Addicted2H2O
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Or a cattle prod....Might I suggest a speargun. That'll get his attention.
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Or a cattle prod....Might I suggest a speargun. That'll get his attention.
I like where you head is atOr a cattle prod....
Awesome. How much?Maybe use an underwater laser? Could shine it in front of him, might travel further and be more noticeable as a signal than flashlight ..?
For doing drills, eye contact is key because it shows what state the other is in. It’s the best way to have a reference to stay neutral in open water also.@victorzamora how often do we make eye contact on a 3+ hour cave dive? like 4-5 times?
I rarely make eye contact, it's not necessary. Their eyes don't say much since their hands are doing the talking....
I have to agree. The one time my wife and I tried to Ocean Reef comms, the audio had some static and it was kinda hard to understand what either of us was saying. Not exactly sure I want to drop $800 on equipment that's going to leave much to be desired.And since the subject of underwater communicators has been brought up I have a question: Has anyone ever heard of adapting an OTS SSB 2010 Aquacom unit to work with Ocean Reef headsets? My wife and I really like our Ocean Reef FFMs but have found the features of the Ocean Reef comms units to be a bit lacking compared with OTS units. The Ocean Reef headset is 6-pin and the OTS headset is 4-pin.
I've read all the posts, but the thread IMO could've probably stopped here. If you're close enough to be truly buddy diving then hearing something probably won't matter. As well, at least here, where we dive in thick wetsuit or drysuit hoods, you'll not hear a tank banger. In fact, I don't think I've ever heard any sound uw except a passing boat when in Connecticut.I'll be the first to say it. If you are concerned that you might need him if you get in trouble, then you need to be within one fin kick of him at all times so you can do that. Any farther and he is not your "buddy" as you are not diving in a team. You are now "same ocean" buddies, vs. teammates. I have no objection to diving as same ocean buddies, I do that with most of my dive buddies, but I also don't think about relying on them for anything. If I am in trouble, they're there to make it easier, but I expect to be able to get myself out on my own. If I suspect I might "need" them vs "want" them to help me out of a bind, then our buddy positioning becomes much closer