Show us your log!

[northernone]

Realised how many of us keep a log and no one ever wants to see them.

Post a pic of how you log your dive. A favorite perhaps?


Enjoy,
Cameron

 

[ronscuba]

I used to log dives using my dive computer logging software. Then 1 day a SW update came out. I ran the update and BAM my entire log got wiped out. Had over 200 dives in there with locations, site names, gear and weight details, etc.. I was so pissed I have not logged any dives since. I am guessing I have around 600 now.

 

[Akimbo]

Post a pic of how you log your dive. A favorite perhaps?

Well, OK. Kind'a boring though.

I don't bother logging many dives anymore that can't be downloaded.

 

[Akimbo]

... Then 1 day a SW update came out. I ran the update and BAM my entire log got wiped out. Had over 200 dives in there. I was so pissed I have not logged any dives since. I am guessing I have around 600 now.

I auto-backup online now and learned years ago to NEVER enter data into anything that used a proprietary format... or at least had an complete export function to a widely supported format.

 

[ronscuba]

Yeah, lesson learned about doing SW upgrades. But for dive logging, it is no longer a problem because I don't log anymore . Not really a big deal for me. The log was more for pleasure than useful information.

My video camera provides memories of my dives and dive quality. After a dive trip the amount of video footage I have is the best indicator of how good the trip was.

 

[Lorenzoid]

I'm an inveterate paper logger, but I recently gave Subsurface a try and was impressed to see how many different data formats it supported. Before trying electronic logging, I just assumed they all used proprietary formats. I'm still not quite sure how it works with the different formats. Not giving up my paper log just yet.

 

[txgoose]

Wanting to convert over Subsurface before I get too many dives. Right now mine are all in the SSI system. As others have mentioned, I'd like to get away from a proprietary system. If SSI had an export function I'd likely keep using it for a while. As a sometimes journal-er, I really would like a neat hand written paper version.

 

[Akimbo]

As a sometimes journal-er, I really would like a neat hand written paper version.

In my case, neat and hand-written are mutually exclusive... and paper can't beat waving a pointer over a graph and seeing depth, time, and gas consumption at that second.

 

[scubadada]

I paper log all my dives, I like being able to look back over them. I also downlog all my dives and keep a spreadsheet record.

 

[txgoose]

In my case, neat and hand-written are mutually exclusive... and paper can't beat waving a pointer over a graph and seeing depth, time, and gas consumption at that second.

As a data geek I am 100% in tune with downloading the computer data and having it graph out. No debate at all. I am currently watching all of the "what computer would you all have me buy" threads to weigh pros and cons for my own purchase. But much like a coffee table book of pictures, I think that a paper log book could be fun to occasionally pick up and browse through. This would be in addition to a more accurate online log.