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Jeff, I don't think anyone is arguing with your particular application. Geez, just reading your dive reports makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. I'm sure you have your gear figured out. My comments weren't about sump diving (about which I know nothing). I was commenting on the logic of putting together an expensive set of mini-doubles for open water recreational diving. Frankly, if I had a set, I would probably dive them too. There's nothing inherently unsafe or wrong with such a rig. It sounds pretty slick actually. But I am questioning whether a set of mini-doubles are $800 better than a single tank for open water recreational diving, and whether its worth the extra hassle of using non-standard gear in a recreational setting. The essence of DIR is minimalism. I'm simply suggesting that before someone runs out and drops $1000 on a set of mini-doubles, they should really consider if it adds functionality to their diving. To quote Jarrod Jablonski off the GUE web site: "At the heart of this concept is the conviction of minimalism. Items that are superfluous should not be part of one's diving attire- when in doubt leave it at home." -KL Jeff Disler wrote: [snip] >Y valves have killed more people than doubles. Esp. in sumps. Mini Iso >doubles have a place in the type diving I do. Where large banded doubles >don't work in most cases, a single eighty is insane, and a Y valve is not >even considered an option. But yes, it would be better than the single >eighty. > >Ok, since I'm the nearly the only one who can see that mini 46's might be >better than a single eighty, then I must be wrong. I'm convinced, I'm going >back to a single eighty, I'm gonna study regressive evolution for a while. >Anyone want to buy a set of mini 46's cheap? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.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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