Egomaniacs

[AzAtty]

Can someone tell me, why? & how? Can some divers criticize other divers over their choice of diving preferences.. for example “a dive buddy of mine has logged over 250 fresh water dives as deep as 222 feet in lakes and at the bottom of some dam’s, another dive buddy of mine has logged about the same number off the NC/SC coast doing deep and wreck diving..
So here is the problem, they just cannot get along, the sea diver calls the fresh diver not a real diver and the fresh diver tells the ocean diver to get the salt out of his ass.
Is there any real..And I mean REAL difference between the two, there both water and both can kill you just as quick if you’re not up to the challenge . please do not tell me the easy answers.

They're secretly in love and don't want you to know about it because then you'd be jealous.

 

[Bryan]

People do it all the time... I have some biking friends, and they constantly harangue one another about their choice of equipment. I work with guys who are fanatics about computer hardware. My netbook is smaller than yours. Is not!

And let's not get started with cars... Ford vs. Chevy. Oh, you have the F250? How cute. Mine's the F550 Dump truck.

Just have fun and try not to spoil other people's fun, unless arguing is fun for y'all, then have at it... I'll be diving!

 

[Crowley]

Egomaniacs get everywhere in every sport - especially where there is expensive equipment to be had!

To answer your question, 100ydacvp, there are differences between salt and fresh water diving, but hardly substantial enough for one group to claim superiority over the other. Various niches will make the same claim - only they can be real divers because only they do whatever it is they do underwater. I have about zero time for these people because we're *all* still divers, and we all operate using the same basic principles - in that we are in a potentially deadly, alien environment with a few small bits of metal, rubber and plastics keeping us there.

If you take pleasure from diving - whichever branch that might be - from basic recreational to full on technical diving, then please enjoy it, and stop complaining at other people that they're no good cos they don't do it your way!

Happy splashing

C.

(Turned into a bit more of a heartfelt plea than a post, that did! )

 

[100ydacvp]

that's an easy answer....we all know that one.

 

[100ydacvp]

 

[100ydacvp]

at what point (size) is considered open water? I mean really its not like we go 2200 miles out and jump in, if the bottom is below 130' to me that's counted as open water. who cares if the drop is 22,430... we will never see it or dive it ever.

 

[helimvee]

....... they just cannot get along......

Maybe it has nothing to do with diving?

Use this to your advantage. Dive with one when on the coast and the other when inland.

 

[100ydacvp]

at first I did think it was just good clean fun. but now its gone from funny to just mean, they both refuse to dive together anymore..

 

[Teamcasa]

at first I did think it was just good clean fun. but now its gone from funny to just mean, they both refuse to dive together anymore..

Tell them both to grow up. Diving is supposed to be fun, if they are sucking the fun out of it, find new buddys.

 

[Diver0001]

please do not tell me the easy answers.

Ok then, in that case let's start with the obvious question. Is either of them having fun?

Egos are for people with weak personalities. Tell them both to get a grip.

As for the differences. Yes there are some differences.

1) Conditions in the ocean, especially with respect to currents can be (and after are) more problematic than in lakes.

2) If you get lost on the ocean, you'll soon realize that it's really REALLY big and you'll be lucky if they find you.

3) On the lake side.... Thermoclines make lake bottoms cold all year round.

4) Lakes can freeze over in the winter making diving in them as compared to the ocean somewhat more complex.

Other than these kinds of things once you're under water diving is pretty much diving unless you're deliberately doing something to complicate it.

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