Attitudes Toward DIR Divers

[The Chairman]

I’m pretty sure what ever he’s diving is Hogarthain. It’s only tangential to DIR. I’ve seen him in the water a few times and parking lots in cave country. He’s definitely fast.

And still diving at that. How old is Hogarth now?

 

[Nemrod]

Hogarthian is an equipment philosophy/arrangement that has been adopted by many divers and in modified form by DIR advocates. Hogarthian drives Minimalism and while it could be pointed out that none of my rigs are actually Hog, they are Hog inspired and minimal for single tank open water. I do thank all who over the years inspired me to eschew jackets, retractors, all manner of fittings and hose adapters and the usual dive store paraphernalia. To the extent that DIR also advocates (Hog) minimalism, I thank them also. Now whenever I see a diver kitted out with all manner of weird contraptions, I break out in an anxiety attack, thanks a lot Hog/DIR/GUE, whoever . Oh wait, it is happy hour, he has five right angle adapters on his HP hoses and two transmitters and a spg and one way check valves on his regulators, ahhh, I care not not because I have a BAM (Big Axx Maragaritta)!