I sometimes imagine how groups of Diverus ignoramus would behave on a non-diving holiday to the plains of Africa. One can only assume that they would ignore the lions, elephants and antelopes, and instead spend all their time looking for rusty abandoned Land Rovers. I am disappointed by the insistence of certain divers on deriding the skills and equipment selection of others. If there is one thing I have learned in technical diving, it is that while there may be a number of wrong ways to configure one's kit, there is never a right way. I have yet to find anything in technical kit configuration that could be considered standard.
Manifolds also come in for a bashing.
Mr Morrison suggests the use of independent twins. Mr Morrison announces that DIN valves are virtually bomb-proof, hence no need for valve protectors. But the success of a scuba system relies heavily on O-rings, which have a nasty habit of blowing at a critical stage. Let's try to encourage an atmosphere of co-operation, rather than waste time and effort inflating the egos of the minority who falsely believe themselves to be superior. In 1955 Jack Atkinson, then Diving Officer of the Club, had twinsets arranged this way and taught us the operation.