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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01BF7732.33514EE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a difficult time understanding why people resist the Hogarthian = or DIR system of diving. I started diving when I was 16 back in 1970 in = Southern California. My state-of-the-art dive gear consisted of a tank = mounted on a plastic backpack. An SPG, hanging off my first stage and a = single second stage. Nobody had invented the "Octopus". Although the = backpack had a quick-release snap on the left shoulder, the webbing was = simple and streamlined. I didn't wear a B.C. because they weren't = invented yet. I weighted myself just right (initially with a Korean War = era ammo pouch filled with rocks). I wore black, heavy rubber jet-fins. I dove for several years, then spent a couple years over-seas. When I = returned, I moved inland and quit diving. I started up again just a = couple years ago and bought all new gear... wrap-around jacket style = B.C., console, Octopus, and all the danglies. I scratched my head, but = just shrugged off the feeling that I was a hydrodynamic nightmare! I = dove this way for about a year, and then started to try and figure out = how to minimize my profile in the water. The ridiculous configuration = of stuffing or storing the Octopus was also a concern. It was never = secure, and hard to find with all this clutter on my chest.=20 I then came across an article on the Internet explaining the Horgarthian = configuration. I knew that this was the answer! It was back to basics, = simple, well thought-out and made perfect sense. I had no problem = converting and did it as quickly as possible with wonderful results in = my diving speed and gas consumption. I suppose it makes more sense to someone who dove earlier and enjoyed = the simplicity and sleekness that was what diving was all about years = ago. People so often view change as a threat, rather than an = opportunity! We just don't take the time to study it and understand it. = I think there is an unhealthy dosage of ego involved now-days as well. = People are so arrogant and feel so threatened when they see something = different or new, they dismiss it offhand. Scott Gudmundsen 1286 West 3000 South Vernal, UT 84078 (435) 789-9583 gudmund@si*.co* ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01BF7732.33514EE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial Narrow">I have a difficult time = understanding why people resist the Hogarthian or DIR system of diving. = I=20 started diving when I was 16 back in 1970 in Southern California. My=20 state-of-the-art dive gear consisted of a tank mounted on a plastic = backpack. An=20 SPG, hanging off my first stage and a single second stage. Nobody had = invented=20 the "Octopus". Although the backpack had a quick-release snap on the = left=20 shoulder, the webbing was simple and streamlined. I didn't wear a B.C. = because=20 they weren't invented yet. I weighted myself just right (initially with = a Korean=20 War era ammo pouch filled with rocks). I wore black, heavy rubber=20 jet-fins.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial Narrow">I dove for several = years, then=20 spent a couple years over-seas. When I returned, I moved inland and quit = diving.=20 I started up again just a couple years ago and bought all new gear...=20 wrap-around jacket style B.C., console, Octopus, and all the danglies. I = scratched my head, but just shrugged off the feeling that I was a = hydrodynamic=20 nightmare! I dove this way for about a year, and then started to try and = figure=20 out how to minimize my profile in the water. The ridiculous = configuration=20 of stuffing or storing the Octopus was also a concern. It was never = secure, and=20 hard to find with all this clutter on my chest. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial Narrow">I then came across an = article on=20 the Internet explaining the Horgarthian configuration. I knew that this = was the=20 answer! It was back to basics, simple, well thought-out and made perfect = sense.=20 I had no problem converting and did it as quickly as possible with = wonderful=20 results in my diving speed and gas consumption.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial Narrow">I suppose it makes more = sense to=20 someone who dove earlier and enjoyed the simplicity and sleekness that = was what=20 diving was all about years ago. People so often view change as a threat, = rather=20 than an opportunity! We just don't take the time to study it and = understand it.=20 I think there is an unhealthy dosage of ego involved now-days as well. = People=20 are so arrogant and feel so threatened when they see something different = or new,=20 they dismiss it offhand.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial Narrow">Scott = Gudmundsen<BR>1286 West 3000=20 South<BR>Vernal, UT 84078<BR>(435) 789-9583<BR><A=20 href=3D"mailto:gudmund@si*.co*">gudmund@sisna.com</A><BR></FONT></DI V><= /BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01BF7732.33514EE0-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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