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Ya done good, Nate. I we don't agree, but ya done real good. Take care, Mike

Where can read about it, Divesherpa? Mike

That's why I like Scuba Board so much. People are generally fairly civil, even in the worst debates here. Mike

I don't know, Nate. Weinke, Maiken, Baker, Hamilton and others all seem to like what they see. The US Navy and Duke University seem to be interested too. Please don't take offense to this, Nate, but I believe your distrust and skeptism of what Irvine says is mostly the result of ignorance...

Nate, I'll grant you that he doesn't have a little disclaimer at the bottom of every post of his, but I can assure you that he has made repeated posts saying that people have to be cautious. Here's his discussion about bounce diving (written to his own WKPP guys, I believe)...

I suspect Fred's lighter SS plate and lighter STA would be OK for you, with a 27lb Halcyon wing. It would depend on how much weight you require with an 80. You certainly don't want all the weight wrapped into a plate and STA. You may need an AL STA from somewhere (the Halcyon AL STA is/was...

Nate, You have to put things he says into a little perspective. He tells people all the time not to do some of the things he does to the extreme that he does them. If one were to attempt to do some of the things he does with a precondition (overweight, out of shape, PFO, etc) or without a...

1. I haven't used the ATX200, but do have the ATX50 second stage which is nearly identical to the 200's second stage. It's a fine second stage. I don't think the lightweight first stage of the 200 will be worth the extra money over a DS4. 2. I wouldn't spend the extra money for a...

I have NO doubt about that. ;) Take care, Mike

DING! DING! Round 127? :boxing: :D Mike

Personally, if I'm in spot where I can't reach my valves, then I have really screwed up. That's just me, though. Mike

Hey Newton, He's a very, very different person on a personal/private level than he is on those open forums. He's never flamed me (at least that I can remember). His answers are not like a UP's or Roakeys, that's for certain ;). If he dislikes someone, he won't keep it to himself. Ever...

Good job, Mike. I'll bet there are many who wish they had gotten trained by you (or someone like you) right off the bat. Woulda saved me a ton, fer shur! Keep up the good work. Mike

"Bad news will travel the world ten times before good news gets its shoes on." It doesn't matter to me if it's a shop, gear manufacturer, or training agency. If I'm treated well, I'll spread the word every chance I get. If I'm treated poorly, I'll go out of my way to damage whatever...

Ah, just think of filling as a hobby and don't worry about the cost. Mike

I got winded just reading that one, Nate! :D Mike BTW, in the five years that I've been talking with Irvine (both publically and privately -- mostly privately), he's always treated me decent. I'm one of the few who have actually grown to kinda like him a bit, I suspect :).

First of all, who ever said you would lose performance is clueless. The performance difference between a short hose and a 7' hose is indistinguishable, as well as the port size. Be sure to question their advice from now on. I think I use a Brownies 7' hose. I can't remember where I bought...

That's cool, Mike. I've seen so many people say that new students can't handle back inflation :rolleyes:. Of course, most of them haven't used back inflation or aren't instructors. I've talked to many instructors who teach OW students with wings/harness, and they don't seem to have any...

If you never do a deep air dive in your entire life, you'd be doing yourself a favor. Deep air as a prerequisite to trimix is mind-boggling foolish. If your goal is to go deep, get trimix. Learning the theory behind trimix, nitrox, deco, mixing, etc is all relatively easy. The trick is...

Jeesh Roak, I didn't realize there was another one going here. I would've jumped in earlier had I known :D. :fight: