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Yeah, lucky me I'm not teaching nobody on the internet or anywhere else, retired. Myself, nowadays I only dive and muck in the water for fun and for fun only, just to watch the fish, take some photos and the such.
Used to dive for years upon years on ppo2 2.0, then another decade or so with 1.8- and the worst part of it was that nobody asked me whether I wanted it or liked it... But for the last decade I have free choice to dive every day between 1.6 to whatever ean36 yields at shallower depths.
But hey, maybe that's the reason I'm not going to live as long as the ones following NOAA's thoughtful recommendations of < 1.4. I strongly advice not to follow my reckless way of diving, probably better follow recommendations of NOAA, PADI, GUE or whatever organization you choose, and sure- the internet is not a place to learn scuba! At best, it's a place to share thoughts and ideas about life, the universe and everything
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---------- Post added June 4th, 2013 at 04:24 PM ----------
Who requires an AN card for 28%? I'll be sure to avoid them...
---------- Post added June 4th, 2013 at 04:31 PM ----------
Don't do this. It's not the proper way to do things. Lets say you're at 130' and suffer a complete gas loss of your 26%. What do you have left? 38%? Good luck with that. So now you're really at 130' with only one tank, no real/proper redundancy. Sure, you can shoot up to 80' while you're switching to your backup gas, but do we really want to start planning your dives this way?
I know it's not convenient. Life sucks. But take two tanks of the gas that will support you at all stages of the dive. That's really the reason for sidemount anyway right? So, 26% at 130' is good all the way from 1' -130'. But, 38% isn't.
This is the reason why so many of us have so many stupid tanks. It sucks, but there's a right way, and a way that doesn't allow for the ****e to hit the fan. Always plan for the fan splatter, and you'll live.
---------- Post added June 4th, 2013 at 04:33 PM ----------
What agency do you teach for? The reason I ask is that what you just posted is opposite of what every agency out there teaches. OP, don't listen to this. It's possible it could get you in trouble.
---------- Post added June 4th, 2013 at 04:37 PM ----------
Yah, that disclaimer makes it all better. NOT!
Guys, making a full day of dives at 1.6 very possibly could kill you. We have no idea what your health is, what meds you are on, what water temps, work loads, currents, etc. are for you in a given day. Neither did NOAA. That's why it's recommended not to exceed 1.4.
Dear God, if this isn't the perfect thread for why you shouldn't learn to dive from Scubaboard, I don't know what is.
WOW!!!
Yeah, lucky me I'm not teaching nobody on the internet or anywhere else, retired. Myself, nowadays I only dive and muck in the water for fun and for fun only, just to watch the fish, take some photos and the such.
Used to dive for years upon years on ppo2 2.0, then another decade or so with 1.8- and the worst part of it was that nobody asked me whether I wanted it or liked it... But for the last decade I have free choice to dive every day between 1.6 to whatever ean36 yields at shallower depths.
But hey, maybe that's the reason I'm not going to live as long as the ones following NOAA's thoughtful recommendations of < 1.4. I strongly advice not to follow my reckless way of diving, probably better follow recommendations of NOAA, PADI, GUE or whatever organization you choose, and sure- the internet is not a place to learn scuba! At best, it's a place to share thoughts and ideas about life, the universe and everything
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