Most consequential 2 years in Diving History

[Nemrod]

They are so much drag, but dang do you feel cool diving them! I retrofitted one of my At-Pac shells to work with an alum 80, a new 40lb wing (from an RB) and my back plate. I take it beach diving once and awhile.

Maybe they could make a modern version that turns into a hard side suitcase with roller wheels and a handle that extends so all the dive gear could go inside and then could roll it through the airport. It will be needed to be made of Kevlar as I am pretty sure the luggage handlers purposely try to tear up heavy suitcases.

Instruction and training nearly always lags the technology and acceptance in the market. Just think about how long it took for Nitrox to become a standard training course when hardly a few years ago it was referred to as voodoo gas and considered suicidal. And then there is Solo certification with some still claiming you will get stomach cramps and die without a buddy. I do not even think there is such a thing.

 

[jadairiii]

Maybe they could make a modern version that turns into a hard side suitcase with roller wheels and a handle that extends so all the dive gear could go inside and then could roll it through the airport.

This goes back to the mid/late 80's, we had a sporting goods store in ft Lauderdale, I forget the name, but a big store, sold everything, including dive gear. I forget the manufacturer, but it may have been the offshoot of either Healthways or White Stag, renamed. Anyway, they had a product that looked similar to the ScubaPro Scubasystem, hard shell with wing and the tank fitted into it, but it also had wheels! I've never seen one outside of that store nor every being sold used anywhere.

 

[Germie]

As I was not born in 1976, I see a lot of differences between 2010 and now. Especially in the DIR edge. From no computers and deco by head the moved into computers.
Also gradient factors changed and vpm is now almost not used anymore. Even Suunto now moved into Buhlmann instead of 'fused' RGBM.
The DIR community also adopted CCR's and sidemount. And from black all colors were allowed again.
And you see all agencies getting closer and closer to each other with the way of teaching and diving in technical diving.