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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C1F78B.091F3700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If this is the case , then you guys have once again totally missed the boat on how to weight your gear. Only a dumb fuck would use a steel backplate if that meant he would be negative after ditching whatever. I suspect what we have is some ridiculous attempt to be "slick" while ignoring the real risks, as per the usual of what mutations are occurring to a perfect system. Anyone who can't figure out how to use a weightbelt is beyond stupid, and all of the lame ass excuses do not cut it. -----Original Message----- From: Nick Radov [mailto:NRadov@ax*.co*] Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 6:15 PM To: kkauth@at*.ne* Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: Re: Drysuit management and weighting, let's try this again Kurt, I think we are talking at cross purposes here. When using double 104s and a steel backplate in salt water most divers need only a few additional pounds to stay down with empty tanks. You can get that much from adding a canister light. So far, so good. But then if your wing comes apart at the beginning of the dive and you ditch the light you will still be about 10 pounds negative (depending on what type of gas in the tanks and how much pressure). That buoyancy will be the same regardless of what size light canister you started with. Now sure, any of us can swim 10 pounds up from the bottom. No problem there. But if you have to float or swim on the surface for a while with only your drysuit for lift it is going to be a little awkward. That is all I was trying to explain, but I guess I was not being clear. By the way, this is yet another reason why it is a good idea to keep the helium content high. I know you understand this, but I think some others on the list have not figured it out yet. -Nick ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C1F78B.091F3700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=3D384175122-09052002><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>If=20 this is the case , then you guys have once again totally missed the boat = on how=20 to weight your gear. Only a dumb fuck would use a steel backplate if = that meant=20 he would be negative after ditching whatever. I suspect what we have is = some=20 ridiculous attempt to be "slick" while ignoring the real risks, as = per the=20 usual of what mutations are occurring to a perfect system. Anyone = who can't=20 figure out how to use a weightbelt is beyond stupid, = and all of the=20 lame ass excuses do not cut it. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D384175122-09052002></SPAN><FONT face=3DTahoma><FONT = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D384175122-09052002><FONT face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D384175122-09052002></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D384175122-09052002> </SPAN>-----Original = Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20 Nick Radov [mailto:NRadov@ax*.co*]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May = 08, 2002=20 6:15 PM<BR><B>To:</B> kkauth@at*.ne*<BR><B>Cc:</B>=20 techdiver@aquanaut.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Drysuit management and = weighting,=20 let's try this again<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE><BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>Kurt,</FONT> = <BR><BR><FONT=20 face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>I think we are talking at cross purposes = here. When=20 using double 104s and a steel backplate in salt water most divers need = only a=20 few additional pounds to stay down with empty tanks. You can get that = much=20 from adding a canister light. So far, so good. But then if your wing = comes=20 apart at the beginning of the dive and you ditch the light you will = still be=20 about 10 pounds negative (depending on what type of gas in the tanks = and how=20 much pressure). That buoyancy will be the same regardless of what size = light=20 canister you started with.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif = size=3D2>Now=20 sure, any of us can swim 10 pounds up from the bottom. No problem = there. But=20 if you have to float or swim on the surface for a while with only your = drysuit=20 for lift it is going to be a little awkward. That is all I was trying = to=20 explain, but I guess I was not being clear.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT=20 face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>By the way, this is yet another reason why = it is a good=20 idea to keep the helium content high. I know you understand this, but = I think=20 some others on the list have not figured it out yet.</FONT> = <BR><BR><FONT=20 face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>-Nick</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C1F78B.091F3700-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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