Folks,

I am sorry, but what is the profile for these little tanks? whats the gas
management scheme? half plus 200 or are we pumping the snot out of them???
Is this an overhead dive?? is there deco to do? and if not, why do we need
all this redundancy??

Its nice to have all the tools for practice, but if we are talking 30,60 or
even 90 ft  of open water< no deco,no overhead>here, you dont *need* a
doubles setup and you dont need a specific small double setup just to
practice. Better to train with your "go to war" gear.  What if the 24th mech
had trained with golf carts  instead of bradleys before desert storm?? Wed
probably being paying $2.00 a gallon for gas and kuwaiti women would still
be oppressed.< opps bad example, but you get my point, right>

Now if your sump diving, and thats your "go to war"config, then using them
in the ocean might make more sense, but its far from necessary.

I dont advocate blow and go as a standard dive practice, but you should be
able to do it, and you should be able to dive with a buddy in you singles
just as well as with your doubles, and be able to share gas accordingly. so
there is no reason for gear to replace a single 80.

I could haul an atv and the tools to build a log home with me when I go to
the 7-11 down the block in my truck, or I could just walk. What makes more
sense?

regards,

Al Marvelli

Art Greenberg wrote:

> On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Kevin Connell wrote:
>
> > Maggie - This is personal preference galore.
> >
> > Standardized gear configuration is a big part of DIR.
> >
> > Why screw around?
>
> DIR is also taking only what you need to execute the dive.
>
> Smaller doubles are standard in that the regulator configuration is the
> same as with larger doubles.
>
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