Re: Twinset or CCR?

Nick Phillips <nick.removespam.philips@bt.com> wrote in message
news:bi4mue$q83$1@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk...
> Just thinking about next year.
>
> I will have done around 100 dives by this time next year and will be
looking
> to go down the conventional twinset route. However a thought occurred to
me
> that this may no longer be the best route to follow. Would migrating onto
> CCR be an option? Would there be any disadvantages in not experiencing
> twinset diving? Obviously I'm in no hurry but I thought I'd ask the
> question now so that I can save some money and check out the equipment at
> the dive show in November.

IMO STOP!

I'm sure you are going to get plenty of replies spouting rights and wrongs
of
Twin vs CCR, but how about doing a little soul searching first.

Ok, so you have done 100 dives. I bet at least 20 were getting you up to
being
an independent diver. Maybe another 10-15 getting basic kit,
drysuit/buoyancy
etc. right. So lets assume you have 50 pucker, A1 UK dives.

Is that right?

Ok then how many were at 20m? How many at 30m?
How many dives are you now missing out because you havnt got a twinset or a
CCR.

If the awnser is that you cannot now do the planned dives in your clique
because
they are going longer and into deco then fine. If you ae thinking twin & CCR
simply because the rest of the boat has them, then maybe you need to think
again.

This tack may be entirely wrong and you may indeed have a genuine need for a
twin or CCR. If so then go for it. But please dont be a follower of the
latest
fashion and get the rig that suits you and YOUR sort of diving.

DIR isnt the only clique!

TerryH
Asbestos suit more than ready.

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 19:53:58 +0100, "TerryH"
<terry@maxgsd.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>Nick Phillips <nick.removespam.philips@bt.com> wrote in message
>news:bi4mue$q83$1@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk.. .
>> Just thinking about next year.
>>
>> I will have done around 100 dives by this time next year and will be
>looking
>> to go down the conventional twinset route. However a thought occurred to
>me
>> that this may no longer be the best route to follow. Would migrating onto
>> CCR be an option? Would there be any disadvantages in not experiencing
>> twinset diving? Obviously I'm in no hurry but I thought I'd ask the
>> question now so that I can save some money and check out the equipment at
>> the dive show in November.
>
>IMO STOP!
>
>I'm sure you are going to get plenty of replies spouting rights and wrongs
>of
>Twin vs CCR, but how about doing a little soul searching first.
>
>Ok, so you have done 100 dives. I bet at least 20 were getting you up to
>being
>an independent diver. Maybe another 10-15 getting basic kit,
>drysuit/buoyancy
>etc. right. So lets assume you have 50 pucker, A1 UK dives.
>
>Is that right?
>
>Ok then how many were at 20m? How many at 30m?
>How many dives are you now missing out because you havnt got a twinset or a
>CCR.
>
>If the awnser is that you cannot now do the planned dives in your clique
>because
>they are going longer and into deco then fine. If you ae thinking twin & CCR
>simply because the rest of the boat has them, then maybe you need to think
>again.
>
>This tack may be entirely wrong and you may indeed have a genuine need for a
>twin or CCR. If so then go for it. But please dont be a follower of the
>latest
>fashion and get the rig that suits you and YOUR sort of diving.
>
>DIR isnt the only clique!
>
>TerryH
>Asbestos suit more than ready.
>
>

Jeez Terry, we've got the makings of a perfectly good flame war here
and there you go spouting off common sense decently argued.

Some people...
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"Nick Eden" <nick@pheasntDOTdemon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Jeez Terry, we've got the makings of a perfectly good flame war here
> and there you go spouting off common sense decently argued.
>
> Some people...
> -------------------------------------
> York BSAC Web Page:
> http://website.lineone.net/~york_bsac

Get that tongue right into the groove...... lets get this party started.

Didn't spot any common sence - just your own perceptions, nor any arguments.
Why shouldn't he get a CCR or two, just because he can?
Why bother wasting compressed air, scaring fish and destroying wrecks in the
first place and not go straight to a CCR?

Your intuitive thoughts anticipated.

/FAB

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 23:55:03 +0100, "Frank Bruce"
<fbruce@cruelmail.com> wrote:

>
>"Nick Eden" <nick@pheasntDOTdemon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news1rckv4pvk8sld77q7hfmos83frd3dgdu0@4ax.com.. .
>
>> Jeez Terry, we've got the makings of a perfectly good flame war here
>> and there you go spouting off common sense decently argued.
>>
>> Some people...
>> -------------------------------------
>> York BSAC Web Page:
>> http://website.lineone.net/~york_bsac
>
>Get that tongue right into the groove...... lets get this party started.
>
>Didn't spot any common sence - just your own perceptions, nor any arguments.
>Why shouldn't he get a CCR or two, just because he can?
>Why bother wasting compressed air, scaring fish and destroying wrecks in the
>first place and not go straight to a CCR?
>
>Your intuitive thoughts anticipated.

My (honest) thought on that is that I benefitted immensely from
getting the knowledge and experience from diving Nitrox and
accelerating deco before getting a CCR. However that's just me and
YMMV

Laz

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