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> With an air IWR you can't just think "well, thats enough then" and get > out. You'd most likely die. You would think....but it ain't so. The majority of successful air IWR attempts were just as, if not more adhoc than what you described. Sometimes a few minutes at 10 feet, sometimes a deep spike, sometimes 7 hours or more. Different strategies almost every time. Posative results almost every time. BUT!!!!!! For those of you who were not privy to earlier threads on IWR, I do not advocate air IWR!!!! Keep oxygen at the ready!!!! Notice that I said "most", not "all" with respect to air IWR attempts. There are a handful of air IWR cases that are real tragedies. In one case, sore shoulder turned into permanent quadriplegia. In another case, two guiys went down and weren't seen again until days later when their lifeless bodies were found (whether or not this had anything to do with air as the breathing gas is uncertain). Point is, if you're thinking about doing dives that may put you in a position to try IWR, then for christ sake, spend the couple of hundred bucks and get the right equipment so you'll be prepared. I promise you, you'r life is worth more than a couple hundred bucks. > I could have set myself up better, but I got in the water *first*. > I actually had the O2 cylinder in my hand, and a weight belt slung > over the shoulders. Pressure first, tidy later. It's a tricky balance between immediacy of re-entry, and "proper" equipment. For an experienced diver, the balance falls more towards quick re-entry. For a possibly marginal diver, the balance might swing the other way. I would have done exactly what Jason did. Aloha, Rich
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