The Overhead Question

[MikeFerrara]

I don't think 16 dives is enough to matter that much, other than drilling into your head the rules. Scooter props eating line are very nice and all, but if you don't have control of your scooter you shouldn't have it in there.

16 dives gives you the experience of 16 dives in a cave...period. Whether it's makes a difference or not or whether it's "enough" is another matter.

A book can drill the rules into your head. The diving gives you supervised experienxe applying them along with the other aspects of cave diving that aren't described in the rules.

Nor should you decide that since you've never had anything go wrong you can take "thirds" and redefine it to "half + 200psi".

True enough but even the rule of thirds is an over simplification of gas management techniques. this is something that is explained in the cave diving texts but not in the rules of accident analysis.

The rule of thirds is the most liberal gas plan that should be used and isn't always good enough. For instance in no flow caves or in siphons or any number of other complicating factors.

 

[Genesis]

Agreed on the thirds....

 

[Rick Murchison]

Just out of curiosity, Genesis, where have you been caving? Which did you like the most? Who's your favorite caving buddy?
Rick