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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01BF1D82.B85CB2A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm still not convinced about all of this Jersey reel stuff - sounds = overcomplicated to me. 1) When diving deep mid channel wrecks in the UK we normally just bag = off using the technique stated by Sean Stevenson. If the boat skipper = co-ordinates water entry times with bottom run times then all the bags = will hit the surface at about the same time and therefore there is no = problem following the decompressing divers. 2) Most UK wreck divers use an auto inflate deco buoy which is a = separate piece of equipment to lift bags. This piece of kit will not = capsize and deflate (thinking divers also carry a redundant deco buoy!). 3) On a long hang with the cave reel I find it best to clip the = locked off reel to my top D-ring and just float along at 6m while = neutrally buoyant. This takes any tension off your arm Only risk here = is getting scooped up by a passing ship. Lets just hope that those = topside would deal with this. 4) Only times when this falls down is when the target is very = deep(80m+?) and bail out scenarios (i.e. loss of deco or travel mix) = require a return to the shot line to ascend to staged spare gas - = normally on a detachable deco trapeze. This limitation clearly also = applies to your jersey reel method. Just a couple of thoughts. I am a DIR diver operating in the UK and = with a couple of amendments to reflect local cold water conditions and = equipment I have found it has greatly simplified my diving configuration = (before doing my full cave ticket with Ted Cole of WKPP I was as = sceptical as hell!). However, I agree that it is just a philosophy and that no amount of = haranguing or insults is going to make other people change their minds. = We can see this in the UK with the recent "hoo-hah" over the Lusey 99 = trip. All of the bile directed from this list has only served to close = people's minds even further on this side of the pond. What was = forgotten is that the people on the Lusey 99 trip are excellent = adventurous divers many of whom have developed UK technical diving in = leaps and bounds over the past few years. We need a bit of respect for each other - at the end of the day we all = dive for fun. Regards Mark Dixon ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01BF1D82.B85CB2A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV align=3Djustify>I'm still not convinced about all of this Jersey = reel stuff -=20 sounds overcomplicated to me.<BR><BR>1) When diving = deep mid=20 channel wrecks in the UK we normally just bag off using the technique = stated by=20 Sean Stevenson. If the boat skipper co-ordinates water entry times = with=20 bottom run times then all the bags will hit the surface at about the = same time=20 and therefore there is no problem following the decompressing=20 divers.<BR><BR>2) Most UK wreck divers use an auto = inflate=20 deco buoy which is a separate piece of equipment to lift bags. = This piece=20 of kit will not capsize and deflate (thinking divers also carry a = redundant deco=20 buoy!).<BR><BR>3) On a long hang with the cave reel I = find it=20 best to clip the locked off reel to my top D-ring and just float along = at 6m=20 while neutrally buoyant. This takes any tension off your arm Only = risk=20 here is getting scooped up by a passing ship. Lets just hope that = those=20 topside would deal with this.<BR><BR>4) Only times = when this=20 falls down is when the target is very deep(80m+?) and bail out scenarios = (i.e.=20 loss of deco or travel mix) require a return to the shot line to ascend = to=20 staged spare gas - normally on a detachable deco trapeze. This = limitation=20 clearly also applies to your jersey reel method.<BR><BR>Just a couple of = thoughts. I am a DIR diver operating in the UK and with a couple = of=20 amendments to reflect local cold water conditions and equipment I have = found it=20 has greatly simplified my diving configuration (before doing my full = cave ticket=20 with Ted Cole of WKPP I was as sceptical as hell!).<BR><BR>However, I = agree that=20 it is just a philosophy and that no amount of haranguing or insults is = going to=20 make other people change their minds. We can see this in the UK = with the=20 recent "hoo-hah" over the Lusey 99 trip. All of the bile directed = from=20 this list has only served to close people's minds even further on this = side of=20 the pond. What was forgotten is that the people on the Lusey 99 = trip are=20 excellent adventurous divers many of whom have developed UK technical = diving in=20 leaps and bounds over the past few years.<BR><BR>We need a bit of = respect for=20 each other - at the end of the day we all dive for=20 fun.<BR><BR>Regards<BR><BR>Mark Dixon<BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01BF1D82.B85CB2A0-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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