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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01BF3079.495A6460 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I wish people understood the difference between D.I.R. and Technical = diving. Perhaps I can clarify this difference for some of the newer = people just joining this list. Technical Diving is often defined as: any dive which involves breathing = anything other than air, any decompression dive, and any dive where one = is in an overhead environment. D.I.R. (Doing It Right) is a back to basics, grass roots type of system = which espouses a minimalist, basic survivalist, common sense gear = configuration, accompanied by a strict no compromise attitude, and buddy = system, which precludes acceptance of personal preference over safety. ( = It should be called "Common Sense" diving, or "Safe System" diving. If = only people understood.) It's possible to be involved in all types of technical diving and not be = D.I.R. In fact it is very common to do all kinds of decompression = diving, overhead environment diving, mixed gas diving, etc. without = really having a clue about how to Do It Right! I know because I dove = without having a clue for a long time. (Some things I still don't = understand, but I can learn and continue to do so.) In my opinion = D.I.R. is the only way to dive, period. It's safer, it makes sense. It = makes even more sense when one is first learning how to dive. It's = cheaper, it's more fun, it's simpler. It's the basics... or at least it = should be. Spread the word. It's a whole new world! Scott Gudmundsen Vernal, Utah ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01BF3079.495A6460 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=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3><FONT = color=3D#000080=20 face=3D"Arial Narrow">I wish people understood the difference between = D.I.R. and=20 Technical diving. Perha</FONT>ps I can clarify this difference for = some of=20 the newer people just joining this list.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial Narrow" = size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>Technical = Diving is often=20 defined as: any dive which involves breathing anything other than air, = any=20 decompression dive, and any dive where one is in an overhead=20 environment.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial Narrow" = size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>D.I.R. (Doing = It Right) is a=20 back to basics, grass roots type of system which espouses a minimalist, = basic=20 survivalist, common sense gear configuration, accompanied by a strict no = compromise attitude, and buddy system, which precludes acceptance of = personal=20 preference over safety. (</FONT><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial = Narrow"=20 size=3D3> It should be called "Common Sense" diving, or "Safe = System"=20 diving. If only people understood.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial Narrow">It's possible to be = involved in all=20 types of technical diving and not be D.I.R. In fact it is very = common to=20 do all kinds of decompression diving, overhead environment diving, mixed = gas=20 diving, etc. without really having a clue about how to Do It = Right! I know=20 because I dove without having a clue for a long time. (Some things I = still=20 don't understand, but I can learn and continue to do so.) In my = opinion=20 D.I.R. is the only way to dive, period. It's safer, it makes sense. It = makes=20 even more sense when one is first learning how to dive. It's cheaper, = it's more=20 fun, it's simpler. It's the basics... or at least it should be. Spread = the word.=20 It's a whole new world!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial Narrow">Scott = Gudmundsen</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial Narrow">Vernal, = Utah</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01BF3079.495A6460-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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