On Fri, Mar 06, 2015 at 09:25:56AM -0800, Steve Butler wrote: > >http://subsurface-divelog.org/misc/dive-computer-ramblings/linus-dive-computer-ramblings/ > > > I read it in detail last night on the train home. I've heard that in the > water the EON doesn't feel that heavy. Wanita may not want something that > big on her arm (she's around 5' tall) but it would fit me fine (I'm 6'3" and > a lot overweight).
The problem is that on a thin wet suit the EON Steel is so heavy that it easily slides / turns - or you have to strap it on REALLY tightly. > >I don't have anything new on the Cobalt, since I still haven't actually > >used it on a dive. But I haven't heard anything bad about it, and if you > >like the hose based approach and don't mind that it's a bit bulky, it's > >definitely one of the top choices. It's easy to use and very readable. > > Your thoughts on carrying a 2nd on each dive? I've been tempted to sell the > Cobra and buy both the EON and COBAL2 (not in same year). Linus and I tend to always have at least three dive computers with us when diving. And the number of times I had one fail on me (granted, carrying many makes it more likely for that to happen) is epic. I had dives where two out of four dive computers failed during the dive. And I had a coupld of trips where after 20 or so dives I had only one computer that had worked on every single dive. So I'll tell you that it's hard for me to imagine diving with just one. /D PS: yes, some of the computers that I wear are pre-production models, so the ratio of failure may be atypical. Still. I always have multiple computers with me. _______________________________________________ subsurface mailing list [email protected] http://lists.subsurface-divelog.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/subsurface
