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Thom, have your wife or some family member take out a huge insurance policy on you, their ship may be coming in real soon...... At 04:59 AM 8/12/01 -0400, Thom Hadfield wrote: > > btw I remember your first posts here some months ago regarding purchase of > > trimix and the flurry of replies asking you to slow down and get proper > > training. Have you been able to get into some training program and find >some > > experienced buddies ? > > > > Please tell me this list is not your primary source of knowledge and >advice > > for technical diving ? > > > > >Yes I have, I dive with an instructor often that is a friend who is trimix >certified and has done a lot of Lake superior and ocean diving. I am takeing >advanced nitrox and deco theory in sept. No this list is not my only source >but Being that there are not a lot of DIR instructores in this area I bounce >other ideas I have spoken with people about off the list for honest input. >In fact in my area most dive shope are TDI. I already know how most people >feel about TDI. I am looking at trimix next summer if I can afford to >assemble the apropriate gear and practice with the gear before the end of >next summer. I was looking at using independants on a 115-140(at the >deepest) foot dive using nitrox. And well I have not adapted the long hose >setup yet so I pass a short hose in any event. I also already have 2 spg so >it is not a cost. I am looking into re rigging and diving with a long hose. >I am currently set up with a primary, secondary, octo and spg on each rig. >Which I thought would be a little messy in an independant set up. I started >thinking about an independent setup from an Naui and IANTD instructor >suggested it as an option for the dive I mentioned above. I have been >patiently looking on ebay for a descent used manifold but I haven't ran >across a good deal yet. I do see their are more drawbacks than I had >originally thought about. As far as do i use this list for my soul tech >diving advice NO but I like to take in all the info and opinions I have >acess to. But I also relise opinions are like asshole, everybody has one. SO >you have to sort through ands take some with a grain of salt. Again for >those that want to through flames I already understand that independants >aren;t the best way to acomplish a dive. But I was recongnising the fact the >iso's arent the only way. > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. "You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the water" Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more Web Site http://www.capt-jt.com/ Email captjt@mi*.co* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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