New Halcyon Gear for 2003?
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OP
But, if you read the fine print (and I know the scanning job sucks) it says it has "Baffles along the open end to prevent tipping" and then "Baffled inflation chamber prevents accidental tipping in rough conditions".
We'll have to wait until somebody gets one to see if they are actually any different...
ericfine50
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I'll remove the egg from my face now
Eric
Eric
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I couldn't figure out which DiveRite light he was talking about either...
OP
..just like they are now. I told you that scanner was messed up! ...I wonder how hard it would be to spot blue liftbags?
ericfine50
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About as good as white ones are......
Master Chief
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Hi
Am I understanding you guys correctly?.
I dive wet and I use a redundant system "two of everything". I can't imagine some one trying to add air to there wet suit to obtain lift. If trained correctly you will know that blowing a bag and doing your deco procedures adrift is the only option. Adding air to your wet suit is a dangerous game.
Master Chief
Am I understanding you guys correctly?.
I dive wet and I use a redundant system "two of everything". I can't imagine some one trying to add air to there wet suit to obtain lift. If trained correctly you will know that blowing a bag and doing your deco procedures adrift is the only option. Adding air to your wet suit is a dangerous game.
Master Chief
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I think we misunderstood each other. The closed circuit Halcyon bags are not open bottom and have to be inflated with your LP hose from your inflator on your BC/wing. There was always an argument about how smart it was for wetsuit divers to be unhooking the inflator hose from their wings when they do not have a redundant buoyancy device. To "fix" that problem, Halcyon finally started making an open bottom lift bag so wetsuit divers don't have to do this anymore. There were open bottom bags from many other manufacturers (Carter, DiveRite, etc.) anyway, but Halcyon didn't make an open bottom version until now..
I agree with your assertions about adding air to a wetsuit for lift...pretty crazy. Although, I remember reading somewhere that Exley used to put air into his hood, make an air bubble, remove his reg, and then yell at people while underwater.
Scubaroo
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I'm betting that they've just gone for a custom rubber head, using the same UK bulb reflector assembly. The body looks the same - they're just trying to get their logo on them
I'm not about to rush out and replace my Canadian Extremes - the specs are still the same.Anyone notice Darren has stopped flogging them on eBay? He's still got his website running though.
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