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reading is fundamental. buh bye Marv Max wrote: > 50F Marv thats pussy bath water try 0c. Thats P U S S Y Marv. Salt water can > drop below that and still not freeze. > > Max > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marv" <ajmarve@ba*.ne*> > To: "Max" <max@xd*.co*> > Cc: "Aldo P. Solari [APS]" <aldo.solari@ho*.se*>; <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 10:26 PM > Subject: Re: Al vs Steel issue ... > > >> Max, >> >> would like to know what you consider cold, living in FLA < florida?>. My >> guess is you never dive anything below 50 degree water. I dive up off >> ny/nj on a regular basis, i am diving tls350, al80 dubs, 12 lb belt, aul >> 14 and c4 uwear. it is not only possible, it is awesome. I have dove in >> Feb in a wet suit up here, i know cold water. >> >> G has mentioned in prior posts he has dove dub 80s w/ dry suit year >> round in florida water, as he is accustomed to the thermoclines in >> 200-250 range being in the 20s year round i believe. >> >> oh and btw, the word is steel, not steal. >> >> Marv >> >> >> >> Max wrote: >> >>> I want to put some words in GIs mouth. When he says Al 80s for ocean >> > diving > >>> he is switching to a wet suit in 80F FLA water. I am sure the water >> > temps > >>> very in Se like in Ca and you would need to stack 30Lbs of weight on >> > with > >>> the big underwear and pump a lot of air into the suit. This also goes >> > for > >>> fresh water as well. So i have switched to steal 95 and 104s just like >> > the > >>> cave rig. I believe switching back and forth between rigs is in fact >> > counter > >>> DIR and unless you did it often it's like learning to dive a new rig all >>> over again. Most of the guys yapping on here have never really >> > experienced > >>> cold water diving. Dual 80s do not cut it unless you are play diving. If >> > you > >>> are diving FLA waters in the 140 Ft zone it could be said that hauling >> > Steal > >>> 104s are over kill and maybe dual Al 80 are fine, This is where my >>> experience runs out. But in cold clear water fresh or ocean deep tech >> > diving > >>> use Steal cave tanks. >>> >>> Max >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Aldo P. Solari [APS]" <aldo.solari@ho*.se*> >>> To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 12:49 PM >>> Subject: the Al vs Steel issue ... >>> >>> >>>> I will not argue with George Irvine who happens to know what >>>> he is talking about. However, in Europe, we get >>>> contradictory information on the tanks issue (Al vs steel, >>>> etc.): >>>> >>>> (1). It is considered that steel tanks (chrome-molybdenum >>>> steel) are safer, last longer and require less weights; >>>> >>>> (2). Aluminum tanks are not widely available in Europe ... >>>> they never hit this market and, as far as I know, they are >>>> not produced in the union, are they ? >>>> >>>> If they really weigh 1/5th of a steel tank and cost 1/3rd, >>>> being EQUALLY safe (are they ?) I would certainly welcome >>>> them ... >>>> >>>> But, again, if they are so much better for ocean diving, >>>> light and much cheaper: why didnt they ever hit the euro >>>> market ? Could any one explain this ? >>>> >>>> Or ... are we being fooled by the "market-forces" in Europe, >>>> too ? As far as I know (hehe, no flame intended), we still >>>> have a less of a circus in the euro market ... dont we ? >>>> >>>> cheers, >>>> >>>> aldo.solari@ho*.se* >>>> www.ccbb.ulpgc.es/fish-ecology/solaris >>>> ___ >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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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