No redundant gas?

[Cacia]

They take you into the Temple of Doom in Palau if you want to go.

No one has redundant air. People video.

People tell me sometimes on this board that I am not a solo diver because I have not been trained.

Lot's of people are doing all kinds of things and not getting permission. I still respect serious cave divers for what they do. It still amazes me how divers get into programs and think that "this is the way it is done". That is probably not true, from what I see.

Just because you wear the equipment doesn't make you a cavern/cave diver.

If you are diving in a cavern, it kinda does. Maybe you should consider a more specific term.

 

[eandiver]

Maybe you should consider a more specific term.

Nope. I like that one just fine.

 

[Jasonmh]

My favorite is the person deliberately patting the silt with their hand.. why go out of your way to stir it up?
The "living on a prayer" music does seem apropriate though.

 

[ianr33]

If you are diving in a cavern, it kinda does. Maybe you should consider a more specific term.

So these guys are cave divers because they are in a cave?
http://www.vortexspring.com/flash/history/004.jpg

By that logic anyone diving below 60 feet is an AOW diver!

 

[OWSI176288]

So these guys are cave divers because they are in a cave?
http://www.vortexspring.com/flash/history/004.jpg/QUOTE]


I agree with you. Just becasue you're in a cave doesn't make you a qualifed cave diver. They look more like open water divers who are diving in an overhead environment. Can't tell from a picture if they have proper training or not, or are diving beyond their training. If they are trained, they are not using their training properly - equipment or skill wise.

 

[karstdvr]

So these guys are cave divers because they are in a cave?
http://www.vortexspring.com/flash/history/004.jpg/QUOTE]


I agree with you. Just becasue you're in a cave doesn't make you a qualifed cave diver. They look more like open water divers who are diving in an overhead environment. Can't tell from a picture if they have proper training or not, or are diving beyond their training. If they are trained, they are not using their training properly - equipment or skill wise.

Those are definitely 5 atmospheres rated official cave snorkels they are using. From the look of that picture those could be DIR snorkels.

 

[Jake]

Those are definitely 5 atmospheres rated official cave snorkels they are using. From the look of that picture those could be DIR snorkels.

 

[Jasonmh]

Those are definitely 5 atmospheres rated official cave snorkels they are using. From the look of that picture those could be DIR snorkels.

I'm sure you think you know everything, but they might need those if they have to swim back to the boat... duh.
Or do the cave dinghies just pick you up when you are done?

 

[Doubles]

People tell me sometimes on this board that I am not a solo diver because I have not been trained.

Isn't it interesting that you need a instructor (aka dive buddy) to witness that you are competent enough to dive solo and then give you a plastic card to prove it

 

[karstdvr]

Actually I will tell you a scary story. About 9 years ago I was diving downstream cow and I was back to the sign and I saw some feet hanging down from the ceiling. When I got closer two guys were swimming in the overhead,and were putting their snorkel in the air pockets from previous divers. They had put chemical sticks in each air pocket to light them up,and they were traveling from pocket to pocket into the cave. This deserved a Darwinian award for the Farm Animal Stupid act of the year.