?   The issue of warm
water has been addressed
> > already by George and others.  Read the posts.  Oh yes, you were worried
about dehydration.
> > That's right.  You are quite correct that a (is it 1/8 inch?) wetsuit
provides far less insulation
> > that a trilam drysuit with minimal underwear (t-shirt and shorts?) at the
deco stops. So you'd be
> > far more comfortable in that wetsuit (yah right).  You are quite correct
that an upside down BC
> > with waist level inflation makes far more sense...
> >
> > Pawn,
> >
> > I can't wait for the video so we can all see the full explanation of the
Big Pawn system.  I'm
> > looking forward to the video shots of the gear in use.
> >
> > When will the web-site be up?
> >
> > Mat.
> >
> > --- bigvon@be*.ne* wrote:
> > > 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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