New UTD buoyancy system

[Matt S.]

I got spam about this system today.

http://www.unifiedteamdiving.com/page/d ... back-mount

I like some of the ideas, but the lack of dump valves at each end of the bladder seems like a safety issue. It's designed to easily vent while prone (nice) but then seems to completely lack a way to vent should you be head-up for some reason.

Am I missing something?

[Nwbrewer]

Am I missing something?

The elastic material on the wing that's compressing it so that it vents even head up. (I'm not saying it's a good idea, just how it seems to work)

BWOD anyone?

[sheahanmcculla]

I would like to see it underwater.

[lamont]

that is some serious air he is getting over that shark.

[fishb0y]

How is using the elastic material different than using the bands on 'bondage wings'? BTW... I don't want to start a "bondage' vs 'non-banded' wings debate.

[Joshua Smith]

that is some serious air he is getting over that shark.

[Nwbrewer]

How is using the elastic material different than using the bands on 'bondage wings'? BTW... I don't want to start a "bondage' vs 'non-banded' wings debate.

There is some difference. While it does not change the "a hole in the wing will result in gas being forced out" argument, it's not as likely to trap gas between the runs of bungee.

I actually had a wing like that (wing wrapped in lycra like a fusion DS) on a soft BC that I bought, it worked quite well for running a MASSIVE amount of lift in a form factor that prevented tacoing of the wing on a single tank. I never had an issues with it trapping gas.

[spatman]

that is some serious air he is getting over that shark.

+1

looks like it comes in yellow, too:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDthMGtZKa4[/youtube]

[CaptnJack]

Best thread evah!!

[whatevah]

I think the guy in the video tried to sell me some speakers from the back of his van in a shopping center parking lot last week.

[CaptnJack]

I think the guy in the video tried to sell me some speakers from the back of his van in a shopping center parking lot last week.

Sounds just like AG

[John Rawlings]

Hi, friends! Ralph Williams here, with your friend and mine, my dog "Storm"....

(My apologies to those of you not old enough to remember....)

[Dashrynn]

seems like an aggravating system....where is he jumping over a shark??? I'm more interested in that!

[lamont]

I think the guy in the video tried to sell me some speakers from the back of his van in a shopping center parking lot last week.

where is the damn 'like' button on this board hiding?

[Waynne Fowler]

Apparently Drew's tired of "Wing Taco"? Hmmmm
I wonder if that includes pork taco's??

[Nwbrewer]

Apparently Drew's tired of "Wing Taco"? Hmmmm
I wonder if that includes pork taco's??

I always thought the solution to wing taco was a properly sized singles wing?

[4ster]

Hi, friends! Ralph Williams here, with your friend and mine, my dog "Storm"....

(My apologies to those of you not old enough to remember....)

I'm old enough to remember and its spot on. BTW didn't that end badly?

[Waynne Fowler]

Apparently Drew's tired of "Wing Taco"? Hmmmm
I wonder if that includes pork taco's??

I always thought the solution to wing taco was a properly sized singles wing?

That should work too but I thought it was simple

Taco - Tortilla = No Taco or T-T=0T

my math may be off.

and for those who've never seen or heard of Ralph Williams (and those who may have forgotten)... it fit's perfect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hjgIF71lio

[John Rawlings]

Hi, friends! Ralph Williams here, with your friend and mine, my dog "Storm"....

(My apologies to those of you not old enough to remember....)

I'm old enough to remember and its spot on. BTW didn't that end badly?

Hee Hee Hee....I figured that I couldn't be the only one around that remembered Ralph Williams! Most NWDC members reading that quote above were probably thinking, "WTF????"

Ralph Williams was a used car dealer that had car lots up and down the West Coast. He was the absolute epitome of the stereotypical "Used Car Salesman" and his TV ads were famous for their high level of BS.

[cardiver]

Hi, friends! Ralph Williams here, with your friend and mine, my dog "Storm"....

(My apologies to those of you not old enough to remember....)

I'm old enough to remember and its spot on. BTW didn't that end badly?

Hee Hee Hee....I figured that I couldn't be the only one around that remembered Ralph Williams! Most NWDC members reading that quote above were probably thinking, "WTF????"

Ralph Williams was a used car dealer that had car lots up and down the West Coast. He was the absolute epitome of the stereotypical "Used Car Salesman" and his TV ads were famous for their high level of BS.

So he copied Cal WOrthington and his "dog" spot, or was this even before Cal?

[airsix]

Apparently Drew's tired of "Wing Taco"? Hmmmm
I wonder if that includes pork taco's??

I always thought the solution to wing taco was a properly sized singles wing?

What's wrong with a little bit of dihedral? It adds roll stability to those Ohio class cylinders, right? <grin>

[CaptnJack]

Apparently Drew's tired of "Wing Taco"? Hmmmm
I wonder if that includes pork taco's??

I always thought the solution to wing taco was a properly sized singles wing?

What's wrong with a little bit of dihedral? It adds roll stability to those Ohio class cylinders, right? <grin>

Looks like you could add some nifty pockets too

[Joshua Smith]

Apparently Drew's tired of "Wing Taco"? Hmmmm
I wonder if that includes pork taco's??

I always thought the solution to wing taco was a properly sized singles wing?

What's wrong with a little bit of dihedral? It adds roll stability to those Ohio class cylinders, right? <grin>

Looks like you could add some nifty pockets too

Does it have somewhere for me to clip off the retractor for my console?

[airsix]

Does it have somewhere for me to clip off the retractor for my console?

Wait a few weeks for the P System. The wing inflation hose is centered at the base of the wing and routed forward and up and bungeed to your scooter ring. This frees up your chest rings for all sorts of stuff (like your console retractor).

[John Rawlings]

So he copied Cal WOrthington and his "dog" spot, or was this even before Cal?

Ya know....I'm not really sure which of them came first. I "think" that Ralph might have started off with "Storm", who was a real dog, and then Cal started making commercials with "Spot", who was always something else...a dinosaur, a bull, a lion, etc....to poke fun at Ralph's ads. However, I'm definitely not a student of their behavior, so I could easily be wrong about that.