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Forwarded letter from mayne@pi*.cs*.fs*.ed*: > > I took a trimix class last month. We did our trimix dives in a > cave called Eagles Nest, near Weeki Wachee, Florida. It was a lot > of fun and I hope to do more. All I need is an oxygen analyzer > so I can make my own trimix and nitrox. Although I confess that I > usually enjoy narcosis it was pleasant to have the narcosis reduced > a bit. Unfortunately someone at the dive shop at Ginnie Springs > took it upon himself to top off our tanks, which had already been > filled with 17/33 trimix with air, raising the fraction of oxygen > and limiting our depth to 240 feet, since we had to strictly adhere > to O_2 exposure standards in the class. People not in the class were > going deeper on air, and it sure was tempting. > Who did you do it with? Tom, perhaps, or Dustin? I was down in Branford only about 6 weeks ago, at Dustin's. I did Technical Nitrox while I was there. Good class. I enjoyed it a lot. It was also my first exposure to the Florida Spring systems; something that I never thought I'd really be into, but found I am. Spent a lot of time in Little River; also did Peacock, and Devil's Eye and Ear. (Talking of which, which of the two is Devil's Eye, and which is the Ear - do you know, Bill?) Anyway, some comments about your class would be of great interest. Particularly about the instruction you received. Forwarded letter from parker@ca*.wa*.ed*: > > But, fortunately I dive and train with a NAUI instructor who has started > to introduce NITROX to the Seattle area and has scheduled a TriMix course > this March. Already, there has been an outstanding reply from people from > Canada to California! He is flying a certified TriMix instructor (I don't > recall who, but I'll find out and let you know) from Florida for a weekend > to do the teaching! Even though the course will be horribly expensive > ($1000), it is considerable cheaper than having to fly to Florida for some > Mix training. > My guess is that'll probably be Tom Mount, too. He's known for flying all over the country to give Trimix classes. He's good, too. We are thinking of organizing a similar class up here, in the course of the summer. Fortunately, Randy Bohrer lives right in this area, and will do us one for less than $400 a piece. You can guess which one we're opting for!!! Bill, you mentioned you need an oxygen analyser. I want one, too. I think I may know several other folk who're interested, also. And, you never know who'll join this list who'll be interested, too. I can smell a deal coming up here. (You'll discover this about me, I look for deals...) What I'm thinking is that if we can find several people who want one, we may be able to bulk order and get a great price. I can already get the MinOX for about $325ish, or the Teledyne for $395 (both list prices). With a bit of negociation, and with the weight of a bulk purchase, we may save ourselves some money here. Now, I'm not familiar with the Teledyne. Do you have any recommendations? -jr
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