DAN 02 Kits & Safety Sausages
DAN 02 Kits & Safety Sausages
I talked to the DAN folks at the diver's fair today and they mentioned that I might be able to get a group buy for the dive club on the 02 kits and their new safety sausages. The 02 kits are something that can make the difference between managing a DCS incident and having one be tragic. I have talked to some of you and we've come to the agreement that we should probably have at least some to have on hand. I know that these kits are not cheap ($400-500), but perhaps we can get a good discount from the dive shop.
The new DAN safety sausage kits are awesome. They're huge, have a signaling mirror, light stick and whistle inside and have a metallic paint stripe for visibility at night. The coast guard apparently rescued some divers off of Cozumel who were stranded for 4 hours and out of the 4 sausages they could only see the DAN one (so they say, but hey.. DAN is pretty trustworthy, no?). Anyway, these go for about 50 bucks normally but I think if we buy a number of them together through UWS we can get them for 37 each.
Is anyone interested in putting together a group buy?
The new DAN safety sausage kits are awesome. They're huge, have a signaling mirror, light stick and whistle inside and have a metallic paint stripe for visibility at night. The coast guard apparently rescued some divers off of Cozumel who were stranded for 4 hours and out of the 4 sausages they could only see the DAN one (so they say, but hey.. DAN is pretty trustworthy, no?). Anyway, these go for about 50 bucks normally but I think if we buy a number of them together through UWS we can get them for 37 each.
Is anyone interested in putting together a group buy?
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Yo. I'm down for this. 02 is a great thing.
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damn, calvin! who doesn't like sausage? :smt038
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Why do I get the feeling this thread is about to go down a road that has nothing to do with signaling devices?!
I'll bring mine to the gas management seminar for all to see. It's got a lot of great features - oral and LP hose inflation, lift bag type inflation (can have air blown in from the bottom, it's extra wide (about 5"), has lots of reflective markings on it including a huge reflective stripe down the back, and has lots of ways to clip/attach/rig it in many different ways. It also can double as a light-weight (I think they said 30#?) lift bag. The only negative thing I can see is that it's a bit wider when rolled up than I would have hoped... but that's a small price to pay for such a versitle piece of gear.
I'll bring mine to the gas management seminar for all to see. It's got a lot of great features - oral and LP hose inflation, lift bag type inflation (can have air blown in from the bottom, it's extra wide (about 5"), has lots of reflective markings on it including a huge reflective stripe down the back, and has lots of ways to clip/attach/rig it in many different ways. It also can double as a light-weight (I think they said 30#?) lift bag. The only negative thing I can see is that it's a bit wider when rolled up than I would have hoped... but that's a small price to pay for such a versitle piece of gear.
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lol; yeah ... the last thing actually works pretty well sometimes.
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I am in the market for a new safety sausage so I am glad I found this. Do you happen to have an online link to the kit? I'm looking to replace the one I currently use with something of higher quality. I think it is worth an extra few bucks to get something really well made which I would assume the DAN is. I'm in
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i'm thinking it's here. :-)
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I think it is hsd(at)hctc(dot)com Here is their web site. http://www.hoodsportndive.com/Calvin Tang wrote:that sounds great. Do you know how to get in touch with him via email?
I get mine refilled at local air-gas co. I had to get a O2 prescription from my doctor for them.
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you can check with the nice folks at northwest sports divers in kenmore by emailing info(at)nwsportsdivers(dot)com ...
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Calvin what kind of sausage are you offering, oh I see the DAN kind, count me in. Are they the 55Lb lift bag/sausage ones or what.
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Diving. . . is an active physical form of meditation. It is so silent- You're like a thought.
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES. NOT REALLY GOOD FOR
ANYTHING, BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE
STAIRS.