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  1. Todd Dicker

    Electronic Dive Log

    I've been really struggling with all this software. Right now I have about six different places I've been trying out, online and software based. Either the software simply doesn't work correctly, e.g., I can enter a lot of information about a dive, but not the times beginning and ending, or it...
  2. Todd Dicker

    First Time Nitrox

    I believe what Storker meant to say was, "Since I am a Staff Member on this board and since the rules of the Basic SCUBA Discussion section say that This forum is intended to be a very friendly, "flame free zone" where divers of any skill level may ask questions about basic scuba topics without...
  3. Todd Dicker

    Drysuit justification Don't know what to do!!!

    Hollis is offering a special through March 31st on the BTR 500 (which I just bought for myself). The drysuit is excellent quality, and the special includes FOR FREE a complete set of undergarments, socks, beanie, and rock boots. Retail price for the suit is about $1,400. They are provided at...
  4. Todd Dicker

    Cpap

    This is a very old thread, so I didn't respond to anything. But now that it's been bumped: a standard 5 cmH2O PEEP is 0.00483921 atmospheres. The entire hyperbaric chamber is essentially a giant CPAP machine with a standard 2.8 atmospheres of initial pressure for the treatment of...
  5. Todd Dicker

    How Much Gear Do You Bring When You Travel?

    I just got back from a wonderful dive trip to Hawaii. I brought everything with me except weights and tank. BC, reg, fins, mask, shorty wet suit, camera, computer. I bought a large roller bag off Craigslist for all my equipment (not a dive bag, but the largest permitted bag on the airlines...
  6. Todd Dicker

    When to question your officers decisions

    Did your operation have a designated safety officer? Just curious about that. Around here, it would be pretty outrageous for any officer, up to and including the chief, to ignore a safety objection from anyone. But in particular, a safety officer saying "hold on, stop everything" is the word...
  7. Todd Dicker

    Real learning in the water and in life

    I am curious about the composition of public safety dive teams. I am a firefighter/engineer and critical care paramedic that is considering participating more with our fire department's dive team (as an OW diver who is working on upping certs now). That team is comprised mostly of highly...
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