Again, I'm losing you here. Could you elaborate on this dive planning stuff and
exactly how it works. thanks

-----Original Message-----
From: "marv"<ajmarve@op*.ne*>
To: "terry michael"<OEA51@go*.co*>
Cc: "Jim Cobb"<cobber@ci*.co*>, "MHK"<mhkane@pr*.ne*>, "Michael J.
Blitch"<mblitch1@ta*.rr*.co*>, techdiver@aquanaut.com
Date: Mon Aug 27 23:11:07 PDT 2001
Subject: Re: Silent Submersion Vs Dacor

>JIm's thing< and its not just Jim, there is a small group now> is that 
>the only tanks for drysuit is the double 104's. this is despite 
>commentary from George himself that for ocean, you dont need all that 
>gas even in a drysuit and that double 80s should be enuff for most of 
>what one might attempt.< "for ocean the aluminum 80 is the tank of 
>choice">  The rationale seems to be  taught by most of your tek agencies 
>that you can never have enuff gas because "you never know what is going 
>to happen" and people find this more comforting to embrace than the fact 
>that they need to exercise aerobically for diving.
>
>Personally i would suggest that you plan your dive and dive your plan, 
>altering the plan only in the direction of being conservative during a 
>dive. < i.e. less bottom time>. I would also suggest that if your going 
>to carry a major reserve of one dive parameter<gas> you should have 
>equvalent supply of any other<scooter/light burn>.
>
>Finally i would suggest that anyone who cant understand why huge tanks 
>and a tiny scooter might not be a good idea should reread the last 
>paragraph of Gavin's chapter and look in the mirror.
>
>marv
>
>ps i wear dbl 80s, drive a mako and set the treadmill on speed 8 at 
>least once a day.
>
>
>
>terry michael wrote:
>
>> Are we talking about diving thirds here or what? This is a public list
please explain what you are trying to tell us. 
>
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "marv"<ajmarve@op*.ne*>
>> To: "Jim Cobb"<cobber@ci*.co*>
>> Cc: "MHK"<mhkane@pr*.ne*>, "terry michael"<OEA51@go*.co*>, "Michael J.
Blitch"<mblitch1@ta*.rr*.co*>, techdiver@aquanaut.com
>> Date: Mon Aug 27 10:37:44 PDT 2001
>> Subject: Re: Silent Submersion Vs Dacor
>> 
>>> so what are you saying Jim, that you dont plan your dives or dont have 
>>> the discipline to follow that plan ?
>>> 
>>> you are on the right track with respect to less is best, you just need 
>>> to take it all the way.
>>> 
>>> marv
>>> 
>>> Jim Cobb wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Gas=Life. Is that real enough for you?
>>>> 
>>>>    Jim
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>>>>> From: marv <ajmarve@op*.ne*>
>>>>> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 18:11:57 -0400
>>>>> To: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>
>>>>> Cc: MHK <mhkane@pr*.ne*>, terry michael <OEA51@go*.co*>, "Michael J.
>>>>> Blitch" <mblitch1@ta*.rr*.co*>, techdiver@aquanaut.com
>>>>> Subject: Re: Silent Submersion Vs Dacor
>>>>> 
>>>>> and yet you doggedly defend the concept of carrying three times as much
>>>>> gas as needed for a given dive< see any old dbl 80 vs 104 thread.>
>>>>> 
>>>>> Marv
>>>>> <keepin' it real, yo>
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jim Cobb wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I would still like something smaller, don't see the point in carrying 2
>>>>>> hours worth of burn time on a dive were your actual scooting time is
around
>>>>>> 20 minutes.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
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