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From: David Shimell <David.Shimell@ta*.co*>
To: "'Bob Cooper'" <bob@bo*.fs*.co*.uk*>
Cc: "'techdiver@aquanaut.com'" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: RE: Dive-Rite Recwings - DIR?
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 10:32:47 -0000
Bob

You can improve these wings.  Now I can't remember all of the details of =
the specific wing, but look out for the following:

* Quality of the outer bag
* Quality of the bladder.
* Length of convoluted hose (most are too long).
* Pull dump on convoluted hose (this is a failure point and should be =
replaced with a elbow connection to the bladder.
* Toggles on the OPV.
* Lack of protection of the bladder from the Zip.

You will find that the Halcyon has all these issues corrected.  BTW, I =
have a Halcyon 55 lb. And DiveRite Original wing.  Generally, I find =
that you can adapt a piece of non-DIR kit to have many of the =
characteristics of the DIR equivalent, but it never quite gets there and =
I don't like the compromise.  If you make changes, then do it as a =
temporary measure until you can buy Halcyon and off-load your existing =
wing, "sold on behalf of a friend".

David Shimell

-----Original Message-----
From:	Bob Cooper [SMTP:bob@bo*.fs*.co*.uk*]
Sent:	Thursday, December 07, 2000 5:16 PM
To:	techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject:	Dive-Rite Recwings - DIR?

 << File: ATT00001.html >> Bungied wings are bad right?  So, from the =
Dive-Rite range a 'rec wing' is bungied and a 'classic wing' is not.  In =
fact I think the only wing without a bungy is the 'classic wing'.  Has =
anybody ever considered cutting the bungy away from the recwing together =
with the five plastic 'tubes' and guides around the wing that hold the =
bungy?  Looking at the recwing it looks like a simple solution.  Loosing =
the bungy and the rest of the paraphernalia that goes with it will =
result is a smooth shaped wing which when diving will lay smoothly =
against the tanks where the buoyancy is needed.

What do you think?

Bob
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