Marcin,
Hello from a fellow countryman:) In my opinion valve knob extensions are
completely useless. They provide yet another failure point and complicate
your rig. You should be able to shut down valve or isolator without them, it
just takes a little bit of practice (I do it during my deco). If you can not
reach valves your tanks may be too low so you may need to adjust backplate
position. Good luck and Merry Christmas.

Maciej Pawlak
Vanderbilt University

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>From: Marcin Piekarski <piekars@in*.co*.pl*>
>To: Techdiver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
>Subject: Knobs extensions.
>Date: Wed, Dec 22, 1999, 11:43 AM
>

> Hello to everyone.
> For the first time I'm actively participating in this group so I'll
> introduce myself first. My name is Marcin Piekarski and I live and dive
> in Poland. I've been lurking on this group for some time to find out
> "who is who" in here. And now, I believe it's time to join for real.
>
> On the very start I'd like to apologize for my english, but
> it's foreign one for me. I'm open-minded so please forgive me asking too
> many questions.
>
> Firs of all, what is your opinion on tank valve knob's extension. This
> is no matter when you have buddies that you can count on, but in my
> situation there is not so many available where I live, especially in
> winters. This extensions appear to be good idea, when solo diving, for
> higher independence. I'm aware of solo diving danger, and don't want to
> reassure in this matter, but would like to know what do you think of
> such device.
>
> Few more words on equipment that I typically use. Trilaminate dry suit,
> twin set with manifold, two independent regs, argon set. Dive duration
> 70 - 100 minutes. Still on air but working hard to make He more
> available
> for me.
>
> Marcin
>
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