I scootered solo OC SM in Sherwood Split all the way to the EOL, at low speed and coming off the trigger here and there as needed. Return was maybe a bit more silty than when swimming it, possibly because I was faster to get to the end and turn, with less time for the particles to dissipate in the flow. It was a good dive, as the flow gets stronger towards the back and the scooter was nice to have.
Scooters in smaller passages
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mr_v
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Fair point. The diving that I am doing is not necessarily about the destination, it is about enjoying the dive, and I typically enjoy it more when I work less. I've done that passage both swimming and carefully scootering at low speed, and I far more enjoyed it using the scooter where suitable.
PfcAJ
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I recall a particularly disastrous outcome a few years ago at ginnie caused by scooters being brought where they shouldn’t.
Don’t let your bag of toys outweigh your bag of good sense.
Don’t let your bag of toys outweigh your bag of good sense.
That was way more than just the scooters, and in hindsight quite survivable despite the scooter CF, had they had the right gas planning and team mindset (assuming we’re talking about the same incident).
The dive to the end of the line in Mainland is very enjoyable as a swim dive, as there’s little flow, and I’ve done it several times without thinking a scooter would add to the experience (edited to add swimming from the gold line jump, not from the stairs
).Anyway, good advice, thanks and safe diving!
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