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Perry , this is exactly correct.


> 
> George,
> 
>   I'm extremely interested in hearing more about how the WKPP does
> sidemount, as it's something I wanted to investigate.  A couple of
> questions:  You say "every other piece of gear is the same", so I assume
> that you keep the light on the right side, just like normal, and the right
> side bottle just butts up against it?  Also, I'm confused about the 10 lb.
> weights -- How the Hell are you mounting them?  Just drill holes through the
> weights, mount 'em curved side down at each bolt hole, or what?  I hate to
> sound like a total feeb, but I'm having a hard time picturing this in my
> mind...
> 
>         Thanks,
> 
>         Perry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kirvine@sa*.ne* [mailto:kirvine@sa*.ne*]
> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 4:41 AM
> To: Kevin Connell
> Cc: John McMillan.; techdiver@aquanaut.com
> Subject: Re: DIR question - weight system
> 
> [stuff snipped]
> 
> Anyway, when we sidemount in the WKPP, we use the normal harness only it
> has two 10 pound curved weights bolted through the backplate where the
> tanks normally would go, and the argon is on the left belt like in wreck
> diving. There is no bc, only the drysuit. The tanks are then just our
> stage bottles on either side like the strokes do it, only every other
> piece of gear is the same. We also use this config when we take our
> tanks or rebreathers off at deco for comfort and so we can get up into
> the troughs but still have neutral buoyancy . Some of the guys use
> elastic to hold the tanks such that they do not rachet in the back if
> you have to back up. I do not, I just attach the lower clip of the stage
> to my crotch d ring.


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