KDAD
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You could've chosen better gear - I bet your trim and bouyancy were terrible. I hope you weren't wearing a wetsuit with that rig!
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hmm ... all that stuff is fine, no one will tell you you're going to die using it (I realize you're using hyperbole for comic effect)
the only thing I wouldn't feel comfortable with is not having an SPG, but that's because I've never used an AI computer.
i'm sure the odds for the AI to fail are infinitesimal.
now as for looking like a
you're on your own.
An AI computer is fine. Backup SPG is unnecessary unless you get a real POS. Plus they tend to relieve any back pain caused by the bulge of cash in you back pocket
I have done my last 123 out of 127 dives with Scubapro split max jet fins, an Aqualung Balance bcd and not a BP/w and an AI computer without a spg. Though after reading SB I thought I was risking it all I have lived to tell the tale. I think I might be living on borrowed time though.
man, and all this time I thought AI comps had no proven benefits!
You cannot possibly dive without a petrel. Even riding on the boat without one will probably cause you great harm.
This needs to be moved to the accidents and incidents section.