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Michael: First, it is clear that these divers were not DIR, they just had t-shirts that said something about it. The point of the original post was to point out that talk and actions are not the same. To use a business related cliche: You have to "walk the talk". Doing any less is just talk. Leaving out the equipment issues altogether: the attitude and lack of teamwork displayed by these divers, not to mention glaring lack of knowledge, are clear signs they are not DIR. Regarding Scubapro regulators and cold water: I learned to dive in Michigan and the Great Lakes. I still dive there, although I moved to Florida two years ago. My regulators have always been Scubapro and I have never had a free flow, even on ice dives. (Perhaps your regulators need to be de-tuned? MK20/G250 performs well without free-flow, I have heard that MK20/D300 did free-flow.) Early on, my instructors and the experienced divers I know and respect have confirmed the quality of Scubapro for cold water applications. When I was a new diver shopping for regulators, there was only one clear choice for local diving: Scubapro. When Poseidon came out, they were cool regulators and a lot of techie types (pre-tech diving days) chose Poseidon for its high performance, and then went back to Scubapro for various reasons, including reliability, reduced free-flow, lower cost, less fuss. During my years of local Michigan/Great Lakes diving, I had selected Scubapro Jetfins, Scubapro regulators, and a DUI dry suit. (Viking is a good suit too, but it did not fit me as well and was more expensive.) I had tried other fins, but I like the durability of the Jetfin. I do a lot of diving and my first pair (non-Jetfin) died after three years. I like stiff fins, so the power afforded by the Jetfins (and the prior fin I owned) suits me. I'm gratified that I made gear choices consistent with DIR, since it means that I do not have to move away from gear that has performed for me for years. It is its consistent performance in harsh conditions that has made the DIR proponents recommend the gear. Personally, it has worked for me in cold water, warm water, wrecks, reefs, caves, rivers, shallow, and deep. J. Sitchin In a message dated Mon, 24 Jul 2000 3:12:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Michael J. Black" <mjblackmd@ya*.co*> writes: << This is absolutely knee-slapping hilarious: all you DIR loudmouths in a party rant. Joel, or is that JoeL, didn't you say a while back that you were going to ignore me? Or did you forget? I'll bet you've killfiled me too, along with all the other lying bullshit artists. And then you quote Mark Twain. How literary of you (are you smart too?). Did anyone happen to notice this thread was originally about a group of DIR divers who screwed up big time while diving Lake Superior? Anybody care to rant about that, or was the story undeniably accurate. While we're on the subject of DIR, here are a few more of my "esteemed" objections: No computer (HELLO??!!), Scubapro jet fins only (the cult leader has spoken), weight belt UNDER the BC strap (did I really hear that right, DIR disciple?), only one buckle for the whole rig (you guys must practice taking your rig off, lots of practice), DUI drysuit (guess I'll just throw away my Vikings), Scubapro regulators (do you turds know we call these Scubaflows in cold water, and I mean icy cold). Want a better system? Start over, unless cave diving is your only diving. Bye now, and don't forget to take your medication (ibuprofen, aspirin, steroids, plus all those anti-depressants so you can deal with being uninvited to tech-diving expos). MJB >> -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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