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Name: Jacob Stambaugh Location: Clearwater, FL Comments: I am originally from the West Coast, and now that I am in Florida I am looking to do as much diving as time (and money) will allow. Always in need of dive buddies.

Well, this has created quite the discussion... I will not be doing the rope idea, as I feel dragging a body through the mud would be extremely hard for my poor friend, with probably unsatisfactory results in the end because I probably would die at that point anyways. In fact, after all this...

Alright, thanks for the opinions. I'll look into getting a friend to at least be on the shore, I am very comfortable in the water though so I might end up just hopping in though if that doesn't work out. I intend on doing AOW in both if possible (altitude as specialty).

I'm trying to figure out exact weight config before I go to AOW, I know the buddy thing but was wondering what people's thoughts were on just doing a bouyancy check by oneself. I would probably do it somewhere in folsom lake, no deeper than 10 ft of water, and not descending at all. As of now...

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Sweet, that makes it easier. I just got my weights in today so should be able to test the weight soon. And 3D, I have integrated so won't be able to do that :( Good idea though.

Great, thanks! I'll probably have to figure out a way to factor in the added weight of the air since I have only a full tank (I'm sure Catalina has some weighting info out there somewhere), but I'll definitely be using that formula for salt to fresh, since I'll be going between the two regularly...

Thanks guys! Looks like the consensus is to just buy a bunch and go out and fool around with it, so that's what I'll do. Steve, next time I end up in Redding I'll let you know. I'll probably stick to Folsom for a bit but eventually I will want to do a bit of 'adventuring'. And I will check...

First just wanted to introduce myself to the NorCal Theater of diving. My diving experience is pretty much nil but I'm going to change that soon hopefully. In fact, if anyone ever wants a Buddy and doesn't mind a newbie (I don't think I'm bad, but not going to fake any experience) I'm available...

8 regulators may be a bit overkill though...Probably used half of one of his 5 tanks of air just filling the hoses.