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    what bamafan said. I can fit in just as snug places in my nomad XT as I can in my razor style rig, however if I'm carrying florida style bottles, then the nomad does a lot better because it is flat on my back as opposed to the mexico style rigs where the wing is on your back and is taking all of the abrasion. It all depends on how tight you're talking, and more importantly, which bottles you'll be using. That said, with some modification, they will all go in the same types of environments with minimal differences between them.


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    Quote Originally Posted by bamafan View Post
    I have seen some pictures of your rig. How much lift is it? Definitely something I would want to try.
    I made a new version and filled the air cell with water. It holds 19l, which would be 42 lbs of lift, BUT when you wear it won't hold as much... so realistically it's probably more like 36-38 lbs.
    I'd love for you to try it. I found a someone in the US that is willing to make a small production run for me soon. Once they're made, I'll come to Florida and I'll try to talk as many people as I can into trying the rig.
    Will will go as far as buying people beer to try it.
    I know, If been saying this since last November, but had to make more changes than I expected. I'll definitely keep you posted.


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    let me know when you're here, i'll give it a whirl


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    As long as you don't let Olli come with you it is a deal. Leave him home looking for ammo. I am definitely interested and look forward to it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by bamafan View Post
    As long as you don't let Olli come with you it is a deal. Leave him home looking for ammo. I am definitely interested and look forward to it.
    Well we're done over here with the ammo disposal and ready to go cave diving again


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    Quote Originally Posted by nakatomi View Post
    Well we're done over here with the ammo disposal and ready to go cave diving again
    Nice!!! Glad you didn't blow yourself up. I am about healed up enough to go diving myself.


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    I'd like to see this special rig you guys are talking about.


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    Check out our SubGravity Diamond Side Mount System. It is available in 3 different wing sizes. It's built very ruggedly and its unique design keeps it very low profile.

    https://www.sub-gravity.com/product/...emount-system/

    Randy Thornton
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    Quote Originally Posted by Randy Thornton View Post
    Check out our SubGravity Diamond Side Mount System. It is available in 3 different wing sizes. It's built very ruggedly and its unique design keeps it very low profile.

    https://www.sub-gravity.com/product/...emount-system/
    I have never actually seen one of these in real life but I do have acRazor that I bought used. I can stretch the wing tight but when you need to use a good bit of the lift such as with 4 or more al 80's and a 3 mil wetsuit I find it balloons like crazy. What makes your wing different? Is it baffled to stop the beach ball effect? Just curious if you have solved this issue?


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    I have the xdeep stealth classic. In French caves I can dive it with ali tanks, drysuit and don't need a wing. I talk here about some shallow caves that are quite narrow. In bigger caves I take a wing.
    But if you have 14kg of weights on your back, it is not the most streamlined rig. Then it is better to try to move some weights to hips and so.



 

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