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I agree with Tom. If I could dive it I would. I dive on a lot of wrecks that were lost with some or all hands. The Cedarville (500'+ ore freighter) sunk in the Straits of Mackinaw and lost 10 hands in the 1950's. It's in 110' of water. The Bradley, another ore frieghter, also sunk in the...

Guess ya'll better not leave simple green in your AL tanks for a week, eh ;)? :D Mike

It's the underwear that really keeps you warm, not the air so much. You're much better off using the BC for what it was intended for (buoyancy control) and the suit for what it was intended for (keeping you dry). The reason most people use (and teach)the suit for buoyancy control is that it's...

I would say about 98% of the gear I own I bought site unseen and untried prior to purchasing it. All of the regs I have bought, several BC's, fins, masks, even my drysuit was bought mail order. This has to do with the region I live in where there are no good dive shops, and the ones that do...

I use both, but mostly brass, and I dive in very fresh water. The brass one's have treated me well with no maintenance at all. Mike

It doesn't need to be tuned down, but some people do it anyway. Helium is less dense and breathes easier than air. Some people tune the IP down to increase the reg's reliability a bit. I doubt if it's necessary, but a lot of people do it. It certainly won't hurt the reg to tune it down...

I thought the DOT was interested primarily in interstate commerce (with regard to cylinders), but I have no idea. Mike

I know a lot of people on the Atkins diet and one diver very well who is on it -- no problems with DCS. Avoiding DCS is relatively easy if you know the rules, follow them, and have no significant preconditions. Super slow ascents, avoiding deep air, using proper deco gasses, and avoiding post...

It will be a tough thing to enforce on a mass scale, but not to make examples out of a few dive shops. Oh well. Mike

Thanks for posting that, Mike. Everything in this friggin' industry comes down to money. If they can show just one PST tank that was properly maintained that hurt someone as the result of filling to even 4000psi, I'd be very surprised. What a shame. :upset: Mike Hey, is the owner of...

There are a lot of wrecks around here that have very similar histories of bad luck. It's an interesting hobby. You coming over this way next summer? Mike

Most everything I have read of Irvine's regarding Exley portrayed a very strong friendship. No one is/was perfect, and that includes Exley. It also seems to me that the WKPP has done a great deal of good for the cave community and technical diving in general. It depends on one's perspective...

For those interested, the new wreck in the Straits has been identified as the William Young. I hadn't even heard of this unidentified wreck before. Here's what another wreck enthousiast, Brandon Baillod, wrote about it it: The wreck has been identified as the schooner William Young...

The biggest complaint I have heard regarding the rock boots is the laces and the potential for snagging on stuff. Wreck divers (and some cavers) I've talked to told me they wrap their boots with duct tape. Andrew reiterated that during our fundementals course too. Mike

I'll be down there in late winter sometime with the wife and kids for two long weeks. We'll be in Disney for a week and then either at some beach or the Bahamas for the next week. I'm looking forward to doing some diving with my newly certified wife. We're bring a babysitter along too. I'm...

With the gov't and lawyers involved... :rolleyes:. I assume the price will follow suit and skyrocket too. Mike

Shoot, Tom, I like George! I've been talking with him via internet for at least five years. He's always been very forthcoming and helpful to me. If I get the chance to thank him personally, I'll go out of my way to do so. He has done more to enhance my enjoyment underwater than any person I...

I totally agree. Personally, I'll dive with just about anyone if they're willing to come up this way. Bring your poodle jackets, snorkels, and pony's, and I'll show ya all the good recreational wrecks. I'll bring the "refreshments" too ;)! :thumb: :D Mike

You are vastly underestimating that course, Mike. I have talked with full bore cave diving instructors that fared about as well as OW students with 100 dives. Attitudes of those going in are greatly different than when they leave, particularly with the experienced divers. Mike Edit: I...

The attitude that everyone talks about really starts with the horses mouth himself, George Irvine. On top of that, he knows it and doesn't care. Regardless of his attitude, the message tends to be clear enough and mirrors the GUE guys (most of the time). The overall attitude of DIR...