I am taking a DPV course in a couple of weeks. Can you guys give me some pointers so I don't look like a dumbass? I have never owned, nor used one before, and I am trying to learn as much as I can before my class so it goes more smoothly.
Thanks!
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I am taking a DPV course in a couple of weeks. Can you guys give me some pointers so I don't look like a dumbass? I have never owned, nor used one before, and I am trying to learn as much as I can before my class so it goes more smoothly.
Thanks!
Don't hit anything :-D Just relax and have fun I really don't think it's that hard. Used run a tekna dv3 in the good old days. did the Nicholson circut on a scooter back when you could in the park. I just think you gotta be careful not to forget how to swim. Good luck and have fun.
Curt
I strongly suggest you master the scooter in open water prior to taking it into a cave. Course or no course.
While I do agree, I must say, my first dive in wings & doubles was in JB, my first drysuit dive was in Peacock I, my first real solo dive was in Vortex to the gate, my first decompression dive was in Little River, my first scooter dive was in JB, and my first trimix dive was in Peacock III. You wanna take a guess where my first sidemount dive is most likely gonna be VERY shortly? You got it . . . probably JB. I just feel more at home in the caves.Quote:
Originally Posted by OutlawCaver
Perhaps Outlaw Caver is a little less worried about personal safety and a little more worried about the amount of damage that the cave will probably sustain.
J
Although many of us may have done just great on our DPVs in a cave the first time, others may be trashing both the cave and the conditions without even paying attention to it. I just talked to a friend who exited a cave this weekend in zero vis almost 2000 feet in from a scooter pilot not on their team who trashed the visibility and put the team on the line. There is always the scenario of not only trashing the visibility but also cutting the line. Leaving another team in real bad shape. Of course we always have to be prepared for this situation and they were. We hope that someone that far in with a blender and kitchen knife has learned to use it elsewhere first. A little time spent in open water is well worth the effort.
That's why I say I agree. . . as a general rule. But if you've got a cave diver who's got some experience, there's no real excuse for him to hit the cave. Esp if you get in a place like JB, you ain't gonna hit nothin unless you just ain't paying attention.Quote:
Originally Posted by rchrds
Well I guess alot of people are not paying attention because in the 17 years I have been diving JB I have noticed it getting beat to crap further and further back every year. 1st to 2nd Tee east tunnel use to be pristine. Now it looks like a trench.
I always called those tunnels north and south. I assume you mean right at the first T?
Hopefully it's not one of those "Exploding scooters like they used in that movie "The Cave". :-D
I don't remember who wrote it but here's a Limerick that posted on this Forum quite awhile ago and I thought that it was worth me remembering and repeating.
There once was a Cave diver named Sissel......
Who's Scooter was fast as a Missile........
And as he bounced down the walls......
He protected his Balls......
But the rest of him was worn down to Gristle.
O.K. Maybe not but I thought it was Funny.