Well, I got through two pages of these postings before I ran out of steam. People slammed Force Fins, Sea Vision masks, flares, and cell phone cases.
Obviously, there are some great minds at work here with many more thousand of dives than I can ever hope for.
I tried Force Fins shortly after they came out in ithe early 80's. I should have worked with Al Gore to invent the internet earlier so I could read about how useless they are. I actually liked them, and because no one else bought them, I never paid more than $15 a pair for them. After about three years, they wouldn't give me the propulsion I needed, so gradually I drifted away from them. A couple of years ago, I tried a pair fo Foce Foils. They were pretty good, but I wasn't wild about the strap, so I eBayed them and actually got more for them used than I paid for them new. Must be a lot of morons out there.
Sea Vision masks - I can leave the color-correcting feature behind, but the -2.0 gauge readers are worth their weight in platinum for my 50+ aged eyes, especially at night. I've only been diving since 1961, so I will defer to the experts and deepsix my Sea Vision mask and not read my computer anymore at night.
Flares are worth their weight in gold when you need them. I have a set of Olin Matheson wax-sealed flares from the 60's that still work. They're not USCG-approved anymore, but they're for deep drift diving and only if I ever need it.
I've been stuck at sea twice and I really LOVE being rescued. It sure beats the alternative.
The cell phone case - I dived with a guy who also uses one. He shot something off the Juno Ledges that attracted at least one large curious bull shark. Surfacing, he called Captain Ray on the Narcosis for a quick pickup before he became chum. And Ray came roaring over the visible horizon pronto and got him.
I guess he should have saved his money according to you experts.
So as I said, I got through two pages of these post before I could not read another word of drivel. I'm glad we have all these experts out there to save us money. When someone says they're adding their two cents, a lot of times, that's a little overvalued.
Obviously, there are some great minds at work here with many more thousand of dives than I can ever hope for.
I tried Force Fins shortly after they came out in ithe early 80's. I should have worked with Al Gore to invent the internet earlier so I could read about how useless they are. I actually liked them, and because no one else bought them, I never paid more than $15 a pair for them. After about three years, they wouldn't give me the propulsion I needed, so gradually I drifted away from them. A couple of years ago, I tried a pair fo Foce Foils. They were pretty good, but I wasn't wild about the strap, so I eBayed them and actually got more for them used than I paid for them new. Must be a lot of morons out there.
Sea Vision masks - I can leave the color-correcting feature behind, but the -2.0 gauge readers are worth their weight in platinum for my 50+ aged eyes, especially at night. I've only been diving since 1961, so I will defer to the experts and deepsix my Sea Vision mask and not read my computer anymore at night.
Flares are worth their weight in gold when you need them. I have a set of Olin Matheson wax-sealed flares from the 60's that still work. They're not USCG-approved anymore, but they're for deep drift diving and only if I ever need it.
I've been stuck at sea twice and I really LOVE being rescued. It sure beats the alternative.
The cell phone case - I dived with a guy who also uses one. He shot something off the Juno Ledges that attracted at least one large curious bull shark. Surfacing, he called Captain Ray on the Narcosis for a quick pickup before he became chum. And Ray came roaring over the visible horizon pronto and got him.
I guess he should have saved his money according to you experts.
So as I said, I got through two pages of these post before I could not read another word of drivel. I'm glad we have all these experts out there to save us money. When someone says they're adding their two cents, a lot of times, that's a little overvalued.
