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From: <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:00:27 -0500
To: Todd Leonard <toddleonard@mi*.co*>
CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com, tgunther@co*.co*
Subject: Re: SECURING ITEMS
Todd, I do exactly what you say here. The pencils are Scripto twists.



Todd Leonard wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the reminder about the risks of metal-to-metal connections.
> Hope you won't mind a few followup questions...
> 
> - Do you clip the double-ender around the velcro part of the
>   spare mask's slap strap?
> 
> - How do you attach your line arrows to a clip?  When using them,
>   do you first take the clip out of you pocket and then remove (or
>   replace) the arrow?  Or can you do it all with the left hand
>   while the clip's still in the pocket?
> 
> - Where do you carry additional gap/jump spools?
> 
> - Is the "book" WetNotes?  If so, do you cut them a little shorter,
>   or leave it full-length?  What type of pencils do you carry?
> 
> - Are you using a DUI pocket on the right side?  If so, have you
>   noticed a problem with its velcro strips being too narrow, which
>   prevents the flap from closing totally flat because you have to
>   make the velcro "line up"?  (The similar Halcyon pocket has wider
>   velcro strips.)
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> - Todd
> 
> > I do not use the metal rings . I use thin bungee rings. If I were to
> > damage a clip so that it would not open, I can cut the bungee to get the
> > item. The items I carry in there are 1) my spare mask clipped off with a
> > double ender, 2) my safety spool on a double ender, 3) my spare tow cord
> > on a clip, my line arrows on a clip, and my spare double enders.
> >
> > In the other pocket, the tight one, I have at the bottom my plugs for
> > the overboard discharge, my spare wrist seals, my spare mouthpiece and
> > tie wraps, and my book, which has the pencils, compass, etc.
> >
> > In the ocean I might have a gatoreaide or water bottle in the big
> > pocket, but not clipped in.


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