Dive logs, has there time passed?

[Wildcard]

Just wondering what you think? Some people are very good about logging stuff like that some like me suck at it. I have never been asked to present a dive log, all the way through IDC and some paid boat dives, not once has anyone requested to see it. I also see few people getting them stamped or cosigned. Has the use of dive computers made this an outdated concept?

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Dives logs are like postage stamp collections ... some folks are really into them, and some just don't see the point.

FWIW - I still log every dive. I'm not sure why ... habit, I suppose ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[scubafool]

I am somewhere around 5 dives behind in my "dive logging".Another reason for, or possibly against, a computer. Every month or so I catch it up.

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

I'm still new, I log every dive pretty much right away and I try to get cosigners too. Then, when I get home, I note anything that I saw that was different from my past experience at the site. If its a new site, I pretty much fill the back of the log with a description of the site and what I saw. I do this to keep up with what I can expect next time, no matter what time of the year it happens to be... course, its always different in one way, shape, or fashion. Maybe I'll quit logging like this once I hit 500 or 1000 dives, maybe not

Right after certification, I went a few months without logging anything... My computer didn't hold enough information for me to remember what or where the dive actually took place so I essentially lost those dives. Ah well. I considered logging a hassle or a chore back then.

For whatever reason since then, I fell into the habit of logging quickly and I kinda enjoy it.

 

[Kim]

I use a Suunto computer. It has a computer interface/software that produces nice printouts complete with graphed dive profiles. I keep these in a folder at home but would never really consider taking it with me - unless I knew for sure I was going to be asked for it....which has never happened.
It's nice though to sometimes flip through it and remember the various dives etc.

 

[DoubleDip]

I think Dive Journal’s are still very important, for several reasons. First, they provide a written record of your dives; this information can provide others with an idea of your scuba skills, and while a well documented dive log isn’t proof of a physical proficiency, it can help aid others to evaluate experience. I enjoy recording my life experiences, both good and bad for posterity......It can me help recall some truly remarkable experiences. Regards,

 

[fmw625]

I use my dive log mostly for gear configurations, location info, lessons learned. I'm really new to diving and always trying to get my trim better. I mostly dive fresh water, but when I get to dive in the crystal clear blue water of the tropics I can look at my log and remember how much lead is needed. My first salt water dive I was greatly over weighted. When I try out a new piece of gear I note if it did what I thought it would or if I need something diffrent.

 

[texdiveguy]

Very important to keep dive logges!!

 

[H2Andy]

i log my dives (all 178 of them so far)... it's fun to look back on your year's
worth of diving, etc...

but i am that way... i like to keep records and stuff

 

[Rick Inman]

I don't log.

I was only asked once by a diver I had just met who wanted to know if I was up for the dive. I scrolled him through my computer and off we went.