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Location really doesn't matter. DIR works all around the world, whether it be thousands of feet back in a cave, under arctic ice or under 15 feet of water in the tropics. It was developed in the most demanding of conditions and has been tested successfully around the world. No one yet on this list or anywhere else has been able to find anything inherently flawed with DIR, neither in configuration nor in applicability to a specific location, and those who have proposed alternatives have been shown the errors of their logic. It is equally valid for both the sport diver and the technical diver. Can you elucidate the reasons for which DIR will not suit you? By the way, DIR is more than just a way by which to rig dive gear; it is a philosophy of diving. A couple of the pages that I would recommend for you read for information on gear and an explanation thereof are the following: http://gue.com/equipment/jj-hogarth.html and http://www.mindspring.com/~toddleonard/caverig/. There are a lot of great DIR resources out there. Read them before you dismiss the system. To neglect one aspect is to convolute the entire system. I am by no means an expert on DIR yet, but I am learning. You will find that this list is an invaluable resource. There are also a lot of divers out there, a number of whom are on this list, who have years of experience with DIR whom I have found from personal experience to be of great help in explaining aspects of the system. Safe Diving scubadiver_ca --- Akula <iopi.geo@ya*.co*> wrote: > > > --- Sean Ennis <ennis@es*.ca*> wrote: > > [Everything bellow is meant to help, and has the > > best intentions] > > > > I hope you've got an asbestos lined dry suit... > > because > > I'm guessing by now you've received several > flames. > > General internet edict hint - read a newsgroups or > > mailing list for about a month before you post on > it > > to see what the culture is. This one tends to lean > > towards the 'DIR' (Do It Right) philosophy of > > diving. > > Your post indicates that you are not (or haven't > > discovered > > it yet), and probably puts you in a bad light > > because > > of it... > > I have discovered DIR and I am looking to attain a > highbred which is useful for the diving I am doing. > This is why i am getting the wing and hope to get > twin > 7's 232bar steel cylinders with din fittings. > > > In any case... I'll go through your post and try > and > > answer you question. > > > > Akula wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I just thought I would introduce my self having > > just > > > joined the list. > > > > > > I'm a sports diver from the UK. I have PADI AOW, > > and I > > > am now working towards the Satans Aquatic Army > > club > > > diver. I have a TDI basic nitrox as well. > > > > > > > > > My kit ATM consists of a stab, 12L steel 232bar, > > with > > > > ATM???? > > ne one who has been on th net for anylength of time > will know that ATM means At The Moment. just like > BTW, > means By the Way etc... > > > > two Apeks tx50's in black. I have a 7mm neoprene > > > teabag and misc other bits. I have just bought a > > SS > > > backplate with STA, am about to order a DiveRite > > Trek > > > wing. I have also ordered a canister torch from > an > > > ausy company. > > > > > > ATM I am working on a diving related electronics > > > project to build a deco computer. The > electronics > > is > > > easy and I have most of that worked out. the > > difficult > > > bit is now the software. I am looking to learn > as > > much > > > as possible about deco, so if you have any info > > you > > > would care to share I would be great ful. > > > > 1) Most of the better deco algorithms/plans are > > proprietary, > > and you are not likely to find them out in the > > open > > (hence you'll probably have to buy the rights > to > > one) > > There is that But I will still try > > > 2) AFAIK - making a water tight contain > (especially > > under > > pressure) is not an easy task - are you sure > you > > want > > to go to the trouble? > > Have have friends in engineering and also the > ability > to test to depths in excess of 1000m ( not that I > will, 20bar static pressure only) > > > 3) I develop software... it would take a lot of > > testing time before I would be confident that > > I'd > > implemented the algorithm correctly. Do you > have > > the > > resources (time/knowledge) to test it fully. > > Would you > > trust you life to it? > > I have a life time to test it > > > 4) There are commercial units available (probably > at > > a > > price cheaper than what it would cost you in - > > time and > > supplies to make your own). Is it really worth > > while > > building one your self. > > I want to build one to learn more about deco and > electronics design. > > > 5) Using a dive computer is not DIR... the idea > they > > profess > > (as I understand it) is to plan your dive > before > > hand > > (including all the stops you'll have to do) > and > > then > > dive that plan (don't stay longer). If you > have > > problems, > > and have to start surfacing earlier, then your > > same stops, > > etc. should still be appropriate. There's a > > reason PADI > > doesn't slap a computer on your wrist in your > OW > > class. > > To quote George (you'll see him on the list > > kirving(?)) > > "The best (dive) computer in the world is your > > brain". > > > > (If you want info on DIR, let me know... I'll send > > you > > a couple of site I've found) > > I know and understand this but the diving I'm doing > isn't DIR and a dive computer is standard issue. > > I am a uk sport diver. > > AK > > > > > Sean E. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. 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