Perhaps it's time to roll this out once again.
AN OPEN LETTER TO NEW DIVERS ABOUT STAYING ALIVE « Doppler's Tech Diving Blog
AN OPEN LETTER TO NEW DIVERS ABOUT STAYING ALIVE « Doppler's Tech Diving Blog
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Just a thought, when was the last time you saw a cave diver course for $400? I haven't seen a reputable course that cheap in years.
I believe the $400 was referring to a cavern diver course, not a full cave circuit.
Even for a cavern course that is a good deal. Sure you can find cheaper, but if an instructor does not value his time, I sure as hell don't value it.
Man, I've read this thread from first to last page and all I can say is this swamp character is the wrong combination of arrogant, ignorant, and stupid.
Distance is not your primary concern! I mentioned in my prior post that non-trained divers don't know what they don't know, and this is the perfect example of it. EXPERIENCED cave divers struggle with running and pulling their own line (using the reel) because of the concentration of flow, especially in the ear. EXPERIENCED cave divers get caught up in other people's lines. It wouldn't matter if it were 50 ft or 500 - managing the flow in this part of the cave is a challenge. I know cave divers that literally have hundreds of CAVE dives, and work with an instructor the first day they dive in N FL flow bc they want to make sure they manage it appropriately.
Small passages laying line and heavy flow is not your friend. The flow here can EASILY flip you fins over head while you fight it to wind in the reel. The flow here can push you in to an area that you can easily be lodged in. The flow here can shoot you out like a cannon before you even get a chance to wind in the reel causing a birds nest that entangles you and drowns you. This is not about distance at all. The last diver to die here was less then 50 yards from the entrance.
ballroom isn't terribly safe. if you poke your head in just a bit further you can get blown up and stuck in a chimney there, which would be another hazard if you try to this "swim through" that you think is perfectly safe and doesn't take any training...
I did NOT say I was going to break a rule at Ginnie springs outdoors. IF I GO TO GINNIE SPRINGS I WILL ABIDE BY THEIR RULES
but just for spits and giggles, IF I DID decide to do this dive, and I went down the santa fe river and anchored my boat in the river I would not be doing a dang thing against any rules AT ALL. That cave is in navigable waters and according to the Equal Footing Doctrine, Ginnie Springs cannot tell me what to do on state property.