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  1. Dave Bevan

    Diver Rescued During Hurricane

    Let's hope when you make a mistake that almost costs your life we are all.going to be here to tell you how stupid you are and make jokes about it. :)
  2. Dave Bevan

    Tech fin options - neutral buoyancy?

    They way they look. Price?
  3. Dave Bevan

    Tech fin options - neutral buoyancy?

    To be honest I think the OP is over thinking it IMO. What I mean is that buying a fin for it's back fin ability could perhaps be considered trying to find an equipment solution to a training problem. In terms of fins themselves I have OMS slipstreams and I can find no difference to my SP jet...
  4. Dave Bevan

    Looking to purchase a single tank, eventually converting to twinset

    Just to mention you can do tdi trimix diver with a single tank with a duel outlet it doesn't have to be doubles. Obviously you'd want to go for a larger one if you did that like a 16litre or 18litre. More important in tank selection is what exposure protection you'll be wearing. For example in...
  5. Dave Bevan

    Tech fin options - neutral buoyancy?

    I can fin backwards with out fins... whilst some fins may help by having thicker edges it is a technique thing as well.
  6. Dave Bevan

    Diver Rescued During Hurricane

    To be honest all joking aside I'd like to some of the keyboard warriors in this lost would handle being on a vessel during Irma. It was probably his pride and joy so you can understand why he didn't just leave it. Also possible that putting on his scuba gear might have saved his life. I mean...
  7. Dave Bevan

    Scubapro reg.s - What are the differences?

    Both the Mk17 and the MK25 are great regulators. Most freezing of regulators is caused by misuse anyway (usually water inside the first stage). I use mk25s the swivel is great for routing and means the regulator is adaptable as a stage reg, sidemount, twinset or rebreather. The routing is really...
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    Scubapro reg.s - What are the differences?

    As above but one thing to mention is the mk25 has a swivel which can assist with hose routing.
  9. Dave Bevan

    GUE and Sidemount position ?

    I think this is a great idea.
  10. Dave Bevan

    GUE and Sidemount position ?

    Hahahah
  11. Dave Bevan

    GUE and Sidemount position ?

    They don't support it for team diving as everyone has already said. Its not in the standards because they don't teach it. I'm simply stating that they don't have a problem with people diving sidemount. At the end of the day when you are actually at the point in diving cave or wreck that you...
  12. Dave Bevan

    GUE and Sidemount position ?

    You say its a technique they don't endorse yet they do endorse it. Its clearly stated in the Quest articles that they endorse it. They just don't teach it as part of their syllabus. UK cave/sump divers almost exclusively use it. But they also almost exclusively dive solo as well. I honestly...
  13. Dave Bevan

    GUE and Sidemount position ?

    To be honest there are a lot more non gue divers that gue divers think they are 'in the know'. Most of the gue guys I met are just concentrating on doing there diving rather than discussing the philosophy of there system.
  14. Dave Bevan

    GUE and Sidemount position ?

    I don't think that gue are researching or testing this. Next I see one of the senior instructors Ill ask but I really dont think this is the case. Dont get me wrong GUE divers and instructors are encouraged to test different equipment configs for viability. But i really don't think they see...
  15. Dave Bevan

    Halcyon Focus 2.0

    Still don't think it's about numbers. It's about the package as a whole. The brightest light isn't always the best. My focus has done over 100 dives. It's always been bright enough to signal. The low power is great for night and overhead. The focus is wide enough to illuminate stuff I'm looking...
  16. Dave Bevan

    GUE position on lights

    Also no one has mention the eo aspect ie having power packs for heated vests etc. Also the fact that if you drop a can light head it doesn't disappear into the depths.
  17. Dave Bevan

    GUE position on lights

    They aren't required equipment but you must be proficient with one for a tech pass. I.e know how to manage the light cord. You can borrow one from your instructor if you don't use one yourself. Surely you can see it's better to have it this way than making it part of the equipment standards...
  18. Dave Bevan

    GUE position on lights

    Firstly you aren't going to be disqualified. That's not how it works. You could borrow one from them or rent one. These conversations are exactly the sort you'd be having with your instructor before the course. I would suggest contacting your the instructor and getting it straight from the...
  19. Dave Bevan

    Been Diving for awhile - Now experiencing panic?

    Stupid question. Was the nose of your mask flooded? I was very much like you. Proper sea baby and loved swimming and freediving long before I started scuba. As a result I had a strong nasel reflex. Basically when you get water in your nose you find it hard to breathe as your body is telling...
  20. Dave Bevan

    Overlap between diving and aviation communities

    I'm an Avionics Tech if that's any help.
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