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  1. seaducer

    what applications would you use of a pony bottle

    There is another reason to sling, and the main reason I do so as I too am a solo diver. If there is a leaky valve on the pony, you may not have enough gas should you come to need it. If the tank is slung you can see the problem and manipulate the valves as needed. I know I said I sling mine to...
  2. seaducer

    Does human touch harm Octopi?

    I am not sure about octopus in particular, but generally speaking a slime coat is part of the immune system, specifically to protect an animal from things like foreign bacteria. In effect touching the slime coat is allowing it to do the job it is intended to do. Gentle physical interaction will...
  3. seaducer

    what applications would you use of a pony bottle

    I got mine for offshore wreck diving, they range from 60 feet to way over my head. I have not been on the boats in a few years but the captains used to require an independent air source, that is why I got one intitially. It is there for me if I need it, but it is never part of my gas plan. I...
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    Dive vacation coming up!

    It is not stupid to be apprehensive about diving at night and/or diving deep. Most divers are early on, especially the night dive. I find night dives to be very relaxing, especially in the Caribbean where there is often sooo much activity on the reef during the day, at night you just...
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    Words from the wise needed!

    I dive a Mares Dragon MRS at a local aquarium, and that is about the only place I would do so. While it is comfortable and seems to be well made (mostly), there are issues of the weight pockets falling out. Granted this happens with 8+ pounds in them, and in tropical waters you are not likely...
  6. seaducer

    PONY bottles

    Hmmm, I would rather someone make fun of me than make plans to find my body. A slung bottle is a bit of a pain on land/boat deck but once in the water I almost forget it is there.
  7. seaducer

    The cost of safety

    I don't know if this counts in the exact way you mean it but...I left Cozumel after one day of diving on a week long trip because of a pending hurricane. As I am ever the savvy traveler I not only lost the remaining portion of my original plane ticket but had to pay another $500 for a short...
  8. seaducer

    Jacket BCD vs. Backplate/Wing

    Not sure I understand where you are going with this? Most of the stuff I buy I have not used before purchase. If I limited myself only to stuff I am familiar with how would I ever experience something new? With less than 24 dives in his profile, he has 2 options...purchase what he has rented...
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    Is Oscar De La Hoya a diver?

    I always though there was something shady about his betting record...
  10. seaducer

    An observation about divers

    Wow, this whole post really could have described me. When I first heard of DIR I was instantly opposed to it. I figured if they were arrogant enough to call their style Doing It Right, they must figure I am Doing It Wrong, and who the hell are THEY?! So i spent some time being the exact thing I...
  11. seaducer

    Jacket BCD vs. Backplate/Wing

    There is no question there is a lot going on in these threads. I will say, if someone begins a thread with a specific choice, then people whose opinions are outside of that choice should stay out of the conversation. It is just bad manners. However, there are other threads where it is obvious...
  12. seaducer

    Indelible and Meaningful Training Skills

    I am afraid I am going to disappoint you on the detail, this was quite a few years ago. It started with learning how to achieve neutral and hover, fin pivot technique. These were the required skills, beyond that we were encouraged to stay neutral as much as possible, and try other skills...
  13. seaducer

    Darwin award winner?

    Well, having grown up in a NYC resort destination (think Jersey Shore:shakehead:) I can't help but laugh. However I do have an issue...here in the NE it is well known that alcohol is lighter than water, which means it will thin the blood, meaning that blood will run through the vessels faster...
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    An observation about divers

    My experience with any sort of training, the only instructors that actively discourage questions are people who lack a working knowledge of the subject material. The old those who can't...teach. The who can encourage questions for many reasons. To produce more well rounded students, an...
  15. seaducer

    Jacket BCD vs. Backplate/Wing

    Nobody has said that. Nobody who has promoted bp/w setups have ever said that people who dive jackets are not good divers, nor has anyone said that people who dive bp/w are superior divers in any way. Perhaps you feel that way, but that is your own issue, nobody here is implying any such thing...
  16. seaducer

    Jacket BCD vs. Backplate/Wing

    Well I am not aware of any study on the hydrodynamic properties of BP/W vs. jacket BCD...but I can tell you that my BP/W has far less material and fits far more snugly to my body than any jacket style BCD I have worn. That is measurable. Hose routing and danglies have nothing to do with it...
  17. seaducer

    Indelible and Meaningful Training Skills

    Buoyancy. Learning how to control your position in the water without thinking about it has been the most valuable skill I learned, and the basics were taught in OW. I really feel this is the building block of all diving skills, can never be stressed enough nor mastered to satisfaction.
  18. seaducer

    100' before AOW?

    This is loaded question for sure. For me, I took AOW straight after OW, so no I did not hit 100 feet before AOW. I am also not sure that AOW really made me more qualified than OW did, to be honest. I did quite a few deepish dives with little experience back then, but I think if I had the...
  19. seaducer

    Jacket BCD vs. Backplate/Wing

    I have more than 250 dives with each of the following configurations: BP/W with and w/o a weight belt as needed(my current setup) jacket bcd with weight belt (what I started with) jacket bcd with integrated weight pockets (dive in an aquarium every other week with) I have to say, if we...
  20. seaducer

    An observation about divers

    I think this has a lot to do with the angst that is often directed at the team diving concept. So many people do not have the self confidence needed to blow off that type of "rejection", most will feel anger towards it. I think another cause is the military style and look to team diving. I...
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