Kyzarius Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 So the wife and I quit playing all MMO's and decided to spend the time we spent playing on a little project we call "level up in life" . Our first goal was to become certified scuba divers. Here is a video of our first time diving post certification. enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQY0pOmHYAA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mali Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Very cool. I am a diver, and have completed approximately 150 dives in various environments. If I may direct you to a safety resource that I found compelling: http://www.google.com/url?q=http://aquaborn.net/viktor/forum/DIR_JJ_Eng.pdf&sa=U&ei=YFy-UY_CHI6A9QTIxYD4AQ&ved=0CA0QFjAD&sig2=XPbLWjzEP_M5pVHDtjq6xg&usg=AFQjCNGWCuD_ghfDVMaCrbxJHx1QuZQeGQ I encourage you and your family to continue to explore the underwater world and to continue to train for safe exploration. In my experience, most entry level scuba classes teach divers to develop poor habits in the water, from the way the gear is configured to the way the divers carry themselves in the water, to gas management practices and so on and so forth. If you can find a GUE fundamentals class in your area, I guarantee that it will improve your dive experience, capability, and safety. Cool vid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyzarius Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 awesome! our dive count is up to 8 now. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mali Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Nice! Let me know if you need any tips on gear. What sort of demon fish were those by the dock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyzarius Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 actually in that pic you are wearing a scuba pro xt? thats the kind of bcds we are after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mali Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 In the pic I'm actually using a halcyon set. The best bcd's in my opinion are a backplate and wing setup. The backplate can be steel or aluminum depending on your weight requirements. For example, a steel backplate weighs about 6 lbs, which for me was just enough to make it so no extra weight was needed to achieve neutral buoyancy. With a backplate setup, the harness is custom fitted to you, by you, and then attached to the wing via wing-nuts and washers. If you did need extra weight then you can get addons to the backplate. Weight belts are unnecessary and can be dangerous. Using a BP + wing setup will help you achieve good trim in a horizontal position which will enhance your ability to navigate the environment without disturbing silt and sand and decreasing visibility. It is also more efficient from an energy standpoint, creating less drag on the body as you move through the water. Check the first link I sent, it is a. Pdf and has some discussion about backplate and wings in the equipment section. For a single aluminum tank setup, I used a golem gear backplate and wing. In the pic I am diving doubles with a halcyon rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyzarius Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 In the pic I'm actually using a halcyon set. The best bcd's in my opinion are a backplate and wing setup. The backplate can be steel or aluminum depending on your weight requirements. For example, a steel backplate weighs about 6 lbs, which for me was just enough to make it so no extra weight was needed to achieve neutral buoyancy. With a backplate setup, the harness is custom fitted to you, by you, and then attached to the wing via wing-nuts and washers. For a single aluminum tank setup, I used a golem gear backplate and wing. In the pic I am diving doubles with a halcyon rig. ahh IC, we have been shoping the XT because of the customizaiton, and low profile. bit more $ but we can pretty much customize every single aspect. They are back inflate, and can be fitted for a backplate. Which I like, I currently have to carry 8 pounds for neutral which that would nearly counter perfectly. Couldnt see your back well enough, I just geussed XT because the back inflate looked similar. We bought our regs first. You can see them in the video very clearly. Went with non kink hoses, balanced 1st stage, with the pivot on the 2nd stages so they wouldn't pull out of our newbie mouths lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mali Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 A backplate and wing are fully customizable and the nice thing is that the wing can be swapped out for your needs without having to adjust your harness and backplate. More than customizable, they are modular. The way we dive with regs is the primary reg on a longer hose (4-6') and the secondary regulator on a short hose and hanging from a bungee necklace on your neck. In an out of air emergency, the donating diver extends the primary regulator from his or her mouth to the diver in emergency. Subsequently, the secondary regulator that is hanging on your neck can be easily taken into your mouth. Implications: A) the diver in emergency has immediate access to a working regulator since the secondary is under your neck already, you know it is not leaking air and don't have to go looking for it. C) when the primary is on a long hose, the divers have enough room to swim out horizontally, critical for caverns, caves, wrecks, and open-water where current may be an issue. Donating air from a secondary regulator is dangerous, and failing to use a long hose is short sighted and can impede your ability to negotiate with environmental demands. Have fun out there! I don't mean to sound too preachy, but do give jj's book a read. I've seen people turn generally safe dives into fatal ones, so I am an advocate for safety and standardized best practices in diving, which GUE has provided with great success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyzarius Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 oh no! preach all day my friend. We are addicted to this sport now, and thirsty for any info from anywhere. The config you described is what our dive master who has done all our instruction is recommending us to go to as we develop our personal configs. Currently we are on the longer secondary 2nd stage merely until we get more dives under our belts, then we will be switching to a more compact setup that is pretty much exactly what you described. one thing we have enjoyed is the sensation that you are now part of some secret club lol, i have never met a group that shares a passion that is so readily friendly, accepting, and willing to share knowledge as divers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mali Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 In my experience it is cheaper to do it right the first time then have to build a whole new set later. The nice thing about this type of setup is that you do not need a whole new set to start doing technical diving like caverns and wrecks, you simply add onto it. Chapter six (around pg 70) has more detailed info on the gear setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mali Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Reference vid below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyzarius Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 In my experience it is cheaper to do it right the first time then have to build a whole new set later. The nice thing about this type of setup is that you do not need a whole new set to start doing technical diving like caverns and wrecks' date=' you simply add onto it. Chapter six (around pg 70) has more detailed info on the gear setup.[/quote'] well yeah, but with the regs we got we can change hoses out without having to buy the entire kit. To do what you described, we would really just need to mod our secondary 2nd stages I believe. My primary 2nd stage is already on a longer length hose like you described actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mali Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Reference vid below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mali Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Here's the whole vid. Air share at the end (15:40) Excellent form in all aspects of the vid. Worth the watch. Notice how calm and cool they are when sharing air. In alot of situations, this becomes dangerous since the divers have poor control of their buoyancy and the regulators are not immediately available. Entanglement, panic, and death may ensue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyzarius Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 awesome vids! oh and those were just big catfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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