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I did look at it on their site. Couldn't figure out what it was..... Is it that they are routing all the hoses thought the BC that looks like a suit of armor? Art. -----Original Message----- From: jgale53@ho*.co* [mailto:jgale53@ho*.co*] Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 4:49 PM To: Paltz, Art Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: Re: Bizarre Mares buckle at BTS Absolutely true....just look at the Mares HUB...talk about gaudawful... JG ********************** Art.Paltz@R2*.CO* wrote: > Steve, > > Unfortunately, I don't think it's a matter of need. From a marketing > perspective, it's a matter of differentiating yourself. I'm sure to some > marketing person, they are viewing this product as putting Mares into the > light of innovative with a product unlike anyone else in the industry. > Unfortunately its all about money and not about the sport, safety or need! > > Art. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve [mailto:s_lindblom@co*.co*] > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 11:05 AM > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Re: Bizarre Mares buckle at BTS > > You know, if this was some two bit company or inventor with a bright idea > who rented a table a BTS with dreams of getting rich it would be one thing, > but the fact that it's a major dive gear manufacturer, and that they damn > thing must have gone through many levels of testing an scrutiny from both > design staff and management before actually making it into production, and > none one noticed what a convoluted, unecessary POS it was, is a genuinely > scary comment on the state of the dive industry (as if we need another!). > > Especially considering you just don't need it - Scubapro has had a darn > near perfect buckle for years now, and, while SP has a patent on it, the > principles just aren't that unique or exotic that that everyone else > couldn't have something just as good, if they'd just make the effort and > spend the extra dollar or two over those damn plastic camloks. > > Come to think of it, Halcyon is supposed to have a new SS cam buckle - > anyone tried one? > > -- > 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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