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OK so I have now turned off the the heating, the flames keep the house nice and warm. Justa few things Akula is Russian for shark. Several people have replied that my gear is mostly DIR and I have to agree if you look at my target config you will notice that this is mostly DIR. OK the use of a computer is frawned upon, but I sea it as millions of divers each year dive with them and millions come back safely. You will notice that the computer I am getting is infact one which has a gauge mode so I can use it with tables. Severel people have said I'm not DIR. But as someone in the redundant bouyancy thread said "if you can't say it in one sentance then it wont work underwater." NOw if anyone wants to give me a single sentance reason why the halcyon is better than the DR wing? I do agree that stabs aren't the right approach which is why I am getting rig of my stab. I find it bulky, ilfitting and OTT. I have a very good instructor here in the UK and he has got this whole diving kit/philosphy/arguments down to a tee. ANd I quote "Right attitude" I know people that follow DIR to the letter but have the wrong attitude. I would rather dive with My instructor who uses a Buddy commando, 12L cylinder, with 2 Omega II's, polarbear drysuit, etc... And I feel safer diving with him than a HOG rigged DIR diver from the same club. Its strikes me that you lot(with a few, but only a few exceptions) are just being sheep. The one thing you will find is if you can't give me one bad point about DIR. It wont work. there is a down side to everything. Also one person who emailed me said that the aim of DIR is to eleminate all risk. In which case the DIR approach would be not to dive in the first place. NE way I think some one said that if you can't spell and use english grammer correctly you shouldn't be diving. All I can say is split infinitives (check the archives.) Satans Aquatic army Devil gas diver and proud of it. AK __________________________________________________ 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'.
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