divinh
Contributor
I have both paper and cloud-based dive logs.
Paper
- Stamps, stamps, stamps... you have a place to get your dive shop stamp.
- You get your instructor or guide name and signature, sometimes stamp too.
- Quicker to jot down notes about the dive without the need for internet service.
Cloud
- More detailed dive info from your dive computer, like dive profile curves.
- Maps when GPS location is recorded.
- Air consumption calculations.
- Nitrogen load calculations.
- Easy way to generate stats, like number of hours spent underwater to date.
One time, I was diving in Koh Lanta and one of the instructors looked very familiar. It turned out that she had been working in Okinawa before and she had guided the group I was in... three years prior. My paper dive log had her signature to prove it!
Besides the usual stuff about the dive, I write down what kind of wetsuit, or lack of, I'm wearing, amount of weight, and type of tank. I found this info useful so that I know exactly how much weight to ask for, most of the time.
Paper
- Stamps, stamps, stamps... you have a place to get your dive shop stamp.
- You get your instructor or guide name and signature, sometimes stamp too.
- Quicker to jot down notes about the dive without the need for internet service.
Cloud
- More detailed dive info from your dive computer, like dive profile curves.
- Maps when GPS location is recorded.
- Air consumption calculations.
- Nitrogen load calculations.
- Easy way to generate stats, like number of hours spent underwater to date.
One time, I was diving in Koh Lanta and one of the instructors looked very familiar. It turned out that she had been working in Okinawa before and she had guided the group I was in... three years prior. My paper dive log had her signature to prove it!
Besides the usual stuff about the dive, I write down what kind of wetsuit, or lack of, I'm wearing, amount of weight, and type of tank. I found this info useful so that I know exactly how much weight to ask for, most of the time.