Who actually dives doubles?

[MSilvia]

Originally Posted by ntburchf

And your point is what?
I posted they would ship a clip to stop the taco effect. Not fix the wing, or make the wing a perfect single tank wing.
It's a wing setup for double. That clip is so that you can dive doubles then switch to single..

My point, in response to the OP's post that the clip made the wing cool, and that it would help with horizontal trim, is that it's still not an optimal solution. The RecWing, in my experience, isn't really much better as a doubles wing than as a singles wing... it's a compromise, and by definition a compromise isn't an ideal approach for either problem. That DiveRite has a way to mitigate some of the problems caused by the compromise doesn't "fix" what I believe is an inherently flawed design. It's good of them to address it, but it still looks like lipstick on a pig to me.

[ntburchf]

Originally Posted by MSilvia

A That DiveRite has a way to mitigate some of the problems caused by the compromise doesn't "fix" what I believe is an inherently flawed design. It's good of them to address it, but it still looks like lipstick on a pig to me.

I think pigs in bright red lipstick are HOT!!

Guess it's a good thing I did not mention the Nomad wing
Must be one of those DIR things about wings / sidemounts etc --

[CompuDude]

Originally Posted by ntburchf

I think pigs in bright red lipstick are HOT!!

Guess it's a good thing I did not mention the Nomad wing
Must be one of those DIR things about wings / sidemounts etc --

Unless I'm recalling incorrectly, Matt's not DIR.

What's wrong with the nomad? And what's wrong with sidemount?

[medic001918]

I dive mostly doubles. The only time I find myself diving singles is on vacation where I don't take them with me. I dive doubles for the redundancy. And diving them pretty much every dive keeps me in practice with them. The other time I use singles is for some pool work or some classes. But I prefer my doubles after getting used to them.

Shane

[ntburchf]

Originally Posted by CompuDude

Unless I'm recalling incorrectly, Matt's not DIR.

What's wrong with the nomad? And what's wrong with sidemount?

Nothing -
That's what I dive -
Transpac with Rec Wing using 120's as SM or 100's doubled up
Also use nomad Wing. + the clips to keep the wings from doing the taco when doing singles on the transpac / recwing

I was just poking the "ant-hill" so to speak. Was just in response to the

he RecWing, in my experience, isn't really much better as a doubles wing than as a singles wing... it's a compromise, and by definition a compromise isn't an ideal approach for either problem. That DiveRite has a way to mitigate some of the problems caused by the compromise doesn't "fix" what I believe is an inherently flawed design. It's good of them to address it, but it still looks like lipstick on a pig to me.

[WD8CDH]

I almost always dive multiple tanks. About the only time I will dive a single is if I grab a pony to clear a rope from a prop.

I dive multiple tanks for redundancy and trim, not for bottom time.

Depending on dive plan, I will dive with double 35s, double 40s, triple 20s, triple 35s, triple 40s or Quad 20s.

I find multiple small tanks to be much more comfortable to dive with than large singles.

[detsgtdavis]

Originally Posted by ntburchf

Rec wing will not taco up and no need to bungie it down if you send a note to DiveRite and tell them you want ;
http://www.diverite.com/downloads/diverite_106.pdf

From the site

in other words, send them a note and they will ship you one

Dive Rite sent me their Wing Retainer Hook and Loop, after emailing them. I will let you know how it works.