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Thanks a lot, guys!

Thanks. Will the Oxycheq and the DSS bolt to a Halcyon plate?

Well, I’ve been out of the game for a while now. The last time I bought any equipment was in 2002 or so. I was neck deep into the DIR game and was on several forums, including SB, dishing out advice when asked. Now, I need to lean on ya’ll for a bit. Back in the day, Halcyon was the king of...

Had a great time, guys. Hope to see ya'll next summer. Mike

;-0 Thanks for the kind words everyone. I ain't dead yet... well not physically anyway. Been extremely busy, so I won't be participating much if any. Thanks. Mike

I haven't heard, but I suspect everything will move in that direction. I believe even NAUI is teaching RGBM (since Wienke is on their board). Mike

I've only recently moved down here from the UP, and learned about the whole mess via internet when Irvine first started talking about it about 1995 or so. Some people don't understand that by living in northern Michigan, you may as well be in the Swiss Alps trying to find a decent dive shop (or...

That's all I ever intended by starting this thread. Things tend to snowball out of control once in a while. You know, I almost regret writing that post because I did so within hours of finishing the class. I was quite unhappy with myself immediately after the class, but I also wrote that...

The 20lbs of fat is probably poses a greater danger to DCS than being on the Atkins diet. Mike

They won't kill you, but the answer (IMO, of course), is no. Mike

I used to fly down the line all the time on air, well inexcess of 100'/min. What happens is that you'll take one (maybe two) long continuous breath all the way down, which feels kinda cool, but allows CO2 to build up badly and you get nailed by the highly narcotic CO2. CO2 is bad stuff...

I was referring to the recreational diving I do as being non overhead/non deco diving I do. You know, I don't like the whole "recreational diving" phrase. I view all my diving as being recreational, regardless of whether I'm in a wreck, under the ice, or diving a reef in the tropics. It's all...

I would urge you not to give up on teaching, particularly when you see the GUE instructors in action. Being a DIR instructor, you could find yourself in a unique position to put out very good quality students someday and make a bit of difference. I've seen OW DIR work, first hand, to put out...

I dunno about that. Apeks, Abysmal, and Scuba Pro's do pretty well to a 1000' or so, and they don't feel like you have a log in your mouth :). Mike

Did you recently take the Fundementals class, Steven? Mike

Poseidons can't be beat for ice diving, but that's the only good thing I have to say about them. Mike

I don't know if some members on this board realize just how good we have it here. Scuba Board rocks! Mike

I cannot count how many SP freeze ups I've seen in 40F water. Apeks regs work for me in ice water with an IP set at 132psi or so. Mike

If the agency or instructor tells you that they can "train" you to "deal" with narcosis by offering deep air courses... run, don't walk, out the door. They don't have your best interest in mind, IMO. Good luck. Mike

I don't cave dive, just wrecks, ice, and recreational (non everhead stuff). Other than switching to a single tank once in a great while, I use the same configuration all the time. Mike