leadweight
Contributor
Here it is, Leadweight's diver identification card, ready to go next to your fish ID card:
Typical Tropical:
High end jacket BC with weight integtation. Usually has adjustable fins despite being a warm water boat diver not needing booties. Large console with a computer. Will not wear a hood, even if cold. Snorkel hanging from mask strap. Usually has at least one major danglie. Dreams of a week spent diving without ever touching gear except to put it on, preferably with help.
European Tropical Variety:
Similar to typical tropical except often uses full foot fins with socks. Generally has only an SPG and a wrist mount computer of european manufacture
Photographer:
Looks like typical tropical except stares into a camera most of the time. Ends dive at 36 exposures. Has no idea where his buddy is. Dreams of owning $10,000 more of UW photo gear.
Gadgeteer:
Uses heavy bulky back inflate BC like Ranger or Black Diamond. Adjustable split fins, usually Atomic. Breathes through a high end regulator, often made of titanium and also has an Air 2 or similar device. Air horn. BFK on calf, titanium blade preferred. Mask with pink lenses. Hoseless AI computer plus second computer as backup. Will attempt to wear gloves, even when prohibited. Has other miscelaneous strange gear hanging off D-rings or retractors like self inflating SMB or Spare Air. Extreme cases will have a pony bottle, even on easy reef dives with a buddy. Pony may have a second hoseless computer. Only fills tanks with nitrox and will avoid any dive operation that does not have nitrox. May have a crush on a girl who works for his LDS.
DIR:
Backplate and wings. Usually has Scubapro or Apeks regs with 7' main hose and backup on necklace. No snorkel or danglies. Stainless steel bolt snaps abound. Jetfins with spring straps. Prefers to dive dry. Likes to dive in an overhead enviornment and frog kick. Looks lean and mean in the water. Dreams of JJ, GI3 and the Halcyon catalog.
Rental:
Beat looking basic jacket BC. Large console and separate wrist mount computer. Snorkel fins. Shortie wetsuit. Drops to the bottom like a rock and swims at a 45 degree angle with a bicycle kick. Two or more major danglies. Last in, first out and happy to have 500 psi left. Dives one week a year. Dreams of owning a German luxury car.
Individualist:
Transpac II with travel wing. Good full foot fins. Wrist mount computer. No console, SPG only. No snorkel or danglies. Wetsuit faded from heavy use. Likes warm water. Totally flat trim with spot on bouyancy. Defogs black mask with spit. First one in the water, last one out. Gets yelled at by divemasters for being last one out, despite having 1200 psi (or more) left in an aluminum 80. Has been known to harass DIR divers. Does overheads on occasion. Keeps c-card clipped to passport. Has seriously nasty credit card statements from dive travel. Dreams of being the alpha male in a pod of dolphins.
Typical Tropical:
High end jacket BC with weight integtation. Usually has adjustable fins despite being a warm water boat diver not needing booties. Large console with a computer. Will not wear a hood, even if cold. Snorkel hanging from mask strap. Usually has at least one major danglie. Dreams of a week spent diving without ever touching gear except to put it on, preferably with help.
European Tropical Variety:
Similar to typical tropical except often uses full foot fins with socks. Generally has only an SPG and a wrist mount computer of european manufacture
Photographer:
Looks like typical tropical except stares into a camera most of the time. Ends dive at 36 exposures. Has no idea where his buddy is. Dreams of owning $10,000 more of UW photo gear.
Gadgeteer:
Uses heavy bulky back inflate BC like Ranger or Black Diamond. Adjustable split fins, usually Atomic. Breathes through a high end regulator, often made of titanium and also has an Air 2 or similar device. Air horn. BFK on calf, titanium blade preferred. Mask with pink lenses. Hoseless AI computer plus second computer as backup. Will attempt to wear gloves, even when prohibited. Has other miscelaneous strange gear hanging off D-rings or retractors like self inflating SMB or Spare Air. Extreme cases will have a pony bottle, even on easy reef dives with a buddy. Pony may have a second hoseless computer. Only fills tanks with nitrox and will avoid any dive operation that does not have nitrox. May have a crush on a girl who works for his LDS.
DIR:
Backplate and wings. Usually has Scubapro or Apeks regs with 7' main hose and backup on necklace. No snorkel or danglies. Stainless steel bolt snaps abound. Jetfins with spring straps. Prefers to dive dry. Likes to dive in an overhead enviornment and frog kick. Looks lean and mean in the water. Dreams of JJ, GI3 and the Halcyon catalog.
Rental:
Beat looking basic jacket BC. Large console and separate wrist mount computer. Snorkel fins. Shortie wetsuit. Drops to the bottom like a rock and swims at a 45 degree angle with a bicycle kick. Two or more major danglies. Last in, first out and happy to have 500 psi left. Dives one week a year. Dreams of owning a German luxury car.
Individualist:
Transpac II with travel wing. Good full foot fins. Wrist mount computer. No console, SPG only. No snorkel or danglies. Wetsuit faded from heavy use. Likes warm water. Totally flat trim with spot on bouyancy. Defogs black mask with spit. First one in the water, last one out. Gets yelled at by divemasters for being last one out, despite having 1200 psi (or more) left in an aluminum 80. Has been known to harass DIR divers. Does overheads on occasion. Keeps c-card clipped to passport. Has seriously nasty credit card statements from dive travel. Dreams of being the alpha male in a pod of dolphins.
