Air Fills & Training

Dear all

Where's the best place in London to get 300bar air fills?

Also:

I've just passed basic training with Padi (ow) and am now allowed out in the
real world.
I'd like to become a "good" diver (whatever that may be).
Any suggestions on what to do now (regarding training and practice)?

James M

>I've just passed basic training with Padi (ow) and am now allowed out in the
>real world.
>I'd like to become a "good" diver (whatever that may be).
>Any suggestions on what to do now (regarding training and practice)?
>
welcome to the world of diving, I hope you have told your bank manager
what you have gone and done.

to be honest, the best thing you can do is go diving and get some
experience, then after you feel confident, get your AOW under your
belt, and go for a week holiday somewhere warm.. this will help sort
out your bouyancy and give you the full on experience that will open
your eyes and empty your wallet :)

rich

> to be honest, the best thing you can do is go diving and get some
> experience, then after you feel confident, get your AOW under your
> belt, and go for a week holiday somewhere warm.. this will help sort
> out your bouyancy and give you the full on experience that will open
> your eyes and empty your wallet :)

If he's looking for air fills in London i'd assume he wants to dive in the
UK, in which case its a bit pointless sorting out buoyancy somewhere warm
when in practice he'll be diving with a drysuit in the UK, with very
different buoyancy characteristics.

Best plan would be to join a club, then you'll have people to dive with and
they'll be able to help you along as you improve, show you how to improve,
and won't charge you £50 an hour for the privilage! If you try to just dive
with commercial places, with different people each time, you get no regular
buddy, in your early diving you should really dive with someone more
experienced who you'll pick things up off, and just generally give a more
gentle introduction to diving.

David

On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 23:43:40 +0000 (UTC), "James M"
<jrm7262@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Dear all
>
>Where's the best place in London to get 300bar air fills?
>

Where abouts in London - Its a big place you know?

>Also:
>
>I've just passed basic training with Padi (ow) and am now allowed out in the
>real world.
>I'd like to become a "good" diver (whatever that may be).
>Any suggestions on what to do now (regarding training and practice)?

Dive lots
Then dive some more
Then do AOW
then dive
then dive some more
then do some diving
then do RD
then do more diving

Lots and lots of in water time, not just muddy puddles but real dives
- you only learn a certain amount in the puddles.

Best way to do this is to join a club of like minded individuals so
you get someone organising diving for you and you get a ready supply
of buddies

HTH



Pete
diving 'at' melbourne 'dot' me 'dot' uk

Thanks for all the replys.

Central London for the air fills


"Pete Melbourne" <psmvsl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 23:43:40 +0000 (UTC), "James M"
> <jrm7262@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Dear all
> >
> >Where's the best place in London to get 300bar air fills?
> >
>
> Where abouts in London - Its a big place you know?
>
> >Also:
> >
> >I've just passed basic training with Padi (ow) and am now allowed out in
the
> >real world.
> >I'd like to become a "good" diver (whatever that may be).
> >Any suggestions on what to do now (regarding training and practice)?
>
> Dive lots
> Then dive some more
> Then do AOW
> then dive
> then dive some more
> then do some diving
> then do RD
> then do more diving
>
> Lots and lots of in water time, not just muddy puddles but real dives
> - you only learn a certain amount in the puddles.
>
> Best way to do this is to join a club of like minded individuals so
> you get someone organising diving for you and you get a ready supply
> of buddies
>
> HTH
>
>
>
> Pete
> diving 'at' melbourne 'dot' me 'dot' uk

Imorital wrote:
>>Central London for the air fills
>
>
> You can't dive in Central London (well, you could, I guess) so why not wait
> for the fill until you arrive at your dive destination?

Try getting a fill at Littlehampton...

- Keith

> > You can't dive in Central London (well, you could, I guess) so why not
wait
> > for the fill until you arrive at your dive destination?
>
> Try getting a fill at Littlehampton...

Only a suggestion. Probably works for most dive destinations.

Matt.

Keith S. <false@ntlworld.com> writes:

>Try getting a fill at Littlehampton...

Or Dover.

Or Eastbourne.

Pete


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"Just another crouton, floating on the bouillabaisse of life"

Pete Young wrote:
> Keith S. writes:
>
>> Try getting a fill at Littlehampton...
>
> Or Dover.

Sheesh. I had to take a week's gas to Dover for my holiday
this year. The springs in the Passat are only just getting
over it and the exhaust hit a speed bump.
...And that is *with* a rebreather.

> Or Eastbourne.

From there we had to send some poor soul to Newhaven for
a fill and when he got back we were all packing up as we
were blown out.

So now I add Littlehampton to my list too? Maybe I trade
in the VW for a truck and take the generator, the
Hamsworthy and the Js...
...but then if we go to Finland next summer...

?? We do do this for fun. We do don't we ??
Just checking...

nigelH

Pete Young wrote:

> Or Eastbourne.

Has Planet Dive closed down then?

- Keith