SolarStorm
Contributor
I just returned from 12 wonderful days in Cozumel where I completed 18 dives. (very sad to be home now) My normal partner, my daughter spent most of the time sick and only managed 4 dives. The rest of my dives were with insta buddies.
Most were absolutely great! except for 2. In each case they lied to me about their remaining air. MY reserve air! Both talked a strong game. At the Palancar Bricks we were targeting a 45 min dive at 80'. I signaled 1/2 tank to my partner, like we agreed, and he told me he still had 2200 left. The dive is going as planned, or so I thought with me obviously being the governing factor.
So here I am enjoying what looks to be a great dive and all of a sudden my buddy is panicked because hes at 500psi while we are at 80'. Im still at 1100 psi. How in the world did he get from 2200 to 500 in the time it took me to use 400 psi? His answer to me was that he went a little deeper (he did by maybe 10-15' for a couple of min) but I cant see this using 1700 psi!
We surfaced and ended the dive at 36 min. He would not show me what was left in his tank.
The other case was similar at the Santa Rosa Wall.
In both cases neither could understand my concern as the dive was "reasonable" in length and no one was left below. I did not buddie with either of these two guys again.
What do you do in these situations, and am I coming across as too much of a jerk being concerned? Personally, I have no problem running low on time first. When we agree on the reserve pressure and dive time, those are the limits.
Most were absolutely great! except for 2. In each case they lied to me about their remaining air. MY reserve air! Both talked a strong game. At the Palancar Bricks we were targeting a 45 min dive at 80'. I signaled 1/2 tank to my partner, like we agreed, and he told me he still had 2200 left. The dive is going as planned, or so I thought with me obviously being the governing factor.
So here I am enjoying what looks to be a great dive and all of a sudden my buddy is panicked because hes at 500psi while we are at 80'. Im still at 1100 psi. How in the world did he get from 2200 to 500 in the time it took me to use 400 psi? His answer to me was that he went a little deeper (he did by maybe 10-15' for a couple of min) but I cant see this using 1700 psi!
We surfaced and ended the dive at 36 min. He would not show me what was left in his tank.
The other case was similar at the Santa Rosa Wall.
In both cases neither could understand my concern as the dive was "reasonable" in length and no one was left below. I did not buddie with either of these two guys again.
What do you do in these situations, and am I coming across as too much of a jerk being concerned? Personally, I have no problem running low on time first. When we agree on the reserve pressure and dive time, those are the limits.