Gee whiz, there is hardly any difference at all!
No Deco Cave Diving... worth it?
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I actually understand the OP's wife's preference to dive caves, as opposed to doing OW technical diving, because it's my own preference.
Open water has a ton of variables -- surface conditions, current, visibility -- and one big difference, which is that many technical dives in OW require you to spend prolonged periods in midwater, remaining extremely stable.
Caves? You got a bottom, and a top, and sides . . . Unless you mess it up, the water is clear, and if there is current, it is generally known beforehand and only goes one way. If you can't get into the cave, then you don't have a problem getting out of it
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One of my all-time favorite instructors once told me that, if he had to choose one kind of diving to do for the rest of his life, it would be Mexican cave diving. I asked, "Because it's so beautiful?". And he snorted, and replied, "No, because it's so EASY."
Open water has a ton of variables -- surface conditions, current, visibility -- and one big difference, which is that many technical dives in OW require you to spend prolonged periods in midwater, remaining extremely stable.
Caves? You got a bottom, and a top, and sides . . . Unless you mess it up, the water is clear, and if there is current, it is generally known beforehand and only goes one way. If you can't get into the cave, then you don't have a problem getting out of it
. One of my all-time favorite instructors once told me that, if he had to choose one kind of diving to do for the rest of his life, it would be Mexican cave diving. I asked, "Because it's so beautiful?". And he snorted, and replied, "No, because it's so EASY."
PfcAJ
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OP
phoenix31tt
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You know several people mentioned to us the beauty and relative ease of cave diving in Mexico
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markmantei
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That was easy
Now convincing her you need all that new expensive gear, that will be the tough part...
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phoenix31tt
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That was easy
:shocked2::shocked2::shocked2:... at least we're not starting from scratch... I see us needing deco/stage regs, redundant bottom timer/depth gauge... hopefully it isn't tooo bad
victorzamora
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:shocked2::shocked2::shocked2:... at least we're not starting from scratch... I see us needing deco/stage regs, redundant bottom timer/depth gauge... hopefully it isn't tooo bad
You mean: 4 Petrels, two canister lights, new BCs, new fins, new masks, a slew of backup lights, new drysuits, backup drysuits, scooters, rebreathers, regs, tanks, and boltsnaps.....right?
Cave diving doesn't have to be expensive....but it CAN be if you let it
---------- Post added July 8th, 2015 at 02:09 PM ----------
I hear ya. I'm so spoiled by cave diving nothing else sounds appealing. Even short little boat rides on clear/flat water like Coz, Cun, and Roatan sound sucky.....I'm having a hard time convincing myself of that, I can't imagine trying to talk myself into a wreck 30miles off shore in 12ft seas with 10ft of vis.
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phoenix31tt
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You mean: 4 Petrels, two canister lights, new BCs, new fins, new masks, a slew of backup lights, new drysuits, backup drysuits, scooters, rebreathers, regs, tanks, and boltsnaps.....right?
Why would i want petrels, they aren't AI
lol...victorzamora
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Why would i want petrels, they aren't AI
Oh, so THAT'S how this thread is going to go....
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