Diving Doubles

[fishb0y]

fo sho ima do drysuit course im doing AOW after i get 100dives we are starting diving up in march so it should be good soo summer ima do AOW and rescue then winter ima do ice diver then ima start diving deep with doubles

Slow down pal... there are a lot of things you need to do before you even begin to worry about tech diving.

First, actually learn how to dive. To be quite honest, all OW has done for you is give you the ability to buy gear. I see in a couple of your earlier threads, you bought an OMS IQ pack BC. While it is a great BC (I used to own one), it is definitely not a good first BC, try a simple BP/W. BC's ARE SAFTEY EQUIPMENT, NOT THE LATEST FASHIONS! Second, lots of people have given you recommendations, but you seem to let them go without any considerations. I'm happy to see that you are excited about diving, but without lots of money and time (and at 17, lets be honest, you have neither) it is going to take you a while to acquire the skills and equipment you need.

So this is my advice... Take your time and absorb the knowledge in each class as it comes. Take AOW, that is the first class that actually teaches you how to dive. Are you going to be the terror of the deep, spearing sharks and rescuing mermaids after your class? Heck no, but you can tell that girl in your English class that you can (it'll be a secret between you and us). If you really want to improve your skills, look into a DIR Fundamentals class when you turn 18. And yes, please do read Last Dive.

Next, start acquiring quality equipment, not what you think looks cool. I have a hunch there is someone out there willing to give you some reviews of equipment. Try getting a p/t job at your local shop filling tanks. That is a great place to learn, besides you might even get a discount on equipment. After a while, you will get there.

And one more thing... I hate being a grammar Nazi, but it is extremely difficult to follow your thoughts on some of these things. You are not text messaging your friends on your cell phone, so you are allowed to use complete sentences to help others understand your thoughts.

 

[HybridDiver]

ya i know sorry my grammer sucks really bad. I do live in canada the price of things up here is unreal like i was looking at the OMS gear in the u.s pricing was around i think 190 or 210 up here in canada its 320. Another thing is i was thinking getting a basic Jacket style cause i know i want to get into rebreathers when im like 40 and have 50grand lol joke but i do want to get into them. I am getting ahead of myself i have to slow down a little bit eh. Im obsessed i cant stop thinking of water and deep and fish and sharks after i did my class even snowmobiling its like that. I may buy a jacket style use it for a year or 2 then start thinking of tech gear.

 

[fishb0y]

One more thing, look up my personal scuba hero, John Bennett. An amazing guy with amazing skills. But with all of that the deep still caught up with him.

 

[JeffG]

ya i know sorry my grammer sucks really bad. I do live in canada the price of things up here is unreal like i was looking at the OMS gear in the u.s pricing was around i think 190 or 210 up here in canada its 320. Another thing is i was thinking getting a basic Jacket style cause i know i want to get into rebreathers when im like 40 and have 50grand lol joke but i do want to get into them. I am getting ahead of myself i have to slow down a little bit eh. Im obsessed i cant stop thinking of water and deep and fish and sharks after i did my class even snowmobiling its like that. I may buy a jacket style use it for a year or 2 then start thinking of tech gear.

i hav a 40ft horse botel...due u tink it good for deco?

 

[fishb0y]

i hav a 40ft horse botel...due u tink it good for deco?

Damn Canadians... you just want to start a bomb Canada thread, dontcha, eh?

 

[JeffG]

Damn Canadians... you just want to start a bomb Canada thread, dontcha, eh?

LOL

 

[fishb0y]

i hav a 40ft horse botel...due u tink it good for deco?

And I betcha all you Canadians sit up there in your igloos and laugh at the American schools too, right? I better stop before some moderator thinks I am being too mean to our northern suburb, I mean neighbors.

 

[JeffG]

And I betcha all you Canadians sit up there in your igloos and laugh at the American schools too, right? I better stop before some moderator thinks I am being too mean to our northern suburb, I mean neighbors.

Well another thread got moderated because Candaians were being abused...I don't think this is in the same ball park.


I only leave my igloo if I have to get more seal meat to chew on, why that would make me laugh at an american school..I have no Idea.

 

[HybridDiver]

eh im canadian straight up kelowna b.c jeff ever been out here? pretty hurting out here

 

[JeffG]

eh im canadian straight up kelowna b.c jeff ever been out here? pretty hurting out here

Hurtn...how? did u sprain an ankle?

butt i've bin out their. drove throw it a couple of mnths ago