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[DandyDon]

Thanks for the reply Jim, all the info we can get is appreciated. will definitely try to stay hydrated and not have to many CORONAS in between dives.

If you drink beer on the surface interval, a competent operator won't let you dive again. I know that this is done in some cultures, but it's not a good idea.

 

[miked]

Hi bluewatertoy,

Just another voice agreeing with the others:
1)the $2 fee is NOT chamber insurance
2) PLEASE be sure to have some type insurance- If the DAN insurance is available to you, I"d strongly recommend it. It covers the substantial cost of chamber rides (after your regular health insurance has done its thing), and it covers any other unexpected travel-related costs, should the DCS stuff hit the fan.
Sorry if I sound like I'm "preaching", but I've "been there done that"-and was glad to have the insurance.

Enjoy Coz!
take care,
Mike

 

[Tim Ingersoll]

Hi bluewatertoy,

Just another voice agreeing with the others:
1)the $2 fee is NOT chamber insurance
2) PLEASE be sure to have some type insurance- If the DAN insurance is available to you, I"d strongly recommend it. It covers the substantial cost of chamber rides (after your regular health insurance has done its thing), and it covers any other unexpected travel-related costs, should the DCS stuff hit the fan.
Sorry if I sound like I'm "preaching", but I've "been there done that"-and was glad to have the insurance.

Enjoy Coz!
take care,
Mike

What he said. The cost of a typical two-chamber ride is over $6,000.00 US.

 

[bluewatertoy]

I have to give you the benefit of the doubt that you mean between the dives of one day and the dives of the next day, and NOT between dives of the same day, like during the surface interval. If drinking coronas during the surface interval was what you meant, then your are just begging for trouble.

Sorry about the confusion. We will not be drinking on any dive boat during surface intervals or otherwise. Hopefully most dive operators would not allow this. Now once we get back to town,depending on the next days dive schedule, we might try to have 1 or 6

 

[ggunn]

Sorry about the confusion. We will not be drinking on any dive boat during surface intervals or otherwise. Hopefully most dive operators would not allow this. Now once we get back to town,depending on the next days dive schedule, we might try to have 1 or 6

Most fast boat operations take their SIT at a beach club, where it would be possible to drink alcohol without the dive op's knowledge. I have seen it done once or twice, though I would certainly never do it myself.

 

[Tim Ingersoll]

Sorry about the confusion. We will not be drinking on any dive boat during surface intervals or otherwise. Hopefully most dive operators would not allow this. Now once we get back to town,depending on the next days dive schedule, we might try to have 1 or 6

Stay hydrated. Stay hydrated. Stay hydrated. Alcohol = dehydration. You do the math.

 

[DandyDon]

Stay hydrated. Stay hydrated. Stay hydrated. Alcohol = dehydration. You do the math.

And the bottled & bagged water is reverse osmosis water, lacking electrolytes. If you drink any, match it with an equal volume of Gatorade.

 

[Tim Ingersoll]

And the bottled & bagged water is reverse osmosis water, lacking electrolytes. If you drink any, match it with an equal volume of Gatorade.

You know Don I doubted that advice before I tried. It really made a difference. You made a believer out of me. Sport drinks all around!

 

[ggunn]

And the bottled & bagged water is reverse osmosis water, lacking electrolytes. If you drink any, match it with an equal volume of Gatorade.

I'd like to see an MD weigh in on this one. The water molecule is what it is, and it is the same molecule whether it's been processed through reverse osmosis, desalinization, deionization, distillation, or found in a puddle on the side of the road. The human body absorbs it readily whether it comes in alone or accompanied by other substances. That's not to say that electrolytes are not important, but I'd like to hear an expert's opinion on the connection between electrolytes and hydration. I have heard from other quarters that the sport drink industry's position on the connection between hydration and the substances they add to their concoctions is largely hype.

Is there a doctor in the house?

 

[DandyDon]

I'd like to see an MD weigh in on this one. The water molecule is what it is, and it is the same molecule whether it's been processed through reverse osmosis, desalinization, deionization, distillation, or found in a puddle on the side of the road. The human body absorbs it readily whether it comes in alone or accompanied by other substances. That's not to say that electrolytes are not important, but I'd like to hear an expert's opinion on the connection between electrolytes and hydration. I have heard from other quarters that the sport drink industry's position on the connection between hydration and the substances they add to their concoctions is largely hype.

Is there a doctor in the house?

Me, too. I do know that our ancestors did not adapt to pure water, though. And I've seen 3 Padi Instructos becoem ill with dehydration on rev oss water the first day in Belize, before they switched to sport drink.

I make my own, with Kool Aid and Morton Lite Salt.