Re: Something dive related! A trip report

Bryan Heit wrote

A nice report on the kind of diving many of us will never get to do.

You left out the part about water temperature and dry suits. I presume the
temperature was low and the ratio of drysuits to divers was close to 1.

Lee

Bryan Heit wrote

>> A nice report on the kind of diving many of us will never get to do.

> Everyone should try it once.

>> You left out the part about water temperature and dry suits. I presume
>> the temperature was low and the ratio of drysuits to divers was close to
>> 1.

> Water temps ran in the 10-12C range (sorry, no idea what that is in F).

50 to 54 F, noticably colder than any water I've ever been in. Brrrrr.

> Of the four divers I was the only one with a dry suit. Everyone else
> used 7mm wet (OK, technically one was a semi-dry, which as far as I can
> tell means if you pee you're stuck with it the whole dive). I've dived
> these waters many times in 7mm - its not bad until you get down around
> 80'. Then wetsuit compression really kicks in.

I wear a 3mm sometimes. My current one shrunk so much I can no longer
breathe if I'm wearing it. I'm considering whether I should replace it or
not. It's not like I use it often.

Lee

"Lee Bell" <pleebell@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Bryan Heit wrote
>
> >> A nice report on the kind of diving many of us will never get to do.
>
> > Everyone should try it once.
>
> >> You left out the part about water temperature and dry suits. I presume
> >> the temperature was low and the ratio of drysuits to divers was close
to
> >> 1.
>
> > Water temps ran in the 10-12C range (sorry, no idea what that is in F).
>
> 50 to 54 F, noticably colder than any water I've ever been in. Brrrrr.
>
> > Of the four divers I was the only one with a dry suit. Everyone else
> > used 7mm wet (OK, technically one was a semi-dry, which as far as I can
> > tell means if you pee you're stuck with it the whole dive). I've dived
> > these waters many times in 7mm - its not bad until you get down around
> > 80'. Then wetsuit compression really kicks in.
>
> I wear a 3mm sometimes. My current one shrunk so much I can no longer
> breathe if I'm wearing it. I'm considering whether I should replace it or
> not. It's not like I use it often.

It aint that bad, and the diversity and density of life here makes Florida
diving pale in comparison.

Shit, I know where you can rent a dry suit.

Get off your lumps and try it, what have you to lose?

You are robbing yourself of some of the finest diving to be had.

Scott wrote

> It aint that bad, and the diversity and density of life here makes Florida
> diving pale in comparison.

Whoa there big boy, how many ocean dives did you do in Florida?

Lee

"Lee Bell" <pleebell@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Scott wrote
>
> > It aint that bad, and the diversity and density of life here makes
Florida
> > diving pale in comparison.
>
> Whoa there big boy, how many ocean dives did you do in Florida?

6

>>> It aint that bad, and the diversity and density of life here makes
>>> Florida diving pale in comparison.

>> Whoa there big boy, how many ocean dives did you do in Florida?

> 6

That's 6 more than I've done on the west cost, let alone up there, but let's
not go too far with this diversity stuff based on small samples. 8^)

Lee

"Lee Bell" <pleebell@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> >>> It aint that bad, and the diversity and density of life here makes
> >>> Florida diving pale in comparison.
>
> >> Whoa there big boy, how many ocean dives did you do in Florida?
>
> > 6
>
> That's 6 more than I've done on the west cost, let alone up there, but
let's
> not go too far with this diversity stuff based on small samples. 8^)

How about a year and I-don't-know-how-many dives in the carribe?

Suck it up, grab your ass with both hands and buy the plane ticket.

All you have to do is hit SEATAC.

I will cover *everything* from there.

I double-dog dare you.