These are some really great posts that made me think about may current and former dive practices.
I'm 77, 6' tall and 192 pounds. I'm a very active person, but don't have a regular regimented exercise program. I building a house addition all by my self and that serves as my physical exercise.
After being around the water all my life, I got my OW certification in 2006. I'm a PADI Master Scuba Diver and regularly do First Aid and CPR refresher courses. I've been diving nitrox 98% of the time since 2010. I continue to religiously keep a digital and paper dive log book. I have 360 dives and logged 210 hours under water averaging about 35 minutes per dive. I do a lot of underwater hunting; spearing, lobstering and stone crabbing. I regularly dive strong currents in low (15 to 20 feet) visibility with my buddy tethered to my side. I always buddy dive. I plan my dive and dive my plan.
What have I changed? I went from Cressi Reaction fins to Mares long blades four years ago. Why the change? A buddy left me in the dust on a long surface swim back to the boat. Not any more.
I designed an Excel log book page that has a lot of check boxes and contains the data that is important to me. It's printed on Rite In The Rain paper.
And my hand writing has gotten deplorable!
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