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>The problem as we see it is that in a time when more people should be doing >basic diving, looking at pretty fishies, touring the outside of wrecks, admiring >the coral reefs and developing their aqautic skills to the highest degree, they >are not. They are enamoured by technology (albeit old technology) and forget >why they got into diving in the first place -- its fun. Rebreathers make one look good on the beach and that's an important part of diving and I've got the story to prove it. This spring I traveled into the dark heart of south central British Columbia to photograph spawning Rainbow Trout. After 2 days and 700 km ( a lot of it over atrocious dirt roads ) I arrived at my intended dive site, a river nestled between the Valhalla and Bugaboo Mountain Ranges. The water was crystal clear and full of 15 Kg spawning Rainbow Trout. I was kitting up in anticipation of some excellent diving when the only other sole for a hundred kilometers ( a fisheries officer ) informed me that I could not dive because I would interrupt the trouts connubial bliss. After a some minutes of whining and protesting I found my self on a sat phone talking to the head biologist back in the city. I explained my plans but the biologist was unimpressed until I mentioned I had a rebreather. After that the entire tone of the conversation changed. I was given permission to dive, shown the best spots for approaching the fish and made nice bowls of soup between dives. I had a great if somewhat chilly week of diving. Oh and the rebreather, used it once but had problems with venting as the flow rate was too high. Put it back in the car and did all the diving with a snorkel. The rebreather is just a toy. But then so is everything else in my kit. Barrie
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