Just got back last night from SCC

[diverbob]

I am working on my trip report, still trying to find the names of all the different sites we dove. I dont know if I am sold 100% on this drift diving. It is pretty cool in slow to moderate currents, but when that current is ripping, you really cant see a whole lot. One last thing before I get back to my research and report...has anybody else had trouble with the air from SCC? I had a headache almost all week, and it would start to go away until I did another dive, then the headache would be right back. This was even after shore dives, and before the blue margarita's. I know the filter in my first stage is pretty black, and I have to get that taken care of this week.



I apologize. I thought I was in the Cozumel forum. I know this will get moved.

 

[jlyle]

I've got over 500 dives with SCC's air and no problems. Did you tell the dive shop that you were having problems? Were you swimming hard at any point? A carbon dioxide headache can really hurt.

 

[diverbob]

The very first dive, I know I was over breathing. That was my first drift dive, and was not use to it. That very well could be the case. But for the rest of the dives, I was more comfortable in the current, and still got headaches. I was also diving an AL80 on that first dive and I am use to diving ST112's. I used their ST100's the rest of the week.

 

[jlyle]

Last August, one of our group used the steels and complained about the air...coincidence?

 

[diverbob]

maybe we have found the problem now. Thanks for the input. I appreciate it.