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The DiveRite standard wing has an expandable panel. In one regard it makes the wings nice in that you can have a 65lb wing in a 45lb package. But the panel is not made of spandex and is easy to puncture. In the old days you would put a tire innertube to reinforce this weak point of the DR standard wing. But the expandable material is really not needed, so modern wings don't have one. Personally I would rather have some 1000 denier ballistic cloth between the sharp, rusty wreckage and the inflation bladder than some spandex. I suppose if you don't do any penetration of any kind or any deco at all the DR standard wings will be OK. Now as far as your alias is concerned I think that anybody who wants to come on to this forum for the express purpose of being obnoxious and not disclose his or her full name is a pussy. Now go home and grow some chest hair or ante-up. Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html > From: Akula <iopi.geo@ya*.co*> > Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 14:08:32 -0800 (PST) > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: dir was Newbie > > 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'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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