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Capt Dale, The guy who was supposed to be a DIR instructor needs to be named----none of us give or gear up new open water students with DIR configured doubles and let them go----its just not within DIR. I have no doubt we will see many mfg's and dive shops "CLAIMING" they are DIR, as it may help drive sales. We may need to keep a list of who in fact is DIR. Dan Volker > -----Original Message----- > From: CaptnDale@ao*.co* [mailto:CaptnDale@ao*.co*] > Sent: Monday, August 31, 1998 8:10 PM > To: ejsadler@pa*.ne*; techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Re: A Call to Arms > > > In a message dated 98-08-31 18:21:44 EDT, > ejsadler@pa*.ne* writes: > > << Nice bullshit story.>> > > I wish it were, but I have no reason to make this up. > > << No DIR instructor would ever recommend a hip weight, as it is not > needed.>> > > I don't know if a DIR instructor recommended the hip weight, > but he did, > indeed have one. > > <<A DIR instructor would have sold him the proper amount of > lift for the > rig.>> > > Yes, I would think so, if he took the time to truly train him. > > <<If a V-Weight was used, so was a drysuit. Plenty of lift > to support the > rig.>> > > Now, you are making an assumption. I never said that they > were using dry > suits. In fact, they were using 7mm wet suits. Obviously, > dry suits are the > proper suits to wear with this rig. Why did not this DIR > instructor tell > these divers this? Why did he put them in this equipment > without supervision? > > <<The long hose, even if spit out of your mouth, doesn't > magically come > unwrapped.>> > > This was a rank beginner. She lost the regulator as she > jumped in the water. > The hose came off her head due to the collision with the > water's surface. > > <<It is simple for anyone with hands to thread the buckle > either way through > the crotch strap.>> > > Again, this was a rank beginner, she was rolling around in > the water, half on > the swim platform, holding on to the trail line in which she > had managed to > entangle herself and all involved were wearing thick gloves. > > > << It is very clear you've never dove anything remotely close > to a DIR rig, > and from the sound of your tale, you've proabaly never even > seen one.>> > > I am quite familiar with the DIR rig. In fact, it is my preferred > configuration. I am certainly not arguing against the DIR > system. It is > probably the best configuration for technical diving yet > devised. I just do > not think Novice Open Water Divers should be indroctinated > into something that > they are not trained for, not ready for and do not > understand. It is quite > obvious that these divers only got part of the story - they > need someone to > lead them through the rest of it not just feed them half the > story, sell them > the a bunch of expensive equipment and let them go out and > kill themselves. > > <<Get a clue, get a life. > Stop propagating your tired old useless great lakes wreck > diving bullshit > yaya gear.>> > > Have I been promulgating anything but DIR gear for technical > diving? I think > not. What I am suggesting is that divers who want to > progress on to technical > diving need to find a good instructor to guide them, not just > someone who > wants to beat the drums for a particular philosophy, no > matter how good, > without taking the time and effort to do the real job of instruction. > > <<Been there, done that. Grew up. >> > > I'm glad for you. > > What is next? Are we going to start selling Halcion > rebreathers mailorder to > anyone who can pay for them because they are the only ones > that are any good? > I hope that no one would do that. > > What is so difficult to understand here? The ONLY point of > my post was that > technical instruction is required for technical diving. I > was not attacking > the DIR system. I WAS attacking the practise of selling > technical gear to > anyone with the money to buy it without staying around to > provide adequate > training. > > Safe diving to you, > Cpt. Dale Bennett > Captain Dale's Dive Center > Enterprise Marine Dive Charters > CaptnDale@ao*.co* > www.captaindales.com > </PRE></HTML> > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.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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