Disturbing trend in diving?
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Now just stop it right there.
Everyone knows AFSOC covers the DZ with memory foam pillows.
Sheesh…some people.
Disturbing trend in diving?
As always and mentioned all too frequently -- just too much crap, going in the water. I dragged yet another guy out of the surf at Carmel River State Beach, CA, less than ten days ago, who was incapable of even standing with all of his gear -- side-mounted 100s or 120s swinging like pendulums at either side, knocking him on his ass and a mondo pony slung over one shoulder. I nearly took one in the jaw.
There were three tanks, unclipped, out on the sand before the diver even stood -- and it was relatively flat out there.
My own setup that day, by way of comparison, was a hard backpack from the 1970s, sans bladder; a ten pound weight-belt and 7 mm wetsuit; a rental 80 because it was the last minute; along with a forty-year old Cyklon 300 with analogue gauges and a watch, normally kept behind the seat of my truck.
Of the two us, who do you suppose had a better time of it that day; and had a far lesser chance of dying by embarrassment?
As always and mentioned all too frequently -- just too much crap, going in the water. I dragged yet another guy out of the surf at Carmel River State Beach, CA, less than ten days ago, who was incapable of even standing with all of his gear -- side-mounted 100s or 120s swinging like pendulums at either side, knocking him on his ass and a mondo pony slung over one shoulder. I nearly took one in the jaw.
There were three tanks, unclipped, out on the sand before the diver even stood -- and it was relatively flat out there.
My own setup that day, by way of comparison, was a hard backpack from the 1970s, sans bladder; a ten pound weight-belt and 7 mm wetsuit; a rental 80 because it was the last minute; along with a forty-year old Cyklon 300 with analogue gauges and a watch, normally kept behind the seat of my truck.
Of the two us, who do you suppose had a better time of it that day; and had a far lesser chance of dying by embarrassment?
A kinda poor PLF during the POW/MIA Jumpfest, 1972. Closest I could come up with memory foam pillows…
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LI-er
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Now I've heard everything.
The round 3v lithium batteries thst most dive computers use are good for 100s of dives and cost about $2. Carry a couple of spares.
What do you think you're saving by keeping a perfectly good piece of dive gear turned off?
Maybe a half a penny. If you're that fiscally challenged look for recyclable bottles in the trash cans on the boat.
Blackcrusader
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I meet a lot of divers on vacation who do not use a DC. They just depend on staying around the DM's level. Sometimes when dive ops are not so busy it might just be a guide and myself or with some of my dive buddies. IT's then the DM just follows us along. What is limiting for a lot of DM's in SEA is that they use SUUNTO computers and on repeat dives have far less NDL than my buddies and I as we all use Shearwaters with GF 45/95. The DM just follows from a shallower depth to avoide exceeding NDL lol
TheSnowBeast
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For everyone wondering what the wonderous NFL is... It's a stupid typo that translates to NDL....
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