Search results

Need a great place to stay near Live Oak, FL? Cave Country cottage is diver friendly rental closest to Madison Blue Springs. Check us out! John Ploegert www.cavecountrycottage.com jcp1@windstream.net 386 842 2006

Here is a way you might be able to use to keep ants out of your gear; don't laugh - it really does work. We keep ants out of our dog food bowls by drawing a chalk line on the floor around the bowl; making the line fairly wide works best. The ants are not able to cross the line because the...

Nice job; now we all know why I called my design a Dumb Tank Rack! John

Thanks for your comments; they are helpful. A question: I understand carrying 3 lights; is it common practice to have to recharge all 3 each night? John

Additional photo of bench showing the hood over the top shelf. John

We own a rental house in North Central Florida's Cave Country we have set up to cater to cave divers. Our battery charging bench (see previous posts) had its first use last week when 2 cave divers stayed here for 8 nights. There was more than enough room on 1 shelf of the 3 shelf bench for all...

Thanks, John; I came across the Huron table when looking for tank data while planning the rack and used it to size the cells and estimate what I thought might be a typical load (weight) for load testing the cart, but couldn't find anything on doubles. I appreciate all of your help. Do you ever...

This photo shows the rack with one of the dividers removed. I should have included it in the original post for clarity. Thanks for your comments. John

I'm not a diver but own a rental in North Central Florida's Cave Country I'm equipping to accommodate cave divers. I made this simple 8 tank "egg carton" style rack for clients to stow their tanks, and put it on a garden cart to make it mobile for moving tanks from their vehicle to the house...

Thanks for the tip! All of my house cirquits are 20 amp and there are 2 cirquits serving the screened porch so I can split any heavy loads between them. Also, each plug strip has its own built-in 15 amp breaker so splitting 15 Salvo lights between them should be doable but I'm not sure about...

I am not a diver but own a rental house in North Central Florida's cave diving country that I am equiping to accommodate cave divers. A few months ago I asked for advice on this forum for how to build a battery charging bench for charging all of the batteries 4 typical cave divers might use. I...

Thanks again. John

Thanks for your reply. Is 2' x 4' bench top large enough for all of the batteries for the lights and whatever else 4 cave divers might need to recharge? John

Does anyone have plans, photos or description of what a battery charging bench should look like and any accessories it should have to take care of all of the overnight battery charging for 4 typical cave divers?

One of the few advantages of being an old fart is I met him back in the 60's when he brought Calypso (ex-USN MSCO) into our yard in Miami for some minor repairs. We owned two sisterships which we operated in marine research trade so had spares, manuals, and hand's-on experience he needed...

Just finished DT and agree with your comments except I thought the ending was weak. John

There is write up in today's issue of Suwannee Democrat; I think it is available on-line. John

Enjoyed your report and the photos! Thanks, John

Any family-oriented cave diver needing a place to stay while vacationing with diving or non-diving spouse and kids in North Central Florida's cave country this summer check this out. New 2 br/2 ba fully furnished house convenient to Madison Blue Springs, Peacock Springs, Little River Springs...

I am not a diver but have a new rental house in North Central Florida's cave diving country I am setting up to accommodate cave divers so any advice will be appreciated. Getting ready to install a battery charging bench and need to know how large it should be to have enough room for all of the...