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G, This is the first I've heard of this wreck placement of the argon bottle. Could you explain this bungee loop pulled over the butt of the tank better? It doesn't sound very clean to me, which usually means I don't understand it properly. Thanks, Carlos ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trey" <trey@ne*.co*> To: "Ian Puleston" <DiverIan@pa*.ne*>; <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 8:46 AM Subject: argon location was RE: Pony's and deep > Argon bottle is Velcro strapped to the side of the doubles , and it has no > reg on it, wise guy ( read the whole fucking thing before you spout off like > a punk child ). It can easily be removed and replaced in a "keyed" situation > in a cave. > > For wreck the DIR location is upside down on the left hip on a big belt loop > ( like the canister light only bigger so it slides over the d -ring and > knife easily to be removed ) and is held back against the back plate with a > bungee loop that is pulled over the butt of the tank. A smaller argon bottle > is generally used for wreck but the normal 13 cu ft at 2015 is fine. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Puleston [mailto:DiverIan@pa*.ne*] > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 12:46 PM > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: RE: Pony's and deep air > > > > >DIR is against the use of ponies, so you can leave that part out. > > >Exact reasons why would be welcome. > > > > - Ponies are an entanglement hazard. They're hard to see and hard > > or impossible to remove underwater in the event they get entangled. > > Also, they can "key" you into a restriction where being unable to > > remove it could cost you your life. > > So what is the DIR placement of an argon bottle - I thought it was fixed to > the doubles? > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.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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