O2BBubbleFree
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Hi all,
On another thread GoProHonduras mentioned:
And I started wondering what that dive will look like now that hes on his RB...
I think most of us who are considering (longing for, dreaming about) RB diving understand that the RB dive takes a lot less gas, gives more bottom time, less deco, etc. but we may not have a real appreciation for the differences.
So, I thought it might be fun and enlightening if some of you experienced RB divers could list profile, equipment, and cost details for a dive that you do on your RB, then list profile, equipment, and cost details that would be necessary if you were doing the dive OC. If you could give planning/set-up/cleaning time comparisons, that would be good, too.
Are there dives that you did OC that you will not do RB? Or vice versa? Why?
I recognize that there are different approaches, theories, and practices. Lets try to keep this thread from becoming a discussion (war) on whats right or wrong. While I would like to see as much detail as I can, feel free to leave out details that you feel may be controversial or improperly used by other divers.
On the other side of the coin, for those of us not yet as trained and/or experienced, lets remember that this thread is not meant to be training and/or advice on rebreather diving practices or procedures.
On another thread GoProHonduras mentioned:
GoProHonduras:I've been executing OC Trimix dive profiles for the last few years to depths of 90mt/300ft for times of approximately 15 minutes bottom with about 80 min deco obligation plus considerable expenses in gases...
And I started wondering what that dive will look like now that hes on his RB...
I think most of us who are considering (longing for, dreaming about) RB diving understand that the RB dive takes a lot less gas, gives more bottom time, less deco, etc. but we may not have a real appreciation for the differences.
So, I thought it might be fun and enlightening if some of you experienced RB divers could list profile, equipment, and cost details for a dive that you do on your RB, then list profile, equipment, and cost details that would be necessary if you were doing the dive OC. If you could give planning/set-up/cleaning time comparisons, that would be good, too.
Are there dives that you did OC that you will not do RB? Or vice versa? Why?
I recognize that there are different approaches, theories, and practices. Lets try to keep this thread from becoming a discussion (war) on whats right or wrong. While I would like to see as much detail as I can, feel free to leave out details that you feel may be controversial or improperly used by other divers.
On the other side of the coin, for those of us not yet as trained and/or experienced, lets remember that this thread is not meant to be training and/or advice on rebreather diving practices or procedures.