Log book dinosaur?

[James R]

I log mine on my computer, not on paper anymore...download to shearwater desktop, fill in a few things, and done. Takes under a minute/dive.

 

[Laurie S.]

Been diving for 5+ years and I still record my dives in a logbook. I've actually tried a couple different programs to download my computer into my laptop but nothing has worked because my laptop is very stubborn. I enjoy doing the paper logs but would like to do both.

 

[AdivingBel]

I've actually tried a couple different programs to download my computer into my laptop but nothing has worked because my laptop is very stubborn.

So, it's your laptop that's stubborn??

 

[DivemasterDennis]

pdxga, all right thinking people log every dive, people like you and me. My dive log is a treasure trove of information on proper weighting for specific equipment, proves my number of dives and hours underwater, and provides me notes to recall what went on on each dive, most of which I can recall after review of the log. I also note temperatures, conditions and other information that is nice to refer to when returning to a dive site. I encourage you, and everyone, to log every dive and note all relevant information.
DivemasterDennis

 

[Belzelbub]

I did at the very beginning. Then after annual moves (college), I misplaced my paper log at some point. Then I stopped for a while. Got a new DC with interface cable, and have been logging them ever since. Having access to the information that the DC logs makes it much more useful to me than a regular paper log.

 

[underH2Oman]

I log mine on paper while diving and then upload my computer to online and add any pertinent information that I have written down.

 

[freewillie]

I think the biggest problem you had was looking at a specific cross-section of divers. Vacation-only divers don't log dives. They don't care to. It's not their "hobby." It's fine that they care less than the more dedicated ones.

Why are vacation divers any less dedicated to diving than"regular" divers? I haven't been able to get out for a local weekend dive now for almost a year. During that time my diving has been limited to vacations. I care just as much about diving as regular local divers.

As for the paper logs, I still log all of my dives in a paper log book for various reasons. The most practical reason is to record time, temperatures, depth, and weights. It comes in handy to have records of what weights were used with which wet suit. Try remembering how many pounds used from several months ago is very difficult.

I also like to record at least one of the most interesting things spotted on each dive. The seal that swam around us for five minutes here in California, the Titan scorpion fish in Lanai, the shark that swam over my head in Cancun, etc. I also use the log book to collect the stamps from each dive shop as a personal travel journal as well for all the different places and different dive shops.

 

[Lorenzoid]

Why are vacation divers any less dedicated to diving than"regular" divers?. . .

Yeah, that struck me as an odd comment, too. My wife and I are vacation divers. We look forward to the end of each day when we can sit out on the patio or at the bar with cold beer in hand, write in our logbooks, and talk about the day's dives. Sometimes we find ourselves thumbing through our logbooks, seeing dives we did on previous trips, and reminiscing about them. I guess there will always be people who actually enjoy writing, recording, etc., and people who find that kind of thing to be a chore. Different strokes. But I don't think being a vacation diver makes any difference.

 

[rivers]

I'm anything but a vacation diver. And I don't log my dives

 

[Patoux01]

Damn you scubaboard for making me a vacation diver (if that's a bad thing) and a wrong thinking person