opinions on DIR diving

[boomx5]

IndigoBlue once bubbled...

That is one of the modern myths of JJ's DIR. Originally, TWO OF EVERYTHING was the fundamental DIR philosophy. And this specifically meant 2 tanks, 2 regs, 2 etc. JJ has totally missed the boat on this issue. Had he instead said something to the effect that rather than wearing an 80 cu ft tank, divers should wear twin 40s, I would agree with him. But he did not.



This is another one of JJ's myths. Two watchs was the older standard. The idea is to be buddy independent in case you are in a cave or wreck, get separated from your buddy, AND have a failure. In modern terms, this would equate to two electronic depth/time gauges.



I am glad BigJetDiver put that fallacy to rest as well. DIR has been around at least 30 years. A lot longer than JJ.

There are things I truly love about JJ's book. For example, I hope that donating the primary 2nd stage will become an industry-wide training standard. I also hope that jetfins or turtle fins will gain a resurgence, rather than the long freediving fins that are being pushed onto divers these days; in other words, shorter fins rather than longer ones. Above all else, he bravely states that not everyone is cut out to be certified as a scuba diver, and he is right. Current standards are dangerously low, all for the sake of revenue growth within the diving industry.

since JJ is a member here, maybe you can share your concerns with him instead of criticize him. And then while your at it, why don't you give us your diving resume so the things you say may carry some weight. We get a lot of new people on here who claim to know everything there is to know about diving, when in reality they are just another sock puppet. And if you don't believe me, ask cornfed who Karl the Klown is.

 

[MikeFerrara]

boomx5 once bubbled...


since JJ is a member here, maybe you can share your concerns with him instead of criticize him. And then while your at it, why don't you give us your diving resimay so the things you say may carry some weight. We get a lot of new people on here who claim to know everything there is to know about diving, when in reality they are just another sock puppet. And if you don't believe me, ask cornfed who Karl the Klown is.

I had to give my resume why shouldn't every one else

 

[Dryglove]

boomx5 once bubbled...
And if you don't believe me, ask cornfed who Karl the Klown is.

AAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!! Dont mention that name!!! He might be resurrected and come back

 

[cornfed]

MikeFerrara once bubbled...


I had to give my resume why shouldn't every one else

Mine is to short to bother typing in!

 

[Dryglove]

MikeFerrara once bubbled...


I had to give my resume why shouldn't every one else

At least you have one to give

 

[cornfed]

boomx5 once bubbled...
And if you don't believe me, ask cornfed who Karl the Klown is.

He is the inspiration for the Karl_in_Calif Memorial Ad Hominem society, what more do you want to know?

 

[boomx5]

I'll post mine when I get my first c-card. But till then I'm an advanced cyber-tech-diver.

 

[boomx5]

cornfed once bubbled...


He is the inspiration for the Karl_in_Calif Memorial Ad Hominem society, what more do you want to know?

stop it. That is such a dark page in Scubaboard history we need to forget it.

 

[cornfed]

boomx5 once bubbled...
I'll post mine when I get my first c-card. But till then I'm an advanced cyber-tech-diver.

I wrote an outline for a cyber diver course and posted it to TDS. Unfortunately, the course materials included the so Paris Hilton video the whole post got deleted... oops

 

[cornfed]

Don't worry, we'll get you a c-card in no time!

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