Cave diving discussion - Split from Curious Question thread

[Papa_Bear]

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By fare I agree on Full cave! Trudging through the swamp with twin 108s on my back and climbing into the springs! Trying to learn to trim them and perfect buoyancy! You improve your dive skills and thinking skills more than any other training I have done in 38 years of diving!

 

[Papa_Bear]

Where else can you go where a town this big has two dive shops????

 

[UCFKnightDiver]

By fare I agree on Full cave! Trudging through the swamp with twin 108s on my back and climbing into the springs! Trying to learn to trim them and perfect buoyancy! You improve your dive skills and thinking skills more than any other training I have done in 38 years of diving!

Are those yoke regs you're cave diving with?

 

[Papa_Bear]

Yep, with Din adapters!

 

[PfcAJ]

I don't think thats how that works....

 

[UCFKnightDiver]

Yep, with Din adapters!

I'm curious, in your photo you have a helmet as well, are you worried about contacting the ceiling? What happens when your yoke regs get knocked off?

 

[Papa_Bear]

Well the helmet serves two functions! One a platform for head lights, and a line cutter, and second head security in caves as the out of air diver in drills and as a PSD against all obstacles in zero viz! I also use it for night dives when I video! Never had a problem???? If I did I would deal with it!

 

[Papa_Bear]

I don't think thats how that works....

?????? Works just fine??????

 

[PfcAJ]

Well, ya, you can use it to get air out of a tank... But it still takes a good DIN fitting and makes it have all the problems of a yolk.

Diving like that puts the yolk knob at the highest point, and creates a lever to dislodge your regulator. THAT is a real issue in a cave.

 

[UCFKnightDiver]

So... you're going to blind your buddy when you look at him, as he's possibly OOG?

You'll never hit your head with those big yoke knobs sticking out.