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Old March 7th, 2008, 08:28 PM   #1
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Why do tech-divers wear black?

tradition? durability? any other reason?
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They like the color?

I personally know a lot of "tech divers" that don't wear black.
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Old March 7th, 2008, 08:44 PM   #3
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It's cool.
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Old March 7th, 2008, 08:50 PM   #6
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i find my own black gear cool

now those yellow boxes of death i def dont find cool..... if they become any more common i'll expect to start seeing them on sale in the walmart catalogues
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Probably because black is the predominant color available for most of the equipment . So the answer is tradition. But if you would like to change that, it could be a great new opportunity.
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And I always thought they had a hang up about going around like Darth Vader. I'm starting to go tech, but as you can see my drysuit isn't all black. I like to be seen!
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Because black has no failure points.
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