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Shhhh - Bob you'll give away my newest idea...

Classy, Rollie. Really classy. :rolleyes:

FINALLY! I've been after dive manufacturers to create a circular doubles wing for years! I haven't seen Tobin's yet, but I'm sure it's great - I'm only referring to the Halcyon propoganda. But FINALLY!

This is one of the more expensive ones I've seen. Mine was like, $7 Canadian or something ridiculously cheap. http://www.survivalunlimited.com/survival_misc/starflash.htm

I was able to get life insurance, but it was tricky. If you're thinking of doing technical training, get life insurance BEFORE taking the course.

Probably "not." There's a link floating around here showing relative reflectivity of a proper signal mirror versus another commonly believed substitute - a CD. People are fooling themselves and risking their life by taking a CD and thinking it works as a signal mirror. Will it work? Sure...

Switching away from a pony? Great - glad I could help. Switching to a pony? LOL - Nice try. Go ahead and post some links where I suggest anything approaching "benefit." Didn't think so.

LOL. OK, sure...

LOL - well, it's become obvious, not just from reading your brief posting history, but just this post alone, that you have a bone to pick with Tom, Northern Tech Diver, and the DIR community. I'm not sure what made you so militantly zealous, but whatever. I'm not going to bite. Needless to...

I don't. In fact, I hear that when you send them back in for battery replacement, they just send you out a new one... but I don't know if that rumour is accurate or not.

Yes. They have to be sent back to Uwatec to get the batteries replaced. Figure on 5-8 years under moderate diving conditions before the battery dies.

In fact, I'd almost guarantee that it's not. More relaxed as you gain experience, perhaps, but the breathing medium has nothing to do with SAC rate. And to say it's "very normal" is misleading.

Geez everyone - repeat after me. A drysuit keeps you dry. A Buoyancy Compensator compensates for buoyancy. Any questions?

I'm a happy spitter, and yes - I have been known to lick the inside of my mask when underwater and I can assure folks that it works just fine. Saliva is saliva. I have a buddy who can't use spit. He's got defective spit or something. I guess some people are just cursed.

You can easily use the same wing for both warm water and cold water diving. There's no difference in external size between an Oxycheq 30 and 40, for example. And it's almost irrelevant - you don't need 40 lbs of lift with a single tank setup. An Aluminum plate will cost you less than $100...

Because they're dangerous and they'll kill you? Oops - forgot I wasn't commenting on Air2 threads anymore.... ;)

Ken, I like you, but honestly - aren't you just justifying a horrible idea here? Have you ever tried to climb a boat ladder or attempted a surf exit with a flooded drysuit? In cold water, to boot? I can't IMAGINE that zip gloves would be DIR. Especially when there are alternatives out...

I think you all make valid points - many of the accidents in Scuba are at least partially preventable. (But for the record, anyone who claims you can hear a JetSki before it's virtually on top of you has never dove cold water with Jetski's in the area.) But there's an even stronger point...

Geez, I would think so, otherwise you're just setting yourself up for a world of hurt.