DIR controversy?

[djanni]

and not all DIR divers are tech divers

DIR-F is strictly a recreational diving class

Any your point is????

 

[TheRedHead]

II prefer the term tech diving, and I believe the oceans have enough room for both kinds of divers.

Some tech courses teach philosophies diametrically opposed to GUE. And some divers go through GUE fundies because of a lack of confidence.

 

[TheRedHead]

NO....I am an Impotent man. and if I am goiong to be Impotent, then I should dress Impotent. I need to ask Dave about his tux.

Jeff, I think you missed your last deco stop. That quip to Andy actually had nothing to do with you. It had to do with weenies and magnifying glasses.

 

[Cave Diver]

I think a lot of the controversy stems from the phrase "doing it right" itself, which seems to imply everyone else is doing it wrong. I prefer the term tech diving, and I believe the oceans have enough room for both kinds of divers. Tech diving and its specialized gear evolved from "extreme" diving such as cave diving, wreck diving, and deep diving. I certainly wouldn't try anything extreme without the requisite gear and advanced training, and I'd want my buddy to be similarly prepared. However, I believe the average recreational diver who isn't going to dive in overhead environments or exceed the recreational limits for depth and no-decompression limits can safely dive with less exotic gear. Divers don't all have to be tech divers any more than everyone who drives a car has to be prepared to compete in NASCAR.

That's just my $.02 worth. I don't expect everyone to agree, but I think we should all be able to peacefully coexist.

You don't have to be a tech diver to subscribe to the DIR philosophy. Too many people look at it strictly as a gear approach when in actuality a team mentality is central to the philosophy.

They think everyone else is "doing it wrong" is often thrown out as a reason why people don't participate in DIR. In reality, you'll find that most people that lean towards a more DIR approach are not likely to come up and tell you "you're gonna die!"

The only time that I care about the way you dive, or the gear you use is when you dive with me. That's because as a team, your choices directly impact me and we should have clear knowledge and understanding of what to expect from the other person. It doesn't matter if it's a 40' reef dive, a 200' wreck dive or a 2000' cave penetration.

 

[dherbman]

And some divers go through GUE fundies because of a lack of confidence.

I'm doing fundies so I can get the T-shirt, but please elaborate on your statement.

 

[H2Andy]

Any your point is????

... that it's not accurate to think of DIR as a tech diving philosophy only ...

(i didn't know there was going to be a quiz or nothing... iwould have reviewed
my notes, man )

 

[TheRedHead]

I'm doing fundies so I can get the T-shirt, but please elaborate on your statement.

Stop baiting me. I'm not going to name names. Check out the DIR forum and read some posts.

 

[djanni]

... that it's not accurate to think of DIR as a tech diving philosophy only ...

(i didn't know there was going to be a quiz or nothing... iwould have reviewed
my notes, man )

Oh, sorry.... I must have overlooked the post where someone said it was.

 

[JeffG]

Stop baiting me. I'm not going to name names. Check out the DIR forum and read some posts.

I was chicken...thats why I took it.

 

[TheRedHead]

You're evil, Jeff.