TexasMike
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Some final details for everyone who is planning on showing up to Lake Travis this weekend:
Mike's Arrival: I will be arriving on Friday Morning (shooting for 9-ish) to claim our campsite spot and do a dive site check out dive as well as some other business. If any of the Austin divers would like to join me, I can use the dive buddy(ies) and would appreciate the help.
Dive Briefing: Since this is an official TSDT event, there will be waivers to sign and a dive briefing. As a dive leader, my concern is not only your enjoyment, but your safety. Briefing will be at the campsite at 9:30am on Saturday. If you cannot make it, then be sure to find me or one of my helpers.
SDI Wreck Diving class: There wasn't much response in the other thread on this, but it will still be happening. So if you are interested, please let us know when you sign in.
Tech Diving Presentation: Since Alec Ranck will be there to teach the Wreck class, I'm sure we can talk him into an informal presentation about Technical Diving after dinner. He's also very approachable if you want to wander over to him, point at a bit of his gear, and ask questions.
Cameras: Bring them!! And be sure to share any really good photos with me after the dive so I can post them on a web page for others to see.
Drinking Water: Be sure to have plenty of this on hand. It's gonna be pretty warm and staying hydrated is one of the simplest ways to reduce your risk of DCS as well as heat exhaustion. And don't forget the sunscreen!!!
Chinese Auction: Don't forget your goodie for the auction. We will also have a "name from the hat" drawing for some of the loot that was left over from Halloween.
Alcohol: While we should be adults about this, but I feel it is warranted to remind you to keep any alcohol consumption to the proper safe levels since it will increase both dehydration and your risk of DCS.
Oxygen kit: Unfortunately, TRUETEXAN was my source for an 02 kit for this weekend. Does anyone else have one that they can bring?? (I hope we don't have to use it, but it's best to be prepared)
T-shirts: I have a very limited number of TSDT shirts available. These will be sold for $15.00 on a first come first served basis.
Sunshades/Canopies: If you got one, please bring it. Also bring any extra campchairs you might have so we can all relax in comfort.
Food/Kitchen: As mentioned in the other threads, there will be a community kitchen going. Contributions to the pantry and menu are greatly apprecaited. Even more apprecaited would be volunteers to help in the kitchen. Check with Beast or Dee on what you can do to help.
That's all I can think of at this sitting. If you think of anything else, worth including, speak up.
--TexasMike
Mike's Arrival: I will be arriving on Friday Morning (shooting for 9-ish) to claim our campsite spot and do a dive site check out dive as well as some other business. If any of the Austin divers would like to join me, I can use the dive buddy(ies) and would appreciate the help.
Dive Briefing: Since this is an official TSDT event, there will be waivers to sign and a dive briefing. As a dive leader, my concern is not only your enjoyment, but your safety. Briefing will be at the campsite at 9:30am on Saturday. If you cannot make it, then be sure to find me or one of my helpers.
SDI Wreck Diving class: There wasn't much response in the other thread on this, but it will still be happening. So if you are interested, please let us know when you sign in.
Tech Diving Presentation: Since Alec Ranck will be there to teach the Wreck class, I'm sure we can talk him into an informal presentation about Technical Diving after dinner. He's also very approachable if you want to wander over to him, point at a bit of his gear, and ask questions.
Cameras: Bring them!! And be sure to share any really good photos with me after the dive so I can post them on a web page for others to see.
Drinking Water: Be sure to have plenty of this on hand. It's gonna be pretty warm and staying hydrated is one of the simplest ways to reduce your risk of DCS as well as heat exhaustion. And don't forget the sunscreen!!!
Chinese Auction: Don't forget your goodie for the auction. We will also have a "name from the hat" drawing for some of the loot that was left over from Halloween.
Alcohol: While we should be adults about this, but I feel it is warranted to remind you to keep any alcohol consumption to the proper safe levels since it will increase both dehydration and your risk of DCS.
Oxygen kit: Unfortunately, TRUETEXAN was my source for an 02 kit for this weekend. Does anyone else have one that they can bring?? (I hope we don't have to use it, but it's best to be prepared)
T-shirts: I have a very limited number of TSDT shirts available. These will be sold for $15.00 on a first come first served basis.
Sunshades/Canopies: If you got one, please bring it. Also bring any extra campchairs you might have so we can all relax in comfort.
Food/Kitchen: As mentioned in the other threads, there will be a community kitchen going. Contributions to the pantry and menu are greatly apprecaited. Even more apprecaited would be volunteers to help in the kitchen. Check with Beast or Dee on what you can do to help.
That's all I can think of at this sitting. If you think of anything else, worth including, speak up.
--TexasMike
While getting ready to dive last weekend at Athens Scuba Park, the zipper on my wetsuit came off and I had to rent one from Shannon. I took it into Arlington Scuba Center to see if they could fix it, but they couldn't and sent it off to New Jersey to Henderson for repairs. I should be getting it back in a couple of weeks, so I will either have to rent a 3XL wetsuit from somewhere or stay home ;-0 
