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For those of us less experienced, what is the better alternative? I agree that the bungees have many drawbacks. D Burnworth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Rottner" <kevin@So*.co*> To: "Joe" <joe@po*.co*>; <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 4:26 PM Subject: Bungee Wings of Death > So did you explain why he might not want to do that? > > Just curious. > > Regards. > > Joe > > > > > Hey Joe. > OMS markets their "Elastomeric Retraction Bands" as a device that " Assists > in deflation" and "Elimination of air shift " and " Low drag / low snag " > and finally " Trim Adjustability." These are the buzzwords. But I really > think people dive them because they " look tech ". I personally think that's > why people still dive with cages or cobras, and things like ten brass snaps > on their for no reason. > But these " look tech " bungees are really an evil plot, much like the > Russians and Water Fluoridation. ( I think we need a few more laughs a > little more often on this list .... ) > Why I think they are bad: > 1. Even loose, they can prevent you from getting all your lift out of a > bladder, and the tighter the worse the problem. > 2. Even loose, you cannot fully orally inflate them, and once again, the > tighter they are, the worse the problem. > 3. Even when set "right", they create surface folds on the bladder which > increase turbulence and create more drag than they could ever eliminate. > 4. They can trap air in a wing not allowing you to fully deflate the wing > sort of the reverse of # 1 ) > 5. The bands hold the bladder closer to the diver, closer to the center of > gravity, this can effect roll, and making some positions more difficult. > 6. A stuck dump valve can become a fatal failure even with moderately tight > bands, literally power dumping your wing, on the way to the bottom. > 7. I'm a wreck diver, and they can be serious snag points, despite the > marketing claims. > But don't take my word for it. Research the Jane Orenstein fatality, dual > steels and a wetsuit in a mix course, body recovered by some of those on > this list. Check out the Ben Longhi fatality, totally attributable to those > dams cords. Or research John Claypool / Andre Smith / Mike Ekin fatalities. > I could go on and on ...... I also grow tired of burying divers. > What purpose do they have. If you don't need it ...... > > Kevin > > > -- > 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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