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Matthias, Please a clone, why don't you describe in detail what you mean by this? In fact don't bother wasting my time. Karla and I have emailed each other privately. Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthias Voss" <mat.voss@t-*.de*> To: "Adam Volosik" <adamjma@op*.ne*> Cc: <Dogtrner1@ao*.co*>; <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 4:25 PM Subject: Re: OMS, Faber, or Pst Doubles? > Adam, > pls could you be more specific to as to what practices of Carla you > object? > In detail, say aloud what is wrong with her ideas of bouancy, and > redundancy. > You pretty much sound like a clone with no real life experience. > Just spend a minute on risk analysis on someone who does not dive caves, > scooters, or in an impact prone environment which would likely kill tank > O-rings, valve knobs, lower spindles, and at the same time give > reasonable cause to regulator freezing. > > Matthias > > > Adam Volosik schrieb: > > > > I assure you Karla my panties are not in a wad! Every post you add > > more and more and I don't know why. No deeper than 175-180 on a single > > tank - yikes! The H-Valve, I thought we put that one to bed months > > ago. The pony, I don't even want to talk about that. > > > > To be honest Karla, I don't know why I was the one to bite this time. > > My only concern is for the inexperienced divers on this list. Your > > presenting ideas and methods that in my opinion, and I know I'm not > > alone on this, are flawed. I'm not trying to change the way you dive > > but maybe I can influence someone else to do the right thing. > > > > "I can get by" - maybe that's ok for you, but it's not for me. > > > > Adam > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Dogtrner1@ao*.co* > > To: adamjma@op*.ne* ; techdiver@aquanaut.com > > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 1:48 PM > > Subject: Re: OMS, Faber, or Pst Doubles? > > > > So, Adam, > > > > Are you saying that I am wrong to dive my steel 120 or my 95 > > (singles) wet? Because that is what I do. And will > > continue to do it. Now, with my 120, I have to carry about > > 2-4lbs of weight. With my 95---none. > > > > If I dove alum. I would have to wear about 7-8lbs plus my > > 6lb steel backplate to remain neutral or slightly negative. > > > > When I have dove alu. doubles, I had to strap 14-15lbs to me > > to dive them and remain neutral. > > > > Now, since I have no hips, and weight belts fall off me > > constantly, so I rigged up a harness...works great, except > > that it is dangerous, in my opinion, because it would not be > > easy to ditch in an emergancy. > > > > If, I only had to carry 4-5lbs around my waist, I can do > > that, and keep it on, any more, and someone is a happy > > camper that they find this nice weight belt with weight on > > it. > > > > So, if I am having to carry 14-15 lbs with alu. doubles, and > > nothing with my 95, would it not stand to reason that an > > extra 95 would be the equivalant of the 14lbs of weight that > > I am having to carry? > > > > It made sense to me at the time. Doesn't now. > > > > Besides which, for the type of diving that I intend to do, I > > don't need doubles.(no deeper than 175-180.) I can get by > > with my 120(h-valve) and pony with extra he in it, and a > > pony to deco on. > > > > Don't get your panties in a wad, dude. > > > > Karla > -- > 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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