Hogarthian

[Essroc123]

I have been reading a lot about diving lately and inevitably the topic turns to DIR. I do not mean this to be a troll I am asking a genuine question here....

I completely understand the idea behind DIR, and some of the reasons that it was developed.

Some time ago I came across the term, "Hogarthian". I searched this very board, and not a lot came up on it.

From what I do understand, it is another diving style, but what exactly is it? Is "style", the right word to use in this context?

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Safe Dive,

Will Johnson

[chickdiver]

"Hogarthian" refers to a style of equipment developed by William "Hogarth" Main and friends for cave diving. It is the basis for the equipment configuration used in DIR methodology.

[DennisS]

here's a link that might clarify it

http://www.sfdj.com/hogarthian/hogarth1.html

[H2Andy]

what chickdiver said

[matt_unique]

I recently researched this too. In a nutshell, it means to use as little and as streamlined a setup as you can to get the job done.

--Matt

[Bob3]

There's also a philosophy behind it, the style of the gear configuration was a logical development of said philosophy.
It's not enough to simply copy a gear configuration, it's also necessary to know the "why" behind it.

[CRDiver]

Hogarthian is the precurser to DIR. I've heard some people say it's DIR without the attitude or it's pervasive totalitarianism.