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The zipper on my DUI pockets (as well as dry zipper outer) is fairly "beefy"(has large teeth). It would certainly take more than a grain of sand to jam it up. Has anyone out there had THIS type of zipper jam on them? I know several people using them and know of no problems to date. dsmith218@ho*.co* ICQ# 25409809 Moderation is for the poor, and the healthy...of which I am neither. - Polver -----Original Message----- From: billy@v3*.co*.au* [mailto:billy@v3*.co*.au*] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 6:36 AM To: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: Re: DUI CLX VS TLS At 03:40 1/03/01 , Adam Kim wrote: >There is some thing to be said about equipment >maintenance! If you clean your suit you will not have >any problems. Bullshit. It takes a grain of sand or a piece of shell debris to jam a zip. You can pick that up and get a jam from it during a dive. IF velcro deteriorates, it doesn't happen instantly. It gets slack first. And guess what, Einstein, that's when you replace it. >I had DUI zipper pockets for many years. >Had no problem. Are you saying that because you've had no problem with your zip pocket so far, you never will and no-one else will either? > On the other hand I have seen people >have problems with their Velcro pockets opening. See above. > Or >having trouble getting in to the pocket with dry >gloves. You can add a grip tab to a velcro pocket to make it easier to open with heavy gloves. Then you don't have to run the risk of a zipper jamming. >I do agree with Max. What, about medium breasts? rgds billyw >Cheers >Adam > > > >Max, defending a zippered pocket by saying "I never >had one jam"is mindless. > > >I've had all kinds of zippers jam. The fact is, zips >have the potential to jam, velcro doesn't. Add silt >and sand and water and the potential soars. > > >But hey, don't let reason influence you. Go right >head and go with the zipper. Just remember, by so >doing you're ignoring reality. And that is a stupid >thing to do when it comes to choosing extreme diving >gear. > > >rgds billyw > >At 12:00 28/02/01 , Max wrote: > >A zippered pocket will never open on it own, never >collect sand, the flap does not get pushed inside when >routing deep, i cannot tell if the Velcro is closed >with dry gloves, I have never had a zippered pocket >jam. This is not an argument rather a preference. For >what you do I guess you could make do with Velcro. I >like big pockets, but med breasts it's just a >preference. I think I will opp for the TLS rather than >the CLx. > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. >http://personal.mail.yahoo.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'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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