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  1. rick00001967

    Question Dedicated reg set for doubles?

    if your budget allows to purchase the regs needed for dedicated sets, and you are prepared to pay the costs of servicing those regs, then clearly it is more convenient. if however you are not logging a ton of dives each year, it may be worth the small effort and money savings to only own two...
  2. rick00001967

    Question The Right Dive Tanks: Autonomy vs. Tradition

    i agree with jim's comments. ed at cave adventures could help with their special modifications. i am sure whatever andy recommends should be helpful as well. both are trusted and respected for their experience. i have no personal experience using to sms100. my opinion is only based on what...
  3. rick00001967

    Question The Right Dive Tanks: Autonomy vs. Tradition

    fwiw.....if you are thinking of getting into cave diving then your goal should def be to eventually start diving double sidemount. the choice of which tanks to use is greatly influenced by the type of sm rig you will be diving, is it fresh or salt water, and the water temps you will be in...
  4. rick00001967

    What do choose?

    most experienced divers will tell you not to get a jacket style bcd. not that there is anything wrong with them. i personally started with one as well. and then owned a second one after that. only because they learned from trial and error that the jacket style is not the best option. a better...
  5. rick00001967

    Is certification necessary for shallow water diving?

    hey i am on your side. i agree. i am just sayin that in my world, if some uncertified diver was given access to breathing gas, and something goes wrong, they will find a way to sue the person or company that gave them access to that gas. they might win, they might not win, but they will def...
  6. rick00001967

    Is certification necessary for shallow water diving?

    i agree with you that no one should get paid for their own stupidity. but the reality is, in north america at least, that if some uncertified diver got a fill at one of these, then gets himself killed, you can bet the operator of that fill station will be named in a law suit. it's always...
  7. rick00001967

    Is certification necessary for shallow water diving?

    very interesting. i wonder if anyone knows of anything similar in canada or the usa? i would be shocked if there was.
  8. rick00001967

    Is certification necessary for shallow water diving?

    very cool. never seen one or even heard of one of these before. so anyone can just roll up and get a fill to whatever pressure they want? where is this located?
  9. rick00001967

    Is certification necessary for shallow water diving?

    i have a serious question for those that are making a distinction between being trained and being certified. if you only have training (even if it is excellent training), but no official certification, how do you plan on getting breathing gas? buy your own compressor?
  10. rick00001967

    Cold water & wet suit

    and the other thing many do not consider is the benefit of when you are changing on shore or on a boat in less than idea weather conditions. it is a huge plus to be able to easily get out of a dry suit and be dry and warm vs. fighting to get out of your wet suit and then being wet and cold...
  11. rick00001967

    Tipping / Gratuity on LDS Organized Trip

    as usual tipping is a touchy subject for some. quite frankly, as a customer using any business (scuba or any other) it is not my job to pay the employees wages. and the amount an employee makes is irrelevant to me. and it is very subjective depending on the country and the standard of living...
  12. rick00001967

    Question Do you prefer someone help you set up your gear, or do you prefer setting up by yourself?

    when on vacation...... if diving double or single sm, i have never had any dm offer to set up my gear. lol and that is how it should be. when diving single bm i have always set up my gear for the first dive. i always let my wife set up her gear for the first dive as well. we help each other...
  13. rick00001967

    Tipping / Gratuity on LDS Organized Trip

    each operation may do things differently. but our shop typically would gather tips from the group and present it to the local dive operator. i would suggest you ask your LDS organizing the trip how they prefer to do it. the group i was with was caught off guard when told by the organizer at the...
  14. rick00001967

    Cold water & wet suit

    technically we cannot say that "warm water" has no insulating properties whatsoever". but you are missing the point. air is a better insulator. and obviously in this case, we are using neoprene as the insulator which works well. if the suit lets in water, your body has to provide the heat energy...
  15. rick00001967

    Cold water & wet suit

    finally someone who gets it.
  16. rick00001967

    Is certification necessary for shallow water diving?

    too much liability imho. but as instructors perhaps we see things from a slightly different perspective than non instructors. would anyone here let an unlicensed driver who was "trained" to drive, use their car? maybe on your own property, in the back forty, going 10mph, with you beside them...
  17. rick00001967

    Is certification necessary for shallow water diving?

    someone deciding to go diving without a certification is one thing. you lending your gear to them so they can go diving without a certification is another.
  18. rick00001967

    Braided vs Rubber Hoses

    only time i felt a braided hose was nice was when i got two very high quality (or they seemed like it anyway) short LP braided hoses included with a gear order from cave adventures. not sure what brand they were but they were quite soft and not so plastic like on the outside like most i had seen...
  19. rick00001967

    Ascent Rate in SSI Materials

    as far as i know ssi has always advocated for a 30ft/min ascent rate from any depth. keep in mind other agencies may have different standards. i would add that i suggest to slow your ascent even further above 30 feet. when i complete my 15ft safety stop for example, i would often take a couple...
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