Bashing Each other, It is not necessary. I seem to have done it then I apologize.

[Boogie711]

Dear beachdivequeenbelam:

a) A Master Instructor doesn't mean jack in the Cave community. That's a PADI standard. Unless you're going to tell us he's NACD/NCCSD or whatever certified, a PADI instructor ain't taking you into any caves.

b) No self respecting technical diver is going to go into a tech dive - including a Florida cave dive - with a Sherwood Reg. Unless you're in a Mexican Cenote or something, depths are quickly going to be something a Sherwood just can't handle.

c) No self-respecting tech diver is going to use a reg that loops under the arm. That makes it near impossible to donate air from the primary reg.

It pains me to read stuff like this. I know you don't take criticism well unless it's nice, so sign me off,

Love,

Boogie711.

 

[beachdivequeenbelam]

Dear beachdivequeenbelam:

a) A Master Instructor doesn't mean jack in the Cave community. That's a PADI standard. Unless you're going to tell us he's NACD/NCCSD or whatever certified, a PADI instructor ain't taking you into any caves.

b) No self respecting technical diver is going to go into a tech dive - including a Florida cave dive - with a Sherwood Reg. Unless you're in a Mexican Cenote or something, depths are quickly going to be something a Sherwood just can't handle.

c) No self-respecting tech diver is going to use a reg that loops under the arm. That makes it near impossible to donate air from the primary reg.

It pains me to read stuff like this. I know you don't take criticism well unless it's nice, so sign me off,

Love,

Boogie711.

First of all I am not a tech diver and two I really don't care what you say about my equipment because I like it. You don't like Sherwood, I do and thats not our problem. Not being a tech diver doesn't mean you are a nobody. I personally think tech divers take a lot of risks that are unnecessary and I constantly read about them dying, GO figure. You guys think you better than the rest of us and that you are always right so it is no wonder. Unless you plan on telling me why I should not dive with the Sherwood then you are right just leave me alone??? Well got anything of use to say about this reg?

 

[ianr33]

Hey Boogie go easy on the lady will ya? Its obvious that she is a sensitive soul and I am sure that a PADI Master Instructor knows what he is talking about.

 

[beachdivequeenbelam]

Hey Boogie go easy on the lady will ya? Its obvious that she is a sensitive soul and I am sure that a PADI Master Instructor knows what he is talking about.

There is a PADI Cave diving cert which he can teach but the macho Tech trimix stuff he doesn't teach because he is more concerned with having safe and responsible divers in the water and getting people into the water than going 2 million feet to the bottom of the ocean to prove he can.

 

[ianr33]

Whats "macho Tech trimix stuff" ?

 

[beachdivequeenbelam]

Whats "macho Tech trimix stuff" ?

These tech divers seem to be the ones who are the rudest and I guess they feel they have to prove a point. What that point is I don't know, but it seems like a bunch of macho posturing to be the alpha male to me. Nothing against those who don't act like jerks.

 

[ianr33]

I know exactly what you mean !!!!! I went to www.thedecostop.com once and there are all sorts of nasty people over there !

 

[Sideband]

I am confident in my bouyance skills, which is where the question come from. I wanted to know if new equipment, or my wetsuit might be counting for my new bouyance problem at the surface. If this was the consensus, which was the opinion I was off, then how would be the best way to figure out the weighting issue for the new suit and equipment quickly?

A buoyancy check. The procedure is in your beginning OW training material if you still have it. If not, a search for that phrase should turn up hundreds of results on this board. There are at least 4 or 5 threads on that topic that are going on right now.
There have been several methods outlined to do this that may differ from your textbooks. Some reading of the existing threads will reveal them easily enough.

Joe

 

[Boogie711]

I'm sorry, beachdivequeenbelam, you're right. I wasn't aware there was a PADI Cave Diving certification.

That must be new. REALLY new.

 

[beachdivequeenbelam]

I'm sorry, beachdivequeenbelam, you're right. I wasn't aware there was a PADI Cave Diving certification.

That must be new. REALLY new.

What about the reg comment?