deep air

[cfenton]

This is a great. Another deep air thread and the last one is still in the top ten most recent threads.

 

[Van Isle]

Why hasn't this ever been discussed before?

 

[LiteHedded]

OP you make a valid and original point.
I award you one Internet.

 

[ucfdiver]

Why do you feel that way?

You need to stop hanging around the WKPP guys so much Aj, you're becoming a pu$$y.

Deep air to 180ft is fine, saving $80 on a tank fill is far more important than saving your own life.

 

[LiteHedded]

You need to stop hanging around the WKPP guys so much Aj, you're becoming a pu$$y.

Deep air to 180ft is fine, saving $80 on a tank fill is far more important than saving your own life.

air fill is cheaper than a rum n coke. i like it

 

[Scott L]

My feeling if I cannot handle air at 200 ft. I have no business going tri mix

I am still trying to access that logic or lack thereof. Back soon!

 

[Scott L]

OP you make a valid and original point.
I award you one Internet.

 

[scubafanatic]

...be careful dude......I'd hate to see you go from .....'solo'.... diver to .....'S.O.L'...... diver.

 

[PfcAJ]

air fill is cheaper than a rum n coke. i like it

And at 180, it feels better than just one rum n' coke too!! Everyone wins!!!

 

[DCBC]

Deep air to 180ft is fine, saving $80 on a tank fill is far more important than saving your own life.

When I was growing-up I saved for a car, finally purchasing a used Epic for $600. I loved cars and like many 17 year old boys, I had visions of one day owning a Corvette or a Porsche. My Father told me to always hold on to my dreams and maybe one day I could afford one.

Enter a friend by the name of Lyle Griffith. His Dad was extremely wealthy (owning a company in the defense avionics industry). On his 16th birthday Lyle was given a new Ferrari.

Not everyone could be like Lyle. Thinking about it I felt sorry for him, as he never got to appreciate some of the more simple things in life that I did. I eventually owned a Corvette and a Porsche, but where was there to go for Lyle?

Historically, people would progress in diving through experience. A CCR and Trimix is like Lyle's Ferrari. There is a whole world to explore with air. Progression of experience can make deep air relatively safe. Sure it requires more dedication and planning than a routine Trimix or Heliox dive to the same depth, but that is the challenge.

Don't think it's about saving the $80 (although not everyone has that amount of money available to spend on gas). It's about doing the dive safely without the need for special mixtures and equipment. Relying on your ability to concentrate, keeping calm when facing the fear (that will inevitably present itself) and accomplishing the dive despite narcosis.

I understand however some people like Lyle can afford to bypass this experience. They sometimes simply choose an easier way. The easy way however, is not always the most personally fulfilling experience.

I have unlimited amounts of mixed-gas available to me at no personal cost. I often choose to dive deep air. It's not about saving money on a fill.