Deep diving advice that goes against conventional thought?

[boulderjohn]

Can you explain this a bit more? I dive without bailout all the time, and have done so for years. Many times I am diving vintage double hose regulators. I usually dive in a river with a current that is much greater than 2 knots (under river rapids). Having more than a single tank would be a drag issue. And I've been tangled in fishing line before; a bailout is a potential hangup on fishing line.

SeaRat

Are you talking about a rebreather?

 

[PfcAJ]

Can you explain this a bit more? I dive without bailout all the time, and have done so for years. Many times I am diving vintage double hose regulators. I usually dive in a river with a current that is much greater than 2 knots (under river rapids). Having more than a single tank would be a drag issue. And I've been tangled in fishing line before; a bailout is a potential hangup on fishing line. My bailout is the surface.

SeaRat

We're talkin about rebreather bailout, which is a different ballgame than single tank OC scuba diving. You're good

 

[rongoodman]

Can you explain this a bit more?

They're discussing diving with rebreathers.

 

[danvolker]

No...It's a pissing contest ...

 

[tomfcrist]

I just find it amusing that a non CCR diver is assuming he has a clue as to what CCR divers "need" to have done prior to diving one deep. And yes Dan....it has become a pissing contest. Guys like Pfc piss for distance....I piss for accuracy.

 

[PfcAJ]

Lol what Ccr do you dive? And let's lay out your certs regarding technical diving if you want to play that game.

 

[Centrals]

Perhaps some Universities in US should include scuba diving as a degree course so one can grade with qualification eg. BSc with classification, MA(Sc), PhD etc etc.
A PhD from a Ivy League/OxBridge is probably better than lesser known Univ?
It is a pissing contest, isn't it?

 

[tomfcrist]

Lol what Ccr do you dive? And let's lay out your certs regarding technical diving if you want to play that game.

LAR V draeger and a Mk15......

And we can do that too if you want.

 

[PfcAJ]

When was that? Your navy days? Do a lot of deep technical stuff? I seem to remember something about you considering a revo.

edit: found it http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ca...-diving-three-quarter-time-2.html#post7043910

So please, go on about how you don't need deep OC proficiency to dive a Ccr and how gas switches are no big deal and how you're the boss.

 

[Hawkwood]

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A ScubaBoard Staff Message...

Okay folks, it's time to get this back somewhat on topic so that we do not have do any "crowd control"

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