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------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C217AE.39E3BD50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris, DIR Fundamentals course is ideal for this. I have been diving for 16 year= s, have experience around the world, mostly in the Great Lakes now. Comme= rcial Diving Academy grad, full cave, trimix, wreck, instructor, etc... w= ell over a thousand dives under my belt. Been diving twins (lp104's, mani= folded) for years. Took the DIRF class last March, realized the right way= to do this. I wish I would have done it right the first time. Best money= I have ever spent for diving education...and I have spent a LOT!! Hope t= hat helps! Good luck and dive safe!---brandon ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Silkman Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 4:02 PM To: 'James Funderburk'; techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: RE: proper weighting Hi James, Thanks for your input. I agree to a point. But here me out... I have about two hundred dives all on a single OMS 112 in the north east. Most dives are in the 80' - 150' so naturally I wanted to progress to doubles. I am a firm believer in dir, is the right way to go. I take everything on this board very seriously. But I think it is a waste of my money and time to take a class to learn how to use doubles. I am going to spend a few dives in the 10' - 20' range before I venture into the 40' dives before I go into 80' dives... you get the picture. I believe in slow progression. Does everybody else share James's opinion that I should take a class to learn how to use doubles, and get my weighting correct? If so, no flames please; I will then reconsider if I get some valid points that a class is worth the time and money. -----Original Message----- From: James Funderburk [mailto:divewithjames@ho*.co*] Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 12:08 PM To: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: Re: proper weighting Once again, where are you guys getting instructed? Spend thousands on doubles, a drysuit, regs, etc. and then do not solicit an instructor? Might I suggest reading the post from two weeks ago about where the hell are all of you being trained? You should have went over the bouyancy characteristics of all the cylinders in your technical diver class - if you have not taken one - then why are you attempting to teach yourself diving???? James Funderburk NAUI Instructor >From: "Chris Silkman" <cs@ex*.co*> >Reply-To: <cs@ex*.co*> >To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> >Subject: proper weighting >Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 09:28:42 -0400 > >Looking for advice on the proper weighting for my new setup. > > > >I got a set of double LP steel OMS 98's with Halcyon stainless steel >back plate that I think weighs 6 lbs. I am diving with an Oneil neoprene >drysuit, and will be in saltwater. > > > >I am 6' tall, and weigh 190lbs. Does anyone have an estimate of how much >weight to put on my belt? I realize that I'll have to adjust it, but I'm >looking for an estimate to get started. > > > >Thanks > > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx -- 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'. ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C217AE.39E3BD50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Chris,</DIV> <= DIV>DIR Fundamentals course is ideal for this. I have been diving for 16 = years, have experience around the world, mostly in the Great Lakes now. C= ommercial Diving Academy grad, full cave, trimix, wreck, instructor, etc.= .. well over a thousand dives under my belt. Been diving twins (lp104's, = manifolded) for years. Took the DIRF class last March, realized the right= way to do this. I wish I would have done it right the first time. Best m= oney I have ever spent for diving education...and I have spent a LOT!! Ho= pe that helps! Good luck and dive safe!---brandon</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>= <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT:= 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"F= ONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGRO= UND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Chris Silkman<= /DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 19, 20= 02 4:02 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> 'James Funder= burk'; techdiver@aquanaut.com</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Su= bject:</B> RE: proper weighting</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR>Hi James, Than= ks for your input. I agree to a point. But here me out...<BR>I have about= two hundred dives all on a single OMS 112 in the north<BR>east. Most div= es are in the 80' - 150' so naturally I wanted to progress<BR>to doubles.= I am a firm believer in dir, is the right way to go. I take<BR>everythin= g on this board very seriously.<BR><BR>But I think it is a waste of my mo= ney and time to take a class to learn<BR>how to use doubles. I am going t= o spend a few dives in the 10' - 20'<BR>range before I venture into the 4= 0' dives before I go into 80' dives...<BR>you get the picture. I believe = in slow progression.<BR><BR>Does everybody else share James's opinion tha= t I should take a class to<BR>learn how to use doubles, and get my weight= ing correct? If so, no flames<BR>please; I will then reconsider if I get = some valid points that a class<BR>is worth the time and money.<BR><BR><BR= ><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: James Funderburk [mailto:div= ewithjames@ho*.co*]<BR>Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 12:08 PM<BR>To:= techdiver@aquanaut.com<BR>Subject: Re: proper weighting<BR><BR><BR>Once = again, where are you guys getting instructed? Spend thousands on<BR= >doubles, a drysuit, regs, etc. and then do not solicit an instruct= or?<BR><BR>Might I suggest reading the post from two weeks ago about wher= e the hell<BR>are<BR>all of you being trained?<BR><BR>You should have wen= t over the bouyancy characteristics of all the<BR>cylinders<BR>in your te= chnical diver class - if you have not taken one - then why are<BR>you<BR>= attempting to teach yourself diving????<BR><BR>James Funderburk<BR>NAUI I= nstructor<BR><BR>>From: "Chris Silkman" <cs@ex*.co*><BR>&g= t;Reply-To: <cs@ex*.co*><BR>>To: <techdiver@aquanaut.co= m><BR>>Subject: proper weighting<BR>>Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 09:2= 8:42 -0400<BR>><BR>>Looking for advice on the proper weighting for = my new setup.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>I got a set of double LP ste= el OMS 98's with Halcyon stainless steel<BR>>back plate that I think w= eighs 6 lbs. I am diving with an Oneil<BR>neoprene<BR>>drysuit, and wi= ll be in saltwater.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>I am 6' tall, and weig= h 190lbs. Does anyone have an estimate of how<BR>much<BR>>weight to pu= t on my belt? I realize that I'll have to adjust it, but<BR>I'm<BR>>lo= oking for an estimate to get started.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>Than= ks<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR><BR><BR>________________________ ___________= ______________________________<BR>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share = and print your photos:<BR>http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx<BR= ><BR>--<BR>Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquan= aut.com'.<BR>Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aq= uanaut.com'.<BR><BR>--<BR>Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `= techdiver@aquanaut.com'.<BR>Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techd= iver-request@aq*.co*'.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C217AE.39E3BD50-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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