a retreat from DIR

[H2Andy]

the only people who have caused trouble in this thread is those who haven't
answered the questions and have instead resorted to name-calling (troll)

i suggest that's where the problem lies, and not with me wanting to have better
answers to some questions i have

i think calling someone a troll should be against TOS. that's a personal attack.
if you think someone is a troll, report it to the Mods and let them make a call.

don't use the word "troll" to derail someone else's thread where they are trying
to learn and get answers.

if you think i'm a troll, then just ignore me. that's the worst thing you can do
to a troll anyway.

 

[H2Andy]

One possible reason is that we know that Andy has been
through fundies... and the whys of most of these things are covered.

alright, for the last time:

my original question was getting feedback on why it may not be a good idea
to depart from two DIR practices (implicit in that question is that i know i am
departing from DIR practice)

so far so good?

then, someone said that what i thought was a departure from DIR practice may
not in fact be so (one can use the light on the right or left)

so far so good?

then, i asked a question: would moving the canister to the left be considered
against DIR or is it one of those thigns that can be done both ways, such
as the light?

since i have been using stages with a canister light on the right, and it
hasn't been an issue, i wonder if i am missing something that may make
changing the canister to the left and having stages there an issue.

 

[*Floater*]

One possible reason is that we know that Andy has been through fundies... and the whys of most of these things are covered. So it is easy for someone to think that Andy is trolling, since most would think that he already knows these answers...

Right, because after DIRF you know everything.

 

[JeffG]

if you think i'm a troll, then just ignore me. that's the worst thing you can do to a troll anyway.

Its more fun making them dance.

 

[H2Andy]

let's see... auto ignore... JeffG

 

[CD_in_Chitown]

alright, for the last time:

my original question was getting feedback on why it may not be a good idea
to depart from two DIR practices (implicit in that question is that i know i am
departing from DIR practice)

This would imply that you follow the DIR discipline, while this....

since i have been using stages with a canister light on the right, and it hasn't been an issue, i wonder if i am missing something that may make
changing the canister to the left and having stages there an issue.

Would imply you do not. So your original question appears unfounded in reality to some, who have tried to post their interpretation.

What mixes are you wearing on the right? All of em?

 

[H2Andy]

ok, to clarify:

while I follow most DIR guidelines, I am NOT a DIR diver (since I use a computer
and do solo diving). now, i am also carrying my light on the right hand and
clipping the SPG on the chest d-ring, further distancing me from the DIR
standard.

my questions are from the point of view of somoene who does not consider himself DIR, but who likes the DIR "why's" behind practices, and would like to take them into account in his own diving.

as to the stages, so far i've gone diving with two stages, both carrying 100% O2,
for practice purposes.

i had a 40cf bottle on my left and an 80cf AL cylinder on my right both times

on the last dive we did, GDI, Jeandiver (both from this board) and me spent
about 40 minutes passing stage bottles and tanks to each other, clipping,
unclipping, passing, etc.

 

[ShakaZulu]

Why don't you just contact one of the DIR fathers, Dress for Success, by Dan MacKay or that Jarrod dewd?

 

[CD_in_Chitown]

...from the point of view of somoene who does not consider himself DIR, but who likes the DIR "why's" behind practices, and would like to take them into account in his own diving.

as to the stages, so far i've gone diving with two stages, both carrying 100% O2,
for practice purposes.

So why the two stages if they're both O2, are you planning to carry 50/50 and 100% IRL? Why the two sizes? What made you split them up or did you add the 2nd tank to the right/left side when you started carrying two?

What was your question again?

 

[H2Andy]

why the two stages? it was for practice

in real life, i will carry only 02 and clip that off at the tie off, since at the
apprentice level i can't carry stages unsupervised. when i hit full cave,
i will probably spend quite a while just diving in with one stage bottle
and leaving the 02 at the tie-off.

my question was:

why would having the light canister and a bottle on the left be so much more
difficult that carrying a canister and a bottle on the right (which i have already
done without any problems)?