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Just to set the record straight, I have never ice dove without surface support but I do feel that in some cases it is unnesesary(not all of the time what happens if the line breaks? i have never had a line break. Solution if you are worried about is could be to use thicker line on your reel. Generally i can see the hole very well from where we are. shoveling radiation lines out from the hole adds alot of light and a handy path back to the hole if you need it. Actuallu i was talking to a researcher in antarctica doing research on penguins and they never ice dive teathered or even with lines(lots of surface support though) I usually dive similar to the way nanci described but with only one line in the water and the divers buddy teatherd. I don't feel that this is a necessity though. Generally we use 50-75 feet of line to the divers (when teathered) and the safety has twice as much as the divers. STEVE > > I am concerned about this Ice diving thing with out surface support and >being done with only a reel. What happens if the line breaks ? I know you >must have thought of this. This is not even comparable to cave diving. I've >never seen a cave a mile wide. Try finding a 4'x4'x4' hole under that much >Ice. It's like looking for the preverbal needle in the haystack. If that >line breaks that's exactly what you'll be doing. > Nanci seems to have somewhat a handle on what their doing although I >question why they put the harness over the bc? And I'm not to crazy about >all the lines that may be in the water at one time if an emergency takes >place. It may not seem like much, but three lines floating around can >create a huge mess. I much prefer the use of one main line for the dive team >and one for the support diver. This reduces the amount of tenders needed and >simplifies the whole operation. I'm also curious as to how much line people >are willing to play out to the the diving team? > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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