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You see what i mean !! That thats why he is diving Solo. George Irvine wrote: > Zero, this is great. Thanks for the laugh. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <CAPTZEROOO@ao*.co*> > To: <kirvine@sa*.ne*>; <CAPTZEROOO@ao*.co*>; <cytech@ma*.co*.cy*>; > <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 9:55 PM > Subject: Re: Magazine Strokes > > > George, > > > > We prefer different systems. It sounds like you are raring for A fight. I > am > > not saying my system is better, or the only way. It is one of several ways > > (including DIR) that works. > > > > I use a set of Steel 120s with an isolator manifold.The 120s have more > than > > enough gas for what ever I want to dive. in general my bottom time is > usually > > controlled by my decompression. I usually do not want to hang more than 45 > > Min. ( I could not do the extreme hangs you do on your cave dives) I have > > plenty of reserve air if needed. I have given my air to others on many > > occasions. I use a simple Dacor back pack. It allows for easy adjustment > of > > the straps (shoulder & waist, no crotch strap) I wear a Poseidon unisuit, > > and underware appropiate to the conditions. I use two Posiedon Odins > egs( I > > have never had a problem or free flow with them. I get them serviced every > > season, about 100 - 125 dives) with my suit inflation comming off one > tank, > > with a spare whip on the other in case I need to shut down that tank & > still > > inflate my suit ( never happened yet) I put a hand held blue water or UK > 800R > > ( these lights are plenty bright for what I do, the burn time is long > enough > > for my dives, I have spare battery packs for consecutive dives, I feel a > > canister light is too much of a hassel to rig from set to set, dive to > dive. > > if a light does not work, bad battery, blown bulb, whatever,I simply put > it > > down & take another out of my box, put it in my bag & roll over the side. > If > > I need many hours of burn time a canister light would be the way to go) in > my > > goody bag, which is made of canvas or 300 Denier nylon, so as not to snag > on > > the wrecks . I carry two lights if I plan on penetrating a wreck. I have a > > pelican float with extra line on it, ( enough to shoot a lift bag from > > whatever depth I am diving).& a 100 pound lift bag Mask, fins, weight > belt, > > & three fingered mitts. > > > > I realize that this is NOT appropriate for cave diving. I do all wreck > diving > > from an anchored boat. no drift diving, no scooter, no drifting > > decompresions. I do all my decompression on the anchorline. I do not carry > a > > stage bottle because most of my dives are within 200 Ft 70% at about 130 > Ft. > > With 35 - 55 min. bottom times my deeper stops are not long enough to > benefit > > much from using Nitrox on them. but I have 100% O2 hanging from a T bottle > on > > the boat, down to 20Ft. In the event I do not make it back to the anchor > line > > I have enough air to do the hang without the O2 ( happened twice in 1000+ > > dives) I dive solo with out any surface support other than the O2. Thus I > > have no buddy and no long hose. A long hose is nice in your cave diving, > not > > necessary for me. ( if I need air & someone only had a 6 inch hose on the > reg > > they gave me, I would be grateful and make it work) I carry a minimum of > gear > > (less to hurt myself with) A wing of some type would not be a bad thing, > but > > I do not like them. I find the air travels from one side to the other > making > > me feel like I am going to roll. you don't, but it feels that way. I have > > never had an occasion to need a wing. My unisuit has always had more than > > enough lift. I have no problem swiming with it either on the bottom or the > > surface. But I rarely swim far on the surface I go up & down the anchor > line. > > If I were to lose the ability to inflate my suit (inflator go bad, never > > happened in 3000 dives) I can crawl / walk along the bottom to the anchor > > line & pull my self up, even if I lost the inflator I still would be about > > neutral (at that depth)from the air already in my suit. I always use the > > same set up whether doing a deep wreck of changing Zincs in the slip > other > > than the goddy bag, not many lobsters in the marina) > > > > This set up has worked well for me for thousands of wreck dives dives. It > > could not work so well by luck alone. In general, if it were not for bad > > luck, I would have no luck at all. > > > > I have found that some divers carry a lot of gear to cover a million what > if > > scenarios, often to cover up or compensate for thier own fears or > > inabilities. I carry back up only for the thngs I've actualy seen or > > experience happen on a regular basis. most diver injuries or deaths are > > caused by diver error, the gear between your ears. not on your back. > > > > Please refrain from foul language and farm animal stupid comments. they > are > > usually indicative of some one who has nothing constructive to say, but > just > > wants to rant. > > > > Please overlook the spelling & gramatical errors. I am dyslesic ond a poor > > typist. Please look at my content, not delivery > > > > Captain Zero > > -- > > 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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