Donations?

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I'm putting together a box of cave stuff to send to a friend in Bonaire. He is one of few permitted to cave dive there to monitor the systems (dry caves too). It's illegal to dive caves in Bonaire (unless you are him, or his assistant).

He's older, retired, fixed income, and his cave diving gear is obsolete! He dives an alum 80, yoke, with a pony bottle! Forget about doubles, din, etc. I've built a sidemount harness to send him, but need a wing to add to it. D-rings, slides, keepers, backup lights, the whole kaboodle, would be nice too (I can't imagine anyone donating canister lights, or regs, but if you want to....). So if you have some gear you'd like to donate to bring a retired dutchman up to speed pm me please.

When I send the box(es), I'll include names (and emails if you want) of those donating and maybe next time you visit Bonaire.... Also, I will pm his email address to you if interested in contacting him. He's very soft spoken, unassuming, a real nice guy (and would never ask for donations). Someone wrote an article about him in Fathoms magazine a few years back (2005?), with a picture from inside one of the caves there.

thanks,
-skip

[FW]

I can send the wing back, since I have a Nomad now

[skip]

geesh forrest, that wing has gotten around! after all the back and forth and up and down, and maybe the check was cashed but probably not and who cares so trade out, but then again maybe.... and not just between two but among at least three of us, that poor wing has finally found a home and now you want to send it off to another country?! Maybe someone else will jump in with a better one. no offense!

i plan to be at the hart clinic, maybe if no other offers by then?

see you, thanks.
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[FW]

i plan to be at the hart clinic, maybe if no other offers by then?

I will bring it down then.

[ed pavey]

Skip, I have some spare stuff lying around let me know what you need.. Call me

[Joe D]

I'm putting together a box of cave stuff to send to a friend in Bonaire. He is one of few permitted to cave dive there to monitor the systems (dry caves too). It's illegal to dive caves in Bonaire (unless you are him, or his assistant).

He's older, retired, fixed income, and his cave diving gear is obsolete! He dives an alum 80, yoke, with a pony bottle! Forget about doubles, din, etc. I've built a sidemount harness to send him, but need a wing to add to it. D-rings, slides, keepers, backup lights, the whole kaboodle, would be nice too (I can't imagine anyone donating canister lights, or regs, but if you want to....). So if you have some gear you'd like to donate to bring a retired dutchman up to speed pm me please.

When I send the box(es), I'll include names (and emails if you want) of those donating and maybe next time you visit Bonaire.... Also, I will pm his email address to you if interested in contacting him. He's very soft spoken, unassuming, a real nice guy (and would never ask for donations). Someone wrote an article about him in Fathoms magazine a few years back (2005?), with a picture from inside one of the caves there.

thanks,
-skip

I've dove with Hank on a few occassions and your right he's a great guy. I'm going back in 3 weeks. I'll take him a couple of new back-up lights, D-rings, keepers, etc

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if I mailed you a box could you take it too? you can repack contents - harness, wing, bungee, inner tube, a bit of hardware...?

and I think the dutch spelling is Henk, although he does pronounce it Hank, but I always thought that was for us americans!

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[rlc5925]

Skip
I'll have some things at Hart for you. Mainly hardware,webbing, etc. I'm camping ther and will have my trailer. PM me this weekend or next week and we can make some arrangements. Dick

[Rikki Battistini]

I left a box of stuff at Bill R shop when I was last over there was a side harness and wing complete with bungees and Rennaker butt plate, If you ask Bill and he still has the stuff its yours. There is a lots of stuff, you know how it is keep building version two and three!!

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I will be at Hart Springs County Park Jan 16-19, staying at a site with electric and water for my "cot-in-a-cargo-trailer" aluminum "tent." See you there!

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