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Simon -- Candy bars, stowed in a zip-lock plastic bag, will last long enough, once removed from the bag, to give you a good sugar-rush and provide some energy.The harder the chocolate on the candy bar, the better it lasts while you wolf it down. Fruit is another way to go-- apples, grapes (which are mostly liquid), but avoid prunes, especially if wearing a dry suit. (Fun experiment: take a banana deep -- see what it looks like -- does it crush and flatten, or ooze out of the skin? Report.) I think one of the best foods underwater is hot soup. You re-hydrate somewhat while getting internal warming and the food value. A plastic squeeze bottle will work, but , to have it hot (or even warm at all) someone has to bring it down to you when you are on deco. But if you have to leave a bottle of soup hanging during your dive, even at ambient temperature it will still provide nutrition and fluid. You can get salt-free soups, if that's a concern. If you deco in a habitat of some kind, you can use an all-metal thermos (vacuum) bottle to keep the soup hot, but you need one with lever-type, self-sealing spout, or else the pressure won't allow you to open the damned thing. Or make a dry tube out of PVC (adding a pressure release valve) and stick any kind of food you want in it, like they did during the '87 Wakulla Proj. Bon-appetit! Christopher A. Brown The Technical Diving Video Library by Sci-Graphica PR/DOCENT FILMS Tallahassee FL 32311 chbrown@fr*.fs*.ed* P 904-942-7222, F 904-942-1240 It's not the pace of life that concerns me -- it's the sudden stop at the end.
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