50+ year old divers

[bowlofpetunias]

When do I plan to stop diving... Well..... put it this way.. I am thinking burial at sea.... but I am planning on getting quite a few more dives before then

 

[Insta-Gator]

I suppose it's possible to keep diving as long as you can still climb back into the boat and get some young DM to help get you geared up and into the water there's no reason to quit.

 

[DepthCharge]

Well I'm 58.......

Main residence is upstate NY, near Lake George I also have a place in WPB Fl (that I don't get to often enuff).

Dive: North Atlantic, Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, Scotland, Carribean, WPB (of course), Diving the Pacific the first time this comming Janurary, going to Costa Rica.

Shop: Have my own mixing station so I guess I would say Dive Gear Express......best prices I've found for RB consumables.

Cert: CCR Trimix Full Cave

Later,
John

 

[Insta-Gator]

Keep it going, John.

 

[capt.bill]

Hello All 50+'ers,
This weekend I completed a Padi Rescue Cerification and may go for dive master next spring. Not bad for 72 yrs eh?
o

 

[Fish-R-Man]

Congratulations!! My wife keeps telling me I'm getting too old to cave/tech dive... I have 16 years to catch up to you..

 

[capt.bill]

Ha! I almost quit last year thinking I was getting up there but after seeing a diving doctor and running on a treadmill it was a no brainer. I was given the go head to get wet

 

[Fish-R-Man]

Ha! I almost quit last year thinking I was getting up there but after seeing a diving doctor and running on a treadmill it was a no brainer. I was given the go head to get wet

Assume....

I plan on doing the same....

 

[AfterDark]

I'm 58, work 3rd shift. I try to dive on Saturdays after working all night. I notice that I'm physically tired by the time I get to dive. This past Sat after gearing up, my usual double 72's w about 25 lbs of ballast, I could not stand up! I had to grab a rope and pull myself up! Then I got in the water and couldn't swim against the current. Is this normal for my age or should I see a doctor? The other 2 younger guys had trouble with the current too, but the not being able to stand up?

 

[Puffer Fish]

No question, you are going to die...sometime in the next 50 years or so.

How much do you weigh? How tall are you? How much do you exersize? How hard is your work? Time is not kind to the lazy.

Could be perfectly normal, could be a concern.

Me, I don't dive aluminum doubles anymore...try a nice pair of FaberFX 100's...they weigh about the same, but a pair take 10 lbs less lead. Or better still, get a Fx 133, and add a bail out for even less weight (and resistance in the water)...or, if you can find a pair: faber FX100LPDVB, a low pressure tank that weighs in at 25 lbs (but takes a bit more lead than even an aluminum does.

I would like to think that with age come some knowledge on how to do things easier.

I'm 58, work 3rd shift. I try to dive on Saturdays after working all night. I notice that I'm physically tired by the time I get to dive. This past Sat after gearing up, my usual double 72's w about 25 lbs of ballast, I could not stand up! I had to grab a rope and pull myself up! Then I got in the water and couldn't swim against the current. Is this normal for my age or should I see a doctor? The other 2 younger guys had trouble with the current too, but the not being able to stand up?