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To: N.A.Harman@sw*.ac*.uk*
To: techdiver@opal.com
Subject: Re[2]: Wings style BCs and trim
From: "DYER, BILL" <BILL.DYER@mi*.co*.uk*>
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 95 13:40:46
>I have found an optimum solution for me.  The 2nd bladder for the Zeagle system
>laces directly into my Buddy Commando.  Underwater trim is as good as before
>and surface floatation is now nearly at nipple level.  The price will be
>about 137 GBP.

Neal Harman writes:

Ah Ha! Do you have any more info about this? Like how straightforward it
is, how easy to add/remove? I really don't want to get rid of my Commando,
and sort-of float OK - bit low - but would like some more redundancy. (Like
you, I find a dry suit on its own essentially unusable at depth because of
the Michelin Effect :-)
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Neal,

The Zeagle "toilet seat" laces directly onto the Commando backpack without
any cutting or modifications to either unit.  You can have either a L/H
or R/H hose, I used the L/H one (both over the same shoulder).

Looking at the Zeagle bag, there are two webbing straps which cross from
one wing to the other.  I put the top one through the Commando backpack together
with the normal cylinder straps, and the lower one did up below the backpack
without going through anything.

The only problem was the elbow pipe at the top of the hose.  The dump valve
incorporated into this elbow ended up too low, and the top of the hose was
pinched against my back.  Removal of the dump valve from the elbow assy would
solve this, but another shoulder dump would need to be fitted to the bag.

Hope this helps,

BIll Dyer
Nuneaton SAC  (SAA #220)
Warwickshire, UK
bill.dyer@mi*.co*.uk*

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