Suggestion Hoosier Quarry Commando's

[Meister481]

How do I go about getting this set up? I'd like to get something set up because there are a great number of hoosiers here on the board. We are active and would like our own little home here on Scubaboard! Go NetDoc!

 

[Divin'Papaw]

I'm diving tomorrow at blue springs. They have a cabana set up on the deeper dock.

Is that at the north pier?

 

[Meister481]

North, yep. They kinda insulated and tarped an aluminum carport. Good enough!

 

[Meister481]

So what's the consensus? Hoosier Quarry Commando's or what?

 

[erparamedic]

I like the plain Quarry Commandos... with the state subsections. I think that makes alot of sense. But whatever... I'm an easy chic to get along with!

 

[crpntr133]

If I had to vote I would vote no. What I see is having several groups (KPP, MMD, etc) and then throw in on top of that, the quarries. Let's face it folks, probably 90% of the diving that is done inland is in quarries. So that means that each state should have a sub forum of the quarry commandos.

Also the MMD was set up for those in the non great lakes area so post in it. Even the KPP has two groups that post in the same forum. One group lives west and the other east.

 

[Meister481]

No solidarity, sad but true.

 

[do it easy]

Maybe it could be the "Midwest Quarry Commandos".

That actually makes more sense doesn't it? We're still considered midwest... but not muck divers, not great lakes divers.

I like...

Midwest Quarry Commandos

Sorry, Meister... it's kind of a hijack... but I think it makes sense. (Maybe?)

Serious question- what is the non-geographic difference between a muck diver and quarry commander?

 

[crpntr133]

Hmm. If I understand your question I would say that a muck diver is usually a person that dives in low viz. My signature came from the MMD logo and says a lot. A quarry commando I guess doesn't have to be diving in low viz.

 

[do it easy]

OK, fair enough. I always thought that muck diving was synonymous with quarry commando. Really, the vis in the quarries isn't always 150' of vis. I don't see that big a difference, but more power to ya if you get your own forum.

I will say that quarry diving has it's own peculiarities- I think it's more social than boat diving since the divers aren't rushing, puking, or limited to two dives. And I have noticed that the seasoned quarry divers add a bit of tailgating to the mix.

 

[crpntr133]

Don't think I have ever seen 150' viz in a quarry. Maybe 15'.

We do tend to socialize more on quarry dives than those done on a boat, at least from my experience.