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Jim, I added you to this note with you other note to the list. I believe that there are many different types of people that start diving for allot of reasons. Some will never have an interest in tech diving, some will have and interest but will not develop the knowledge and skill to really perform. There are some that are naturals. I have saw the full spectrum. There are people who have the money for the equipment, but lack in the knowledge, skill, state of mind, and have truly missed the point. I know nothing of this person. Are they a natural or are they someone with a different disposition. I know all the points of DIR and agree with the reasoning of them. Let us get away from the DIR and equipment and look at the individual. Are all divers potentially tech diver? No, I know my wife and one daughter will never be in that category. I have see people who call the tech divers and are not. Do I believe that a DIR single setup would be good for her? Maybe, but that is for her and her instructor who can understands her psychological makeup, her goals, etc. Can she rent gear and at least get certified before throughing all this gear at her. I hope that her instructor or she can find an imparcial reliable source to talk to that also knows her. What kind of diving will she be doing in the next 6 ~ 18 months? Is she on the fast track to tech world? Think the questions and points before throughing her into a configuration that is suited for one group of divers and not for the the Bahamas/Blue water/6 dives a year/shorty and where is the Bahama Mama type. Gee maybe her instructor had a reason for his statement. R/David ----------------------Jim Cobb's Note ---------------------------- Dave- Single tank diving can be accomplished with small wings, a backplate and single tank adapter. I think this config makes just as much sense as that STAB jacket you showed me the other day. Personally I think that there are millions of dives made a day on the plethora of goofy OW BC's for sale out there for them to be proven safe. Its just that if you do decide to do the doubles thing one day you won't have to get rid of the goofy jacket at a fraction of what you paid for it and you will feel nice and comfortable with your DIR style rig. Might even make you a safer tech diver if you already "live" in the DIR setup. Jim -----Original Message----- From: ajmarve@ba*.ne* [mailto:ajmarve@ba*.ne*] Sent: Monday, May 10, 1999 9:04 PM To: dwiden@ho*.co* Cc: 'xx'; TechDiver@aquanaut.com Subject: Re: Halcyon experience in Australia? David B. Widen wrote: Q: Will she start to think of herself as tech diver David, Shouldnt we all think of ourselves as "tech divers", in so much as every dive needs to go perfectly, or as near as possible as we can get to that ?? What is the true meaning of quality in relation to the diver and what should an "open water" divers goal be with respect to equipment, planning and attitude, if it is to be some measure less than perfection ? (and yes I know the commonly accepted definition of the tech diver term, I am challenging you to think beyond the label) regards, al marvelli -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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