hantzu701
Contributor
I have the Suunto SK7 bungie mounted next to a separate slate, also bungie mounted. Recently I saw a PBS special on the uw caves of Florida - something to do with water quality/conservation. What struck me was that one of the divers was using a compass mounted on an uw slate on a retractor.
I've seen this configuration with AOW divers. Actually, my LDS uses this gear config to teach the UW Nav specialty. But, I haven't gone with this because 1) I didn't like idea of the slate bouncing around during the dive and 2) I like having my compass in front of me.
As a cave diver, I'm sure he has good reasons to go with this config. Unfortunately, I have a hard time understanding it. This isn't a big deal, but it was interesting to see how differently they rigged their equipment.
Can anyone shed some light?
I've seen this configuration with AOW divers. Actually, my LDS uses this gear config to teach the UW Nav specialty. But, I haven't gone with this because 1) I didn't like idea of the slate bouncing around during the dive and 2) I like having my compass in front of me.
As a cave diver, I'm sure he has good reasons to go with this config. Unfortunately, I have a hard time understanding it. This isn't a big deal, but it was interesting to see how differently they rigged their equipment.
Can anyone shed some light?
