Why do you penetrate wrecks?

[triton94949]

Why do people jump out of planes, race motor vehicles, climb big rocks, ride bulls and so on...

Now THAT is what I call extremely stupid.

[I have to wonder what they say about us?]

 

[Tavi]

If you have to ask, you haven't experienced "the call" yet.

The first time I saw an underwater cave I wanted to see what was in there. The first time I was in one I was anxious to see what was around the next bend, where did it go. The first time I was in an underwater cavern, I wanted to explore it. The first time I saw an opening on a wreck I wondered what was through that door.
I love the sense of history with wrecks and the feeling of having the priveledge to see what few have seen. I also like taking the Training and learning the skills neccesary to do these dives.

I love caves, however the Great Lakes are full of steel caves, not rock ones.
My wife will do minor penetrations in wrecks with me but has no interest in caves. She also has no interest in the deep stuff. In the Great Lakes the deeper you go the more well preserved the wrecks are!! Luckily I have several other dive buddies!!

 

[Doppler]

Well, Steve, that stuff just doesn't turn my crank. Never has.....

Some of the guys I dive with go in and hack that stuff off and take it home to add to their ...(*cough*junk*cough)...collection. What excites me about wrecks are the history and the stories.

R..

But that stuff is the history and the stories... I am not talking here about ripping stuff off... By going inside wrecks one is far more likely to get a sense of what life and work was like on these vessels... the stories and history are everywhere... not just outside.

 

[Lil' Irish Temper]

I am not talking here about ripping stuff off... By going inside wrecks one is far more likely to get a sense of what life and work was like on these vessels... the stories and history are everywhere... not just outside.

Ripping stuff off? Don't you mean saving history. I have some china from the Andrea Doria, and in 20 more years there won't be much left of her, so I look at it as someone saved a piece of history.

Sorry, I'm going off subject here. fftopic:

 

[MikeFerrara]

I love caves, however the Great Lakes are full of steel caves, not rock ones.
My wife will do minor penetrations in wrecks with me but has no interest in caves. She also has no interest in the deep stuff. In the Great Lakes the deeper you go the more well preserved the wrecks are!! Luckily I have several other dive buddies!!

I like the wooden wrecks the best and the older the better. The Great Lakes is one of the few places where there are old wooden wrecks. The good ones tend to be sort of deep since weather and ice breaks up everything shallow in many places. Deep cold fresh water and a few hundred years of a busy shipping industry makes for good wreck diving.

 

[Tavi]

I'm planning on getting to some of the deeper wooden wrecks this year. I'm really looking forward to it!!

I plan on more practice in the 130 - 170 range, then moving on to Trimix Training

 

[Derek S]

Ripping stuff off? Don't you mean saving history. I have some china from the Andrea Doria, and in 20 more years there won't be much left of her, so I look at it as someone saved a piece of history.

Sorry, I'm going off subject here. fftopic:

Where'd you get china from the Doria?!?!?

And in the same vein, taking china from the Andrea Doria, IMHO, is much, much different than somenone going inside a wreck in the great lakes and removing a an actual piece of the vessel.

That being said, each person's "tolerance" is different. I believe in taking only pictures, leaving only bubbles. I don't need a trinket to remind me of the time I dove on wreck XYZ, the experience itself should suffice.

I mean, once you dive the crate, it's all anticlimatic anyway, right?

 

[Lil' Irish Temper]

Where'd you get china from the Doria?!?!?

And in the same vein, taking china from the Andrea Doria, IMHO, is much, much different than somenone going inside a wreck in the great lakes and removing a an actual piece of the vessel.

That being said, each person's "tolerance" is different. I believe in taking only pictures, leaving only bubbles. I don't need a trinket to remind me of the time I dove on wreck XYZ, the experience itself should suffice.

I mean, once you dive the crate, it's all anticlimatic anyway, right?

The guy who got me into diving dove the Doria 2 times back in the late 90's, and gave me some. To him it's no big deal, it's a dishes, but to me that is a unrivaled feat. Our next meeting I'll bring it in and let you check it out.

 

[triton94949]

The guy who got me into diving dove the Doria 2 times back in the late 90's, and gave me some. To him it's no big deal, it's a dishes, but to me that is a unrivaled feat. Our next meeting I'll bring it in and let you check it out.

I would contribute the gift to a local museum. Then dive the Doria and bring back your own dishes.

 

[triton94949]

I'm planning on getting to some of the deeper wooden wrecks this year. I'm really looking forward to it!!

I plan on more practice in the 130 - 170 range, then moving on to Trimix Training

Trimix works really well starting at 120 ft.