It may be time to get my LDS involved!

[Eric Sedletzky]

Hey Duckbill, the fills at Sub Surface in Ft. Bragg are OK.
It's a really cool shop, the kid who owns it (Kenny's son) appreciates vintage gear.
His dad was a hell of a diver, a navy man and commercial diver way back when. He died of cancer a few years ago but his vintage mask collection and double hose regs that he used hang in the store and live on.
The dive shop is a rustic looking place and has the feel of an old trading post.
I have moved all my business to them. Even though they are 2 hours away I have it planned out that I will schedule a dive outing up that way when I run down to my last two full tanks, then stop in there to get everything I own filled with an air card, say hi to the guys, and maybe pick up something I need...or maybe something I don't need, but I like them so I'll support them.

The bash is getting primed to be the best yet!
Remember, September 15th thru 18th.

You'll have to try my Abalone and Panko.

 

[duckbill]

Thanks, ZKY. I'm really looking forward to it. Every time in the past I've tried to get to Ft. Bragg for my first ab dive something comes up. Hopefully I will be able to make it this time. I'm planning on it. The get-together sounds like lots of fun. I think several other vintage divers are planning to be there too.

 

[VooDooGasMan]

I stopped in there of october 2001, it was the best dive shop I ever stopped at, And the trading post example in fort brag is why I know it was the same one. And I talked with the old guy for awhile. good times, and great location.


Happy Diving

 

[electrix]

I whip my tanks and use a bottom brush then blow them out with clean tank air from another cylinder. I have an air fitting that goes onto a LP hose and I have a few air blower tools I made out of a male ended air fitting with a length of copper tubing soldered on the end. I have two of these, one straight and one with a bend it the end. I can blow out all the rust powder and avoid the rinsing. If I do rinse then I hook up the blower tools to a bottle of CO2 and the tanks won't flash rust.
I also order my own VIP stickers from LP and do my own VIP's.

I figured out a way to completely go around the idiots at the LDS - do it myself.

I was told that CO2 is considered a dirty gas if you use nitrox and dont blend first might be an issue nitrogen should be a better choice.

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

I was told that CO2 is considered a dirty gas if you use nitrox and dont blend first might be an issue nitrogen should be a better choice.

Yes, dry nitrogen is a better choice but I had two tanks of CO2 laying around so I used them up.