DIR Pics

[artek]

Scroll all the way to the bottom of the web page.DIR
Look up at this cave diver
DIR

 

[simbrooks]

I think the diver at the bottom of the cave diver/BC/Weight page is using his snorkel quite effectively as well

Not sure what that RB diver is doing with those stages all over the place, but i think he might have been dropping one off or picking one up. The other pic is most certainly going to get your killed, but at least the guy picked up all those beer cans (tossed by fishing groups no doubt) off the ocean floor - so was doing something for the environment

 

[Hyper-limits]

Scroll all the way to the bottom of the web page.DIR
Look up at this cave diver
DIR

What a Stroke, The guy didn't even keep a few of those beer cans full for after the dive.

 

[Boogie711]

OK - someone please tell me that this site is a spoof!

I knew immediately where this site stood on my credibility scale as soon as I read "The best tanks on the market are from OMS. "

Or my personal favourite:

"While leafing through the then brand-new PADI/DSAT technical diving materials, I was amazed at some of their conclusions. In particular, they state that selecting among multiple BC D-rings is task loading, therefore bad. While this is exactly in line with kooky cave diving theory ( as expected ) it really shows that these people must not actually dive. From experience I will tell you that working entirely by touch, with cold-numbed hands inside 6mm mitts, whichever D-ring you find first is exactly the one you wanted. The more D-rings you have, the sooner you'll find one when you need it. And in real life, D-rings never snag on anything - that is what your tank valve is for."

 

[Boogie711]

Oh geez - it's priceless:

Here's a neat idea: attach a brass snap to an extra weight ( 2-4 lbs. is good ) with wire ties. Now you can snap it on and off you, to adjust your buoyancy. This is better than just sticking an extra weight in your pocket, as those tend to get lost, or damage your BC.

One possible use for this is descending the anchor line, when a little extra weight might help. When you reach the bottom, take the weight off and attach it to the anchor, so it can't be forgotten. At the end of your dive, pick it up again for your ascent and safety stop.

 

[Boogie711]

OK - one more and then I'm done. This is the icing on the cake:

Of the glossy dive magazines, only Rodale's has an honest and useful gear buyer's guide.

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

This web site HAS to be a spoof ... nobody can be that clueless ... can they?

Well, this IS the humor forum ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[simbrooks]

This web site HAS to be a spoof ... nobody can be that clueless ... can they?

Well apparently the website LDS/writers believe that DIR is that clueless...

 

[mempilot]

JJ prototypes the first Halcyon rig (see picture). He calls the system FUBAR which stands for Full Underwater Breathing Apparatus Redundant. After classifying the dive as a complete failure and learning that FUBAR actually stands for F'd Up Beyond All Recognition, he decides to do it right. His friend G says to him, "Hey JJ, that's got a catchy ring to it." Hence DIR was formed and Halcyon Prototype Rig #2 was much more successful.

 

[mempilot]

Or, the caption could read...

Bernie, not sure if his dive buddy would be able to distinguish him from other divers underwater, decides to brighten up his motif.

Larry, his dive partner, looks him over and says, "Hey Bernie, I don't think I'd go into a cave like that, but it should do you OK on this Doria dive."