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Tank bangers, quackers, dual bladder wings, the road to death is littered with bad equipment.

That Dave is one smooth operator.

I don't want to sound like chicken little but...the OP doesn't know what he doesn't know. I'm sure that some caverns are fairly benign and an OW diver would "probably" be ok. I'm on the soapbox now- "probably" are odds that I don't care for in an overhead enviornment. I can guarantee you that I...

TSandM, I hope you and yours have a great time in the springs! Dive safe, dive smart, and HAVE FUN!!!!! Remember...Cave Excursions, Salvo, and Extreme Exposure all take VISA.:)

I guess I better get me a pair of them thar Jet flippers.:D

Party pooper.;) By the way, are jet fins any good?

Don't tell me that you don't know what an Aunt Jemima do-rag is. Google should help.:14:

Why would you want to look like an Aunt Jemima Syrup bottle?:mooner:

Beer-ok, martini-ok, strawberry wine cooler-not ok, and is most certainly NOT DIR. You should go to your room and give yourself a whipping..... The horror.

Capt. Jim Wyatt in High Springs Fl. If you pass "cavern" with Jim, you'll have a SOLID foundation to build upon.

IMHO; anyone who gets "paranoid" after smoking a joint has... "deeper issues", issues that they should resolve long before deciding to dive. Can you dive stoned? Sure you can. Will I dive with you? No, you're stoned, and happen to be carrying my reserve gas supply. I need my reserve gas...

And the next level would be the "High, High Altitude Diver" card.

Kinda gives a new meaning to flash the PADI Hooka Diver card.:14:

GUE dosen't have a "lock" on what is "DIR". Where would we place; Exley, Wyatt, GI3. ??? I don't think they hold any GUE cards.

Shallow water is an excellent place to practice. Changes in buoyancy take place at a much faster pace in shallow water. IMHO mastering shallow water buoyancy makes controlling buoyancy at depth an snap. You'll just have to learn to compensate for slower rates of buoyancy change. Holding neutral...

Cut the ball off and tie a knot on the end of the pull cord. I was leary of this modification when it was first "suggested" to me but it turned out to be a non issue- I've never had a moments trouble finding the dump cord. Even wearing heavy gloves it's a non issue. As for using the rear dump...

Painless, painfull, it dosen't matter because I don't want to die PERIOD. I'll never forget what Capt. Jim Wyatt told me my first day in his class. He said that if I was ever lost, trapped, or stuck In an overhead enviornment that I am NOT to stop and write a farewell letter in my wet notes, or...

Give the dude a break. At least he's heading in the right direction. Getting him into a BP/W, learning proper trim, bouyancy control, and situational awareness Befor he takes GUE-F is a good thing. At least he's trying...and I sure as hell can't fault him for that. I mean we all have to start...

I've been given no less than three Swiss Army watches. I would not reccomend them to anyone. #1 leaked and died in the Florida surf, #2 wrist strap pins kept getting bent and coming apart by the pressure that a US Army field jacket cuff places upon them, #3 same weak pin issue and this watch...

Yes, there are right and wrong ways to get a divers attention in this situation. "Stop/hold" is a command signal that demands immediate compliance & confirmation. The signaled diver then awaits the next instructive signal. "Attention" means look at me and I'll communicate something to you...