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<< 5) i just want to find out the different wings ( Dive Rite, OMS
,Halocyn,
Custom Divers ) available on the market and how one compares and fares against
each other. >>
Mike:
You asked for it, so here it is. This is the recent evaluation of the Dive
Rite Transpac II Super Wings (I wonder if Dell Motes helped design these?) from
DIVER, a popular UK based magazine. The issue is May 2000, pg 49.
"... it has about as much maximum buoyancy as a small inflatable boat. We
wouldn't be surprised if an optional extra was an outboard motor to help you
travel home!
... When not inflated, the wing is kept neat by a system of elasticized
cords but ... Dumping all the air out of it under water proved impossible.
The Transpac II harness is covered in D-rings. We're still not sure
whether we counted 11 or 12! ... The wings are held in place by being squeezed
between the tank and the soft backpack of the harness. When not clamped to any
tanks, the whole thing just falls apart in an irritating way."
Hopefully that will be of some use in your evaluations,
Tod
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