Getting More Tech Diving Experience

[dive2617]

I know this may sound like a weird question but I am deco procedures certified and honestly just want more experience before moving into my trimix course. I am landlocked but have a pretty good (and deep quarry near me), but I am having trouble finding people to go do decompression diving with me in a quarry. Long story short, how do you landlocked people get more experience with decompression diving without taking trips to do so?

Thanks in advance!

 

[WarrenZ]

Im in the same situation 4 hours from my house is a 300' deep sinkhole but it is very tightly regulated as to who the owner let's onto the property so I have been trying for almost a year to meet up with a tec instructor and tag along with their class. I'm sure that you could probably worth something similar in your area if there are any instructors willing.

 

[sheeper]

the answer is simple. come to Florida and let's go diving!

 

[chrisch]

Is there anything worth doing deco for in the quarry? I guess this is the problem.

Why not simply do some exercises and practice stops. You don't need to load up on nitrogen to do the decompression - getting the practice of holding a stop will see you OK for the next part of trimix training.

 

[boulderjohn]

Im in the same situation 4 hours from my house is a 300' deep sinkhole but it is very tightly regulated as to who the owner let's onto the property so I have been trying for almost a year to meet up with a tec instructor and tag along with their class. I'm sure that you could probably worth something similar in your area if there are any instructors willing.

Just send one of them an email or a PM to start a conversation. It's not that hard.

 

[Hetland]

Is there anything worth doing deco for in the quarry? I guess this is the problem.

Why not simply do some exercises and practice stops. You don't need to load up on nitrogen to do the decompression - getting the practice of holding a stop will see you OK for the next part of trimix training.

+1 Easy to practice just swimming around with deco/stages. Practice gas switching, simulate stops, deploy/stow deco regs, valve drills, you can do all of these things with an OW buddy within recreational limits.

 

[boulderjohn]

+1 Easy to practice just swimming around with deco/stages. Practice gas switching, simulate stops, deploy/stow deco regs, valve drills, you can do all of these things with an OW buddy within recreational limits.

And that sort of thing can do you a whole lot of good. When I returned to Colorado after the first half of cave training, I got shockingly better at my cave skills (laying line, lost buddy, lost line) amazingly enough, by practicing in a swimming pool. Most technical diving skills can be practiced anywhere you can get under water.

 

[kensuf]

How far is Lake Erie? I'd think there might be some wreck diving opportunities there.

 

[kafkaland]

How far is Lake Erie? I'd think there might be some wreck diving opportunities there.

Lake Huron also has pretty good technical wreck diving. RecTec Charters out of Port Huron and Harbor Beach, for instance, does tec charters all summer long.

 

[rjack321]

I know this may sound like a weird question but I am deco procedures certified and honestly just want more experience before moving into my trimix course. I am landlocked but have a pretty good (and deep quarry near me), but I am having trouble finding people to go do decompression diving with me in a quarry. Long story short, how do you landlocked people get more experience with decompression diving without taking trips to do so?

Thanks in advance!

So how did your summer go? Experience wise?