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To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:39:52 +0200
From: mat.voss@t-*.de* (Matthias Voss)
Organization: Harry Haller Memorial Fund
CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: Bizarre Mares buckle at BTS
Yes.
Matthias

Art.Paltz@R2*.CO* schrieb:
> 
> 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.

> Absolutely true....just look at the Mares HUB...talk about gaudawful...
> 


Art.Paltz@R2*.CO* schrieb:
> 
> 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?
> >
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