Hollis H-160

[Valéry]

Not comparable to a complete relooking but it's a good start.

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[Valéry]

Todays fun


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[HBDiveGirl]

Beautiful water, happy diver, resting scooter.

It looked like it was exhausted and panting. ;-D

I love the transition from scampering speed and impulsive zooming during the dive....and then the rebalancing to full sky-dive position and deep relaxed breathing as the roller coaster vehicle comes to a full stop for a calm ascent.

I'm aching with envy, thinking of the speed and maneuverability you get with every warm water scooter dive: zooming in a sleek wetsuit is a religious experience.

I know... can't have it all.... I wouldn't trade the joy of diving my kelp forest home for anything in the world.
But I count the minutes all year until August, September, October, when I can wetsuit all day in the warm top layer of our ocean.

Dah-Rool, Dah-ROOL!

(I'm assuming you actually dived today, and didn't just do ascent and descent practice with an idle scooter. ;D

Dive Report...or it didn't happen!

~~~~~
Claudette

[shawnb]

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[Valéry]

1st dive today with 3mm wet suit, hem...heu...small problem, well the crotch strap is...how to say, pressing agains my jewels like it want to send them up straight to my throat.

Can someone please help, I'll be very grateful.

Edited: my wife would be very grateful.

[Mo2vation]

HI buddy

I spent 7 days diving in Bonaire in a 3mm... by the third day I had to fold up a small towel and insert it into the suit to comfortably scooter around.

After I got back, I grabbed one of the Dive Xtras 3-point harnesses (Harni?)

I dive a big drysuit and heavy undies... so its not an issue... but when I'm in a thin wetsuit, this harness makes all the difference.


-Ken









Linkola: http://www.dive-xtras.com/pages/acce...otch_strap.asp

[Valéry]

Thanks for your advice, I'll try to untighten the crotch strap a little and see what happens, adding a new harness would be the last chance, don't want to upset my uncle Hogarth.

[HBDiveGirl]

Thanks for your advice, I'll try to untighten the crotch strap a little and see what happens, adding a new harness would be the last chance, don't want to upset my uncle Hogarth.

When the conversation came down to, "Hogarthian-compliant gear configuration" vs. "Critical Anatomical Safety Whilst on the Trigger wearing a wetsuit"..... it was a short conversation and a fast order for the DiveXtra's scooter harness.

No school-of-thought allegiance can protect where the cuda-driven webbing meets the pilot.

IMNSH-but-now-protected-Opinion.

Cuda + center crotch strap + thin thermal exposure garments = ow.

Someone could choose to scooter less or scooter slower.
Not me.
But someone.

~~~~~
Claudette



Go Kings! Stanley Cup Champions 2012!!!!

[AzTek Diver]

1st dive today with 3mm wet suit, hem...heu...small problem, well the crotch strap is...how to say, pressing agains my jewels like it want to send them up straight to my throat.

Can someone please help, I'll be very grateful.

Edited: my wife would be very grateful.

Making it loose just gives the strap a running start at the jewels when you start out and you still have the same amount of pressure during the run. Consider using a sports cup when wearing a wetsuit, it will take the pressure off.

[Mo2vation]

Making it loose just gives the strap a running start at the jewels when you start out and you still have the same amount of pressure during the run. Consider using a sports cup when wearing a wetsuit, it will take the pressure off.

hahahaha

Its the equivalent of holding the 12 gauge off of your shoulder a few inches because the recoil stings...

We've all done that.

Once.

John is right - don't give the strap a running start or else its gonna be agates meet scapula.

The cup may work well. It won't help with the proper 3mm flossing, but it will help abate the stone breaking.


-Ken

[Valéry]

Hummm, scootering less ?!? More dangerous than being castrated hahaha. Maybe the solution is to scooter more until my stuff looks like flatworm....

Ok I admit the thought of the recoil thing makes me shiver.

The sport cup looks like a good idea.

What about putting my precious on the right and the crotch strap on the left would work?


Edited: maybe I'll give agates meet scapula a try.... In bed

[Valéry]

I've changed the crotch strap to a soft one, it's not bothering me any more.