Best scuba advice you’ve received

[Beau Holden]

1. Gas you wish you had in the tank can kill you.

2. Better to be sitting on the bank or boat wishing you were diving, than diving and wishing you were on the bank or boat.

 

[rx7diver]

this...got ripped a new one from a friend for (very shortly) holding my breath on ascent. can kill ya

During times of stress people will tend to hold their breath--which is extremely important for divers to keep in mind (especially when things might be going a bit sideways).

rx7diver

 

[kaylee_ann]

During times of stress people will tend to hold their breath--which is extremely important for divers to keep in mind (especially when things might be going a bit sideways).

rx7diver

i've held my breath for buoyancy control (wanting to ascend a bit). sometimes i randomly hold my breath- this is in and out of diving.
not very good, just gotta be conscious of it i guess.

 

[rx7diver]

i've held my breath for buoyancy control (wanting to ascend a bit). sometimes i randomly hold my breath- this is in and out of diving.
not very good, just gotta be conscious of it i guess.

At depth, I will inhale slightly more (i.e., take a slightly deeper breath) to initiate an ascent. But, not too much more, and only momentarily before resuming normal breathing.

And when holding at a certain depth, I might "linger" awhile between an inhalation, and a quickish exhalation followed by a quickish inhalation.

rx7diver

 

[Fin Finder]

Briefs not Boxers when drysuiting.

 

[Regulated]

Briefs not Boxers when drysuiting.

Jammers not board shorts when wetsuiting.

 

[azstinger11]

EDMUND, not Edmond.

maybe autocorrect?

Autocorrect and dive trip packing margaritas

 

[kaylee_ann]

Autocorrect and dive trip packing margaritas

sounds like a good night! LOL

 

[azstinger11]

sounds like a good night! LOL

Tradition at this point. Found an unopened bottle of tequila on a local wreck (Yukon) on a pre-trip checkout dive a while ago. Made margaritas from it, now just do it before any trip (original tequila is gone but keep buying the same brand and refilling the bottle I found).

 

[kaylee_ann]

Tradition at this point. Found an unopened bottle of tequila on a local wreck (Yukon) on a pre-trip checkout dive a while ago. Made margaritas from it, now just do it before any trip (original tequila is gone but keep buying the same brand and refilling the bottle I found).

Margaritas are too sweet and sour, they make me sick. Guess I'm missing out on that fun.