Here's Something To Fight About

[Northeastwrecks]

Now here is something to fight over.

Submitted for your approval, I'd like your thoughts on these issues.

1. All LDS and dive equipment manufacturers are in a vast global conspiracy to sell terrible gear at inflated prices so that the owners can vacation in the Carribean year round.

2. Deep Air is perfectly safe once your body adapts to the effects of narcosis. The only problems occur when you return to the surface and lose the buzz.

3. DIR Rocks.

4. BP&W's are so suitable for tropical diving that they should be required by law on any dive boat that operates south of Long Island Sound.

5. Solo diving is the best choice because it reduces the chance of an equipment failure on any given dive by 50%.

6. Budweiser is the King of Beers

Have at it, people.

 

[JeffG]

Northeastwrecks once bubbled...
Now here is something to fight over.

1. All LDS and dive equipment manufacturers are in a vast global conspiracy to sell terrible gear at inflated prices so that the owners can vacation in the Carribean year round.

Sometimes we need an excuse, especially when the old ball and chain doesn’t dive

2. Deep Air is perfectly safe once your body adapts to the effects of narcosis. The only problems occur when you return to the surface and lose the buzz.

Thats what they made beer for!

3. DIR Rocks.

What other way can a rock be, anyways?? Do you have something against rocks.

4. BP&W's are so suitable for tropical diving that they should be required by law on any dive boat that operates south of Long Island Sound.

Its Not

5. Solo diving is the best choice because it reduces the chance of an equipment failure on any given dive by 50%.

Darwin can work its best in this enviroment, and that could be considered a "good" thing.

6. Budweiser is the King of Beers

See #2

 

[bwerb]

In the same spirit.

1.) Spare Air is the best alternate air source available at any price...don't dive without it.

2.) Split Fins have revolutionized diving as we know it and relegated paddles to the dust bin of once useful diving equipment ideas.

3.) It's really all about looking good...see Rule 6.

4.) If you dive in a drysuit, you really have no need to use your BC for bouyancy control. Why complicate things.

5.) Dive knives are supposed to be huge. How would you ever cut yourself free or defend yourself from Shark attack with the little tiny "Goodman handle compatible" toothpicks some people are advocating?

6.) If you dive wings...may they always be bungied...the only way to fly.

7.) Snorkels should come permanently attached to the mask so there is no chance you can "forget" it on the boat. Far too many divers think they know better in this regard and they are just not setting a good example for the newer divers among us.

8.) It's not the instructor...it's the agency.

 

[O-ring]

If you guys want to fight about something, I will fight with you about appropriate gas mixtures. There have been a lot of discussions on other lists lately about the use of nitrox vs. normoxic trimix (or triox if you want to call it that, whatever...). Essentially, they break down like this (and there are other issues, but we can let other people chime in with those).

Some people advocate the usage of triox/recreational trimix in the depth range and profile type that many of us would consider recreational (less than 130'). What are your thoughts on dives in this range? Would you use trimix/triox, say a 30/30 mixture for depths in this range? Would you use nitrox? Why?

Do you feel that helium and mixed gas diving is too "difficult" for non-technical divers?

Do you feel that helium is too expensive to use at these depths?

Do you feel that the lack of mixed gas computers and PADI style helium deco tables would make this whole notion too difficult to adopt?

Do you think there are enough benefits to helium to use it on a relatively shallow non-deco dive?

Is helium the best gas period? If so, is it worth the cost to dive helium on all your dives?

If helium is the best gas period, is nitrox training just a vestige of the old way of doing things and now unnecessary?

Just some points to get us thinking and the debate engaged..

 

[Mo2vation]

I prefer Methane as a fill gas for my drysuit.

Maybe that's just me.

:wacko:

 

[Northeastwrecks]

STROKE!!!!!! Everyone knows that Hydrox is the best drysuit mix. Besides, you should see what happens if someone ignores the no smoking signs on the boat.

 

[bwerb]

Mo2vation once bubbled...
I prefer Methane as a fill gas for my drysuit.

:wacko:

Should the Warhammer Maneuver be taught duing Openwater or Confined water training?

Alternately, Mo2vation, question for you...two parts...A.) What is the best all round catalyst for ensuring adequate pre-dive Methane gassing. B.) Do you worry that under pressure the gas could be converted to solid which would bring us back to the open water vs. confined water training question.

Brian :warhammer

 

[JeffG]

bwerb once bubbled...


Should the Warhammer Maneuver be taught duing Openwater or Confined water training?

Alternately, Mo2vation, question for you...two parts...A.) What is the best all round catalyst for ensuring adequate pre-dive Methane gassing. B.) Do you worry that under pressure the gas could be converted to solid which would bring us back to the open water vs. confined water training question.

Brian :warhammer

I'm not sure what Mo2vation answers will be....but I will hazard a guess
A) Hotdogs is a good choice for Methane gassing.
B) No...Its part of the new PADI specialty. Dry Suit- Quad Gas diving

 

[miked]

This is the ScubaBoard we know and love!!

As funny, and as "trollsome" (no kidding?) as some of these topics are-with tongue in cheek-or not- IMO this type arguing is better than the "Political" kind- which will never be pleasantly resolved at this venue.
Maybe, for some, this Board is a place to go to "forget"-for a little bit, as best we can, all the "stuff" going on in the real world.
Let's keep it that way.

Take care,
Mike

 

[Pez de Diablo]

I think that the warhammer is best taught in the pool. It gives the instructor the ability to teach and practice with the students low vis nav skills while in the confines of the pool setting.