Mailing List Archive Mailing List Archive
Responding to the message of <199701161859.NAA12952@mi*.pr*.co*> from BDCY36A@pr*.co* (MR CHARLES BADOIAN): > > John, > > The backup light should not be on during the dive. By its very > nature (purpose) it should only be in use when the primary fails. My > primary is so bright that I have no problem seeing my gauges. I > think the issue here is not helmet, it is not getting the best light > in the first place. If you purchase a hip mounted canister light, > with a goodman handle, it is also hands free. It is incredibly > bright, it is a component of your bouyancy system, it is a storing > location for your long hose, basically it is the RIGHT TOOL for the > JOB at hand. Charles, when cave diving, I do just as you suggest. When wreck diving, I don't like the AUL light on my hip. Many times I've crawled into spaces where the light gets in the way. Also, people on boats don't always treat other's gear well - I'm afraid of the light being damaged. I have no problem storing the long hose without it. >>2) In a wreck, all I have to do is LOOK at my gauges and I can read >> them. I don't have to point my primary at the gauges. > > But if you look at your buddy, you will blind him, no way around that. True, but you get used to it, and learn how NOT to blind them. BTW, I use one helemt light as a backup, the other to read gauges, and have two Saber lights on my harness as backups too. > > This is probably a tribute to your diving ability, not the > configuration. Even small lights are a major line trap. Absolutely true, but it's impossible to rid yourself of all line traps: the trick is to minimize them as much as possible. > Another issue that I see is when climbing the ladder of a dive boat > the I would not want to be top heavy in any way shape or form. I > think that a helmet with lights would mess with my center of gravity. > The helmet is lightweight plastic, and Mini-c's aren't very heavy, this isn't a problem. Sometimes I go in the water with a helmet, sometimes without. There is no difference with trim. Someone with those big lights you saw though MIGHT have a problem - they're heavy!! Safe diving, John Lydon jlydon@zi*.ne* +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Please send messages for the WreckDiver list to: wreckdiver@wreckdiver.com Send subscription and help requests to: wreckdiver-request@wreckdiver.com +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Navigate by Author:
[Previous]
[Next]
[Author Search Index]
Navigate by Subject:
[Previous]
[Next]
[Subject Search Index]
[Send Reply] [Send Message with New Topic]
[Search Selection] [Mailing List Home] [Home]