<taking out my DIR approved knife and knighting my 55lb explorer wings the EWOH. Damn, that looks more like a slice than a hole...>
Anyone got some spare aquaseal and a few inches of ballistic nylon handy?
Hole in Pioneer wing
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<taking out my DIR approved knife and knighting my 55lb explorer wings the EWOH. Damn, that looks more like a slice than a hole...>
Anyone got some spare aquaseal and a few inches of ballistic nylon handy?
...and use it for decompression...no danger of toxing in my mini-submersible...
Be sure to vent any excess hydrogen gas before fillign with 02, or your new nickname will be "Hindenburg"
I don't have that problem...the gerbils that run around on the wheel to power the light only vent methane gas...
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Scubaroo
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Real divers use hamsters... longer run times.
Joke edited to make the pun more obvious
...the gerbils have dual uses... :tease: (at least that's what Cave Diver told me)
GearHead
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Forgive me for hijacking this thread back to the original topic . . .
I just got off the phone with Halcyon and got the same response as Scubaroo, "Send the wing in and we'll have a replacement out to you soon." Good news for this consumer.
Now, back to your regularly scheduled sketchy Gerbil discussion . . . . . . :really:
I just got off the phone with Halcyon and got the same response as Scubaroo, "Send the wing in and we'll have a replacement out to you soon." Good news for this consumer.
Now, back to your regularly scheduled sketchy Gerbil discussion . . . . . . :really:
leadweight
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Halcyon is enjoying a monopoly with the Pioneer wing series. There is no one else with a comparable product. Rips and tears in the bag seem to be at a greater frequency than with other BC's. I have seen a few that were fixed with Aquaseal. At least they are standing behind their rather pricey product.
so far my 36 has been fine, but I'm not about to buy another one.
As I noted, when I picked up a 55 from a guy who was going to take Cave but decided not to, and it had obvious original shipping damage (and had not been used - completely dry and deflated inside - no way he had ever put it in water - new style too, so less than a year old) Halcyon hit him for the FULL PRICE on the replacement bladder, even though the puncture almost certainly happened on the way from their factory to the original retailer.
As it turned out he gave me the money and I had it shipped to me directly from EE; I have the invoice and credit card receipt to prove it.
Nice eh?
I got my wing, but that incident SEVERELY damaged my opinion of Halcyon in terms of standing behind their product - even in cases where the fault is clearly not the customer's.
As I noted, when I picked up a 55 from a guy who was going to take Cave but decided not to, and it had obvious original shipping damage (and had not been used - completely dry and deflated inside - no way he had ever put it in water - new style too, so less than a year old) Halcyon hit him for the FULL PRICE on the replacement bladder, even though the puncture almost certainly happened on the way from their factory to the original retailer.
As it turned out he gave me the money and I had it shipped to me directly from EE; I have the invoice and credit card receipt to prove it.
Nice eh?
I got my wing, but that incident SEVERELY damaged my opinion of Halcyon in terms of standing behind their product - even in cases where the fault is clearly not the customer's.
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Scubaroo
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Received an email from the shipping company this morning that Halcyon have dispatched a parcel to me. Will have to wait until next week until I receive it to see if it is a new wing, but haven't heard otherwise from them. Will post an update when it arrives.
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