oldschoolto
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Is it safe to use a wreck reel in a cave ? Or do I need to buy cave reels ? 
Jim...
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jadairiii
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Is it safe to use a wreck reel in a cave ? Or do I need to buy cave reels ?
Jim...
Your question seems to indicate that you are not cave trained (or properly cave trained).
I have never seen a reel that is designed specifically for a wreck or a cave (i.e. I think they are the same). However, wreck divers normally use heavier line (#36 braided nylon), due to the greater potential for the line rubbing on sharp edges during the dive. Cave divers normally use lighter line (#24 braided nylon) unless they are laying a permanent main line (i.e. exploration) then they will commonly use heavier line. For cave dives running a line from open water to the main line, #24 is normally used.
The only danger I can see of using a heavier line in a cave is if the heavier line is on your safety or jump spool. In zero visibility, it is a good to have safety/jump spool line feel different that the main line so you can tell them apart without being able to see them.
As for the primary reel, it doesn't make much difference since on the exit, when you get to your primary reel and are able to identify it in zero visibility, you will get a warm fuzzy feeling when you are expecting #36 nylon line, and you feel it. I can't imagine a scenario where a diver could get confused on the exit with respect to the heavier line and do something like head back into the cave.
The only danger I can see of using a heavier line in a cave is if the heavier line is on your safety or jump spool. In zero visibility, it is a good to have safety/jump spool line feel different that the main line so you can tell them apart without being able to see them.
As for the primary reel, it doesn't make much difference since on the exit, when you get to your primary reel and are able to identify it in zero visibility, you will get a warm fuzzy feeling when you are expecting #36 nylon line, and you feel it. I can't imagine a scenario where a diver could get confused on the exit with respect to the heavier line and do something like head back into the cave.
PeterNBiddle
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Did you bother to look up some of his past posts? He's been diving overheads for something like 40 years.
It's called irony.
ajduplessis
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Some examples of cave reels (primary and safety/gap reels). I would use these in a wreck.
fire_diver
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You should be asking this question to your cave instructor.
OP
oldschoolto
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World English Dictionary
| Socratic irony | |
| — n | |
| philosophy a means by which the pretended ignorance of a skilful questioner leads the person answeringto expose his own ignorance Jim.... |
dreamdive
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Please get proper training before going into a cave! We don't need any more cave fatalities from untrained divers. Even if you had taken advanced wreck penetration training, this is NOT enough for cave!!!!
WestCoastDivr
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you obviously didn't read all of the replies (there are only 7 btw) and now we're at the point of ironyception I believe. Someone took the post seriously and was called out for being ignorant due to the socratic irony of the topic, and now you have ignored or skipped the fact that someone was called ignorant for answering the question and you answered again 
I hope you're serious because it's too funnySimilar threads
