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| Originally Posted by wreckweasel /NOT DIR WARNING
Everyones entitled to an opinion. In my opinion thats just increasing the risk of losing a stage. Of course its probably been driven by the fact that you're using 80's (which are bulky), or are scootering (in which case nose clipped stages 'trim' nicely, but are still more likely to get lost).
I typically run an 80 and a 7 for ocean stuff, both clipped left side and both clipped top and bottom (Bob, they clip to the single d-ring at the collar bone and the single d ring on the left hip). 3 Stages is a bugger this way, but still do-able by rigging the tail clip length appropriately.
Most UK people quite happily use 7's, lets not exaggerate the problem here. Of course, the old style 7's are nicer. 80's are nice, but they dont half get bouyant if you need to drain them, be prepared to clip them onto your DSMB and send them up. |
Well, if you are using an ali 40, then you could have it snug under an 80. But still a pain and too much clutter.
There is no reason for a scooter here as, like I said, the stages should all be neutral or positive. You can achieve this by either filling tanks with smaller amount of gas OR using the correct gas mixtures such as 50/25.
The only way to be sure you won't loose your stages is practice practice and more practice.
I have seen one situation where a stage was lost under the water. No worries, as they had the lost stage preocedure all worked out.
As far as I have been told by RL, JJ, BS, DR: the ali 80 is the best suited cylinder for dir stage configurations.
If you have a team that is following protocal, the loss of a stage is very unlikley. The quality it adds to the dive is excellent.