WillAbbott
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Well yesturday I went up to the wonderfull Seattle area for a day of shopping, on my list of places to stop were REI (never had been) where I found some nice new polartec long underware for my drysuit. And Fifth Dimension Dive shop (I ened up going to both stores, and liked the Kent much better, had more DIR type gear on display) I walked out of FifthD 2hours later (including running off to lunch) with a 36# Pioneer Wing, BP, and Harness , as well as a ScubaPro Mk25, S550 Primary, and R380 Backup Regulator, with Hogarthian/DIR hose config of the 7' Primary hose, and 22" backup hose, on a necklace.
What a glorious day, I can't wait to get out and dive it all... I'm really looking forward to my club dive this month as there will be other BP users there to help me make sure I have it all set up proper. FifthD set it up and helped me adjust it some, but it still needs some tweaking, with D-Ring locations, and with me wearing my dry suit. Plus I think he tightened the harness more when he put the wing and all on. I think I have my chest Drings located right (at my collar bone) but I think the harness is too tight, I don't think I'll be able to get it on with a drysuit on. The waist strap also seems like it needs loosening on the buckle side, it's sitting just a little too close to center line, and the Crotch strap needs a little work.
On the crotch strap there is the one Dring on the back side (butt area) where exactly is that supposed to be? should it be up close to the plate, down by my butt, or ??
Well Thanks to all for the help in convincing me that the BP/Wing and long hose are not just maybe the Right Way but the Best way... I can't wait to dive it, and I can't wait to see the look on my Rescue Diver Instructors face when he sees my hose config and BC Also, how bad is clorine on all the gear? I know it's bad, and I don't really want to take my gear in the pool, BUT if it's what I'm going to dive, I need to do the pool skills using my rig, especially since it is not the same config as what my instructor has.
What a glorious day, I can't wait to get out and dive it all... I'm really looking forward to my club dive this month as there will be other BP users there to help me make sure I have it all set up proper. FifthD set it up and helped me adjust it some, but it still needs some tweaking, with D-Ring locations, and with me wearing my dry suit. Plus I think he tightened the harness more when he put the wing and all on. I think I have my chest Drings located right (at my collar bone) but I think the harness is too tight, I don't think I'll be able to get it on with a drysuit on. The waist strap also seems like it needs loosening on the buckle side, it's sitting just a little too close to center line, and the Crotch strap needs a little work.
On the crotch strap there is the one Dring on the back side (butt area) where exactly is that supposed to be? should it be up close to the plate, down by my butt, or ??
Well Thanks to all for the help in convincing me that the BP/Wing and long hose are not just maybe the Right Way but the Best way... I can't wait to dive it, and I can't wait to see the look on my Rescue Diver Instructors face when he sees my hose config and BC Also, how bad is clorine on all the gear? I know it's bad, and I don't really want to take my gear in the pool, BUT if it's what I'm going to dive, I need to do the pool skills using my rig, especially since it is not the same config as what my instructor has.