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Ed, The stuff I bought at Lynnhaven Dive Center in Virginia Beach is pretty flimsy once it is stretched to about twice it's relaxed length. Although it is fine when the regulator is under my chin, I have to be careful not to break it when I'm getting into and out of my gear. I've done some swimming with the necklace off and the reg flapping in the breeze and it wasn't difficult. If the necklace were to break underwater, it would be an annoyance, not a problem. The reg certainly isn't going far on that short hose. I'm pretty sure the stuff I used to use to make trolling lures out of would get me killed in this application. It sounds like someone set you up pretty badly with screwed-up DIR advice. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Street <blacknet@ph*.ne*> To: Don Burke <donburke56@ne*.ne*> Sent: 05 July, 2001 11:17 Subject: RE: DIR setup > Hello, > > OK fair enough, the tubing that i've seen the shop use stretched and didn't > break. Think it was the surgical tubing. > > Ed > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Burke [mailto:donburke56@ne*.ne*] > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:15 AM > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com; Ed Street > Subject: Re: DIR setup > > > Ed, > > You're using tubing that is too strong or the wrong attachment or both. > > My reg will pop out of the necklace if I give it a good yank and I can break > the tubing easily. > > Don > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ed Street <blacknet@ph*.ne*> > To: Don Burke <donburke56@ne*.ne*> > Sent: 05 July, 2001 10:57 > Subject: RE: DIR setup > > > > Hello, > > > > Another thing I have problems with is my training taught me that scuba > > equipment is expendible, and your life is not. You CAN ditch your rig w/ > no > > problem in a very short time. With the surgical tubing around your neck > for > > your octo it makes it just another delay in ditching the rig. Personaly I > > find it easier if the octo goes on the inflator hose, but that's me. > > > > Ed > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Don Burke [mailto:donburke56@ne*.ne*] > > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 10:53 AM > > To: Ed Street; techdiver@aquanaut.com > > Subject: Re: DIR setup > > > > > > Ed, > > > > That's an easy fix. > > > > Use a traditional length octopus hose for that regulator. I don't recall > > the length, but it's something like 50 inches. It isn't much of an issue > > unless there are restricted spaces involved > > > > I dove that way until I got to a point where I could deal with a 7 foot > long > > hose and the only reason I dive with a long hose now is to enhance my > > ability to rescue someone. > > > > The "around the neck" issue is more psychological than real. The long > hose > > comes from the right post regulator, down to the belt, up the center of > the > > chest, behind the neck (left to right) and to the second stage in your > > mouth. > > > > There is no hose at your throat. If someone grabs the long hose, they > will > > be pulling on your jaw and your belt, not your throat. > > > > Don > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Ed Street <blacknet@ph*.ne*> > > To: Don Burke <donburke56@ne*.ne*>; <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > > Sent: 04 July, 2001 21:35 > > Subject: RE: DIR setup > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > The part that gives me trouble is the long hose. I understand why it's > > there > > > and purpose etc.. but it's location irks me. Wraping around the neck is > > > just asking for trouble if someone yanks it from behind and you'll be > > > strangled quickly, thus having 2 incapacitated divers. I don't have a > > > solution but I see it as a serious problem as you have NO idea how > person > > X > > > will act in a panic situation untill they freak. It may not even be > > someone > > > that's in your group as it could be a neighboring group of divers in the > > > area. > > > > > > Ed > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Don Burke [mailto:donburke56@ne*.ne*] > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 7:45 PM > > > To: Ed Street; techdiver@aquanaut.com > > > Subject: Re: DIR setup > > > > > > > > > From: Ed Street <blacknet@ph*.ne*> > > > > > > > Well if you did actually know what your talking about instead of > > > sprouting > > > > crap about me you would know that I HAVE tried it and I didn't like it > > nor > > > > will I use it again as in my case it makes absolutely NO sence to use > > it. > > > > > > > > > What parts of DIR gave you trouble? > > > > > > > > > NetZero Platinum > > > No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access > > > Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! > > > http://www.netzero.net > > > > > > > > > > > > NetZero Platinum > > No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access > > Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! > > http://www.netzero.net > > > > > > > NetZero Platinum > No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access > Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! > http://www.netzero.net > > NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://www.netzero.net -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. 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