TSandM and tstormdiver.......
Here is where my mind is at: I am in agreement 100% with you and everyone else who said it for that matter when discussing depth. I enjoy diving at WHATEVER the depth is at the location where whatever it is I want to see is at. If that is 40' cool, 68' ok, 35' awesome, etc. Point is that I am NOT simply doing the deep stuff simply to do it so I could say I did it. (Doing a job in the military for 5 years in the Special Operations community brought me to ALOT of really awesome schools. I, as well as all of my TEAM members, went to the specialty schools and graduated because they were part of our JOB requirements and we needed to be able to insert with whoever we were working with on that particular OP. What we COULD NOT STAND were people that we all called "badge hunters" (guys that chased and went to the schools ONLY so they could wear the badge on their uniform) who just thought they were cooler then everyone else).
I want to complete the Deep because there are several wrecks in deeper water that I would like to visit with
As a rule, my own, I tend to AVOID the deep stuff UNLESS I DO have a reason. Some dives I may, some I may not. But I can tell you this lol, if I do NOT have a reason to go at 100+, I will certainly stay above haha.
I want to be able to do it SAFELY if I need to, or want to, in the future.
Without it I somehow feel "unprepared" if you can understand that. And I really don't like the feeling!
Oh, and I am diving a Sherwood SR1 with Sherwood Gemini Alt 2nd (should be ok with depth right TSand)
And any other Deep "gear" that I am going to need that I may not be thinking about?
Thanks again to all for the feedback.
Oh, and I read that link on GAS you advised also. VERY INFORMATIVE.
Thanks for the heads up
USVet