Search results

  1. W

    Scubapro Sidemount: my 2 cents

    Interesting. I have been waiting for some reviews of this set up for awhile so its good to finally find one. Im looking at buying a sidemount set up and was torn between either this one or the stealth 2.0. Was hoping this one was going to be good since its got just the right amount of lift.
  2. W

    Diving this week

    Anyone want to get wet this week? Ive got some time off work, wouldnt mind heading out. Can go anywhere, and anytime!
  3. W

    Scubapro Sidemount harness

    Ive been trying to get information on this set up since DEMA, doesnt seem to be much information or even photos of the thing aside from what you can find off their website.
  4. W

    Diving Accident, Self-Responsibility and Balance

    I may be wrong as im not a pulmonologist or resp tech, but hyperventilation will cause a decrease of arterial CO2 , but an increase in CO2 in the lungs. this leads to increased hyperventilation due to respiratory alkalosis and hypercapnia. However, when you add a possible diagnosis of COPD (OP...
  5. W

    Diving Accident, Self-Responsibility and Balance

    I have seen someone in a full blown panic attack ineffectively breath themselves completely unconscious. So yes it does manifest as a vasoconstrictor and increased heart rate and correspondingly drop your o2 sats from tachypnea and can do so shockingly fast. Im not saying you didnt have an EIB...
  6. W

    Good/Bad AOW Experience/Failure. Any advice? (LONG!)

    Im not sure everyone elses take on this but, maybe try only putting in as much air into you suit as you need to stay warm. Use your buoyancy control device to control buoyancy. That is what is is made for. As long is you don't get too overwhelmed when ascending keeping track of the air in your...
  7. W

    Diving Accident, Self-Responsibility and Balance

    I think TC has it right, EIB is notoriously hard to diagnose and it is usually diagnosed in athletes with a history of asthma. From your own descriptions of yourself I wouldnt consider your fitness level to be athletic. In fact closer to the other end. This entire incident sounds like over...
  8. W

    Why waste money on training!?

    We almost need another thread, How many of you who were recently certified (in the last 10 or so years) felt you were adequately trained to dive on your own (with a buddy certified in the same time period) after your OW cert? I was one of those who was certified over seas on vacation, albeit...
  9. W

    Shore diving

    Anyone up for a shore dive or two tomorrow? Any site near vancouver works for me.
  10. W

    Where Next?

    First I would just go dive. And then see where that takes you and learn accordingly. Want to dive that wreck at 160ft? Take a tec course. Caves look interesting? Take a cave course. 50 dives is nothing at all. The point isnt to collect as many certifications as you can, its to go out and have...
  11. W

    Why waste money on training!?

    Its not so much the material posted, It is the wording and the "tone" the article adopts. Making it seem as if anyone could slap a computer on their wrists and start doing some deco. I have to admit the end does say get training and risks are mentioned, however this is added as almost an after...
  12. W

    Why waste money on training!?

    Hey guys why waste your own hard earned dollars on trivial things like training when you can just learn the old fashioned way? Read an article or two and completely rely on your computer! Qualified shmalified! Check out this article on Tech diving. You too can be a decompression diver, with...
  13. W

    Water Temperature Ambergris Caye/San Pedro Belize

    Im heading down at the end of the month for some diving and im wondering this as well. I wore a 2mm shortie in thailand with similiar water temps and was chilly after 35minutes or so. is a 3mm too warm? I normally use my drysuit for everydive up here.
  14. W

    Ending Dive with 500psi

    Maybe you should start using the rule of thirds while diving. Come up with 1000psi. However, do you feel like you are a skilled enough diver to quickly descend and retrieve your son when you are 15ft away? What about when that 15ft becomes 30ft? Divers can sink awfully fast. I am not a...
  15. W

    What is the point of certifications?

    I find that diving is alot like mountaineering, you can learn by either finding a mentor, taking a course, or just heading out and doing it. Both sports pose considerable risk, both sports offer courses (mountaineering doesnt have certifications besides a couple guide certs and the coveted IFMGA...
  16. W

    Z system sidemount wreck diving part 2

    Forgive my ignorance but I had the same thoughts as bluemed about the doubles manifold. If its such a hazard to add failure points, why do people usethem? All the z system does is add the same manifold to sidemount (albeit with a higher chance of said failures?). And how often do these failure...
  17. W

    Scubapro Sidemount harness

    Ive been looking at the stealth, probably what ill end up getting. I dive cold water with steels and a dry suit. Hard to find a good system for us cold water divers, most are too bulky (contour, sms100) or not enough lift. Was hoping the scubapro might fill the niche of a dedicated cold water...
  18. W

    Scubapro Sidemount harness

    Still no reviews on this harness hey? Hard to find anything about it aside from whats on the SP website
  19. W

    Dry Suit cert in BC

    Having gone and dove with quite a few shops on the mainland and the island I can say you wont be disappointed with any of them. Lots of good instructors and helpful people at all the shops. That being said, the best diving is hands down on the island, particularly mid and north island area. If...
  20. W

    Working in Sidney / Victoria Mid-Feb? Dive suggestions? Buddies?

    Drop into Ogden point dive center, they have groups that go out every wednesday and most weekends. They will happily show you around, also wilsons diving has some good people who dive regularly.
Back
Top Bottom