Older Diver - air consumption

> here, we accept help from our buddy when necessary. He/she is not just a
> transport system for your redundant air supply, he/she is also there to
help
> with the tough bits, like putting on fins.

> > I like the guidance on taking things easy at kitting up - that's good
> > advice though I do find that the putting on the fins has me working a
> > bit and I'm relatively slim.

If you're boat diving then try putting your fins on just before your
cylinder(s) - makes reaching your feet a whole load easier!

Cheers
Matt.

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 18:04:51 -0400, "Rudy Benner"
<benner@BOGUSpersonainternet.com> wrote:

>I don't know how they teach putting on fins on your side of the pond, over
>here, we accept help from our buddy when necessary. He/she is not just a
>transport system for your redundant air supply, he/she is also there to help
>with the tough bits, like putting on fins.

Buddy? Rich, Steve, did you get that?

Laz

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> Buddy? Rich, Steve, did you get that?
>
you really haven't been on many dive trips with me this year have you!
:) - I gotta say, that since May I've been buddying up almost as much as
much as I used to when the great god PADI introduced me to the sport ;)

On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 11:53:10 +0100, rich <rich@nospam.co.uk> wrote:

>> Buddy? Rich, Steve, did you get that?
>>
>you really haven't been on many dive trips with me this year have you!
>:) - I gotta say, that since May I've been buddying up almost as much as
>much as I used to when the great god PADI introduced me to the sport ;)

Surely this is not true. Say it's not true. The end of an era!

I on the other hand have pretty much gone the other way. We mostly
jump in together, we want to see different things and not follow each
other around. Result, we see different thing and meet up back on the
boat.

Laz

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Lazarus X wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 11:53:10 +0100, rich <rich@nospam.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>>>Buddy? Rich, Steve, did you get that?
>>>
>>
>>you really haven't been on many dive trips with me this year have you!
>>:) - I gotta say, that since May I've been buddying up almost as much as
>>much as I used to when the great god PADI introduced me to the sport ;)
>
>
> Surely this is not true. Say it's not true. The end of an era!
>
> I on the other hand have pretty much gone the other way. We mostly
> jump in together, we want to see different things and not follow each
> other around. Result, we see different thing and meet up back on the
> boat.
>
Sorry Laz me old mucker, mostly true... I do of course still dally with
the evil gods' of the sea, those who provide solo delights within the
confines of old ships resting on the bottom.. however, on mix dives, I
haven't quite got round to doing the 'full' solo experience (although
parts of said dives are often spent 'alone').

I even had a nice little swim round dottie with Bob* on Saturday,
although he did let me do a couple of minutes on my own... a little
further below him ;) before leading me to a very nice tunnel :) :)

Let's not say that it's an end to an era, perhaps a temprary blip in the
space-time continuum.

rich

* I know I was supposed to buddy Craig, but he had a leak on his
pressure gauge, and went back with Digs to change it. Bob and I carried
on together (buddy swap).

"Rob Graham" <robkgraham@lineone.net> wrote in message
news:700de225.0309301352.12248a69@posting.google.c om...
>
> I like the guidance on taking things easy at kitting up - that's good
> advice though I do find that the putting on the fins has me working a
> bit and I'm relatively slim.

Never put your own fins on, espesh if you're prone to sea-sicky!

R.

On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 17:47:16 +0100, rich <rich@nospam.co.uk> wrote:

>Lazarus X wrote:
>> On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 11:53:10 +0100, rich <rich@nospam.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>Buddy? Rich, Steve, did you get that?
>>>>
>>>
>>>you really haven't been on many dive trips with me this year have you!
>>>:) - I gotta say, that since May I've been buddying up almost as much as
>>>much as I used to when the great god PADI introduced me to the sport ;)
>>
>>
>> Surely this is not true. Say it's not true. The end of an era!
>>
>> I on the other hand have pretty much gone the other way. We mostly
>> jump in together, we want to see different things and not follow each
>> other around. Result, we see different thing and meet up back on the
>> boat.
>>
>Sorry Laz me old mucker, mostly true... I do of course still dally with
>the evil gods' of the sea, those who provide solo delights within the
>confines of old ships resting on the bottom.. however, on mix dives, I
>haven't quite got round to doing the 'full' solo experience (although
>parts of said dives are often spent 'alone').
>
>I even had a nice little swim round dottie with Bob* on Saturday,
>although he did let me do a couple of minutes on my own... a little
>further below him ;) before leading me to a very nice tunnel :) :)

57m tunnel? excellent!

>Let's not say that it's an end to an era, perhaps a temprary blip in the
>space-time continuum.

That's better.

>rich
>
>* I know I was supposed to buddy Craig, but he had a leak on his
>pressure gauge, and went back with Digs to change it. Bob and I carried
>on together (buddy swap).

Given bob's record on buddy diving (i.e. entering the water together)
I would say that's bloody amazing


Laz

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Hi i'm a new member but here goes I to am a older diver I started when I
was 55 and am now 67 still diving as far as air consumpion goes you
will get better as you get more diving experence also your 2nd dive
will be better on air as you will be more confortable . I've found not
being over weighted is a help as well as being one with the water . I
stoped counting dives at 200 quite a while ago .If you are a good
swimer it helps, you need to not worry about drowning or things bitting
you don't touch just look at the fish . Take as meny courses as
possible it helps . Forgive the bad typing lots of luck howie


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