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I haven't been on here in years either. Almost too sad for words right now. Lynne, wherever you are I hope there's a dive site so full of nudibranchs and little critters that you can barely see the reef Safe travels. -- Nick

...That's just FAS!

Ed: I think that one is part of the Xunaan Ha system, currently the 5th longest submerged cave in the world (160,000+ feet of cave). I read today that they are about 80 feet away from proving it connects to the ocean but the passage may not be big enough for a human. Sadly much of the cave may...

yes, compared to a 7MM wetsuit in general in California, you will use more lead in a drysuit (but you can also be significantly warmer) When I dove 7MM wet in Socal (very few dives like that ! Way too cold!) I used 14 pounds of lead (approximately) Going to a tri-laminate drysuit, I went to...

This is taken at 200 feet with no strobes (total ambient light only) just last year :)

...Not to drag up the camera issue again, but did you check your homeowners or renters insurance? We had a buddy drop his entire rig as he jumped in the water into 180-200 feet. His insurance covered it 100% with no deductible...it may be too late to make a claim now but worth looking into ?

Awesome. I have an idea too. How about before you make any more posts about this, you go down to a Florida or Mexico cave, install all the equipment, convince some local divers (good luck on a ranch in Mexico) to be On-call to respond to any emergencies. Then come back and give a report on "how...

... just out of interest, how much cave diving do you do ? (And how much would 500,000+ feet of that line cost which is actually less than the size of some of the Mexico systems) and ... yeah, whos going to be "on call" to come out & rescue people butts after the 85th "false alarm" Just does...

Plum smugglers!

Probably the best post on this thread I read so far. I have "full cave" and you wouldn't see me in this one in 100 years. ---------- Post added at 01:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:04 PM ---------- No. The only cases would be a dedicated "support team" but not some general guys...

Definitely taking the 5th here, but I justified it by 1*) I was either a single man, so if I killed myself doing something stupid, at least I wouldn't be around to cry about it afterwards 2) I was doing the "illegal" thing with the person I most cared about (so see #1) I suppose there is the...

Because every time I/"we" do - We get called "Elitists" - Everyone argues that they "shouldn't have to go back and take all the 'beginner' classes all over again "Just to take a cavern/cave course" - No one likes the (supposed) rigidity and "non-thinkingness" that they believe those classes...

Agreed, now I am off to climb Mt Rainier in my slippers and and leisure suit :) EDIT: It will probably be OK as long as I only go a couple thousand feet up, right ???

Not as big a barrier as several (tens of several?) feet of solid rock and no air between it and the water. I think there SHOULD be a big barrier to going into a cave, and 1/3's on singles "these days" (i.e. with modern gear, training and knowledge) is pretty nuts. It's not necessarily even...

I usually try to "go" on the surface with my suit 1/2 open. That means I can get the kinks out far more easily and give things a gentle "test run" point (b) is the ley here.

if thats what she has, then my comments dont stand as I only used the one you fiold over the seals.

I'd like to try one, but I am highly suspicious it will beat the DUI 400 Thinsulate.

I got rid of mine for basically the same reason.

...I could but I might give you DCS :) heh heh heh seriously, it'd been rehashed so much that a search would be better than doing it all over again yet again

Well, you could cut off the zip part and have someone glue the DC (maybe Sitech?) rings direct to the suit I suppose :) Problem with that is that I find it a good idea to retain the latex seal in case a glove leaks or wont attach properly and also for warm water diving. The new si-techs I think...