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Imagine this: I've spent $5000.00 on training and an equal amount on gear. All of it DIR, according to the higher power who determines these things. Equipped with my steel doubles, SS plate, isolated manifold, Trilam drysuit with argon inflation, the latest (by DIR standards) din regulator setup and config, cannister light and halcyon bu's, spring strapped jets, ss bolt snaps, aluminum stages, HE fills, BTs, etc. etc. etc., I stride off the vessel into 83F water and spend the next 35 minutes with my identically suited Team in 10 meters of currentless clear reef water and play with the fish. Something wrong here? You bet there is. This is a stroke dive. They have their place. I'm sure we all have enjoyed them thoroughly. Where the dive is more about experiencing and enjoying a safe and benign aquatic environment and friendly marine life then about fooling around with too much expensive gear and a philosophy better designed for a deep space walk, a night beach assault, a 5 mile OH penetration at 100m or a filthy invective filled net dispute. Stroke gear is appropriate for light recreational diving (a stroke dive) by those who want desire to engage in this activity. DIR gear and philosophy is out of place here unless very significantly altered to conform with the demands or lack of them made by the environment in which it is to used and the people who realistically will be making these dives and only these dives. They want convenience, attractive gear, ease of use, reduced cost, and no arguments or put downs because they have the wrong kind of fins. Curt Degler -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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