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on 8/14/01 1:07 PM, ScottBonis@ao*.co* at ScottBonis@ao*.co* wrote: > Could you please tell me a little more about this aspect of the DIR > configuration when diving in a wetsuit. C'mon Scott do we REALLY need to have this one again ? No one has any business tech diving and/or in steel doubles in a wetsuit, that is bullshit. You CANNOT dive a balanced rig in a wetsuit The amount of weight you need to get off the surface means you are too negative at depth. If you lose your wings/left post for some reason you will have to swim the rig up. Depending on the weight differential this is not a pretty (or in some cases) possible scenario, especially if you are under stress. The other scenario is you wear a weightbelt. So the shit hits the fan and you have to dump the weight to get off the bottom ... there is NO way you can honour your deco ceiling in this scenario. You will blow up and get a free helicopter ride. The other stroke solution that is sometimes applied here is redundant BC/wings which are also a ridiculous CF. Plus you cannot stay sufficiently warm in a wetsuit on long dives for effective/efficient deco. If you need a 5mm/7mm wetsuit you need a drysuit. KISS rules ! regards *** dean laffan real world productions melbourne, australia ph +613-9419-3966 Mobile - 0418-525-315 It said on the box: 'Requires Windows 95 or better' ... so I bought a Mac ! -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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