JB - 12 May 2012

For my Cave CCR class we did a nice little dive to the Stop Light, the vis was wonderful like usual. The flow was just right for us rebreather divers, it did take us about 100 min to get to the Stop Light though. We were swimming VERY slowly, we got in right as Sludge and Captain Bil got out, then we saw Sludge again when we were exiting on his way in and on his way back out. I kinda feel sorry for all the gas Sludge had to waste, alas if he were a rebreather diver.

P.S. I do apologize for the guy in our group that kicked up a bunch of crap on the way out, he is a new cave diver and his suit totally flooded right before the wormhole.

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Originally Posted by jcook

it did take us about 100 min to get to the Stop Light though.

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It took me eleven minutes. And my nitrox is free. :ele

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Originally Posted by Slüdge

It took me eleven minutes. And my nitrox is free. :ele

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Ya but think of how many Nitrox trees you had to kill to fill all those tanks, :roll:

My legs still hurt from that swim, I am really out of shape.

My trigger finger is developing a callus.

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Originally Posted by Slüdge

It took me eleven minutes. And my nitrox is free. :ele

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11? Battery dead? Takes me 7, and yes I am placing clothes pins at each T :)

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Originally Posted by Slüdge

My trigger finger is developing a callus.

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Ouch, my pride....... :rollguy

Of course, I was speaking metaphorically. SS scooters don't have triggers, they have twist-grips.

It took me 11 minutes to get to Stage Rock yesterday...

Eleven on a SS? You making deco stops on the way in?

Do you know where Stage Rock is?

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Originally Posted by RN

Do you know where Stage Rock is?

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I was wondering the same thing.

I'll bite, where is stage rock? I've been to some of these places, but as I can't find most of the names on any kind of map I'm guessing. Stop light and trash room, even I can figure out, but I'll be honest, I didn't know there was actually a light until I saw the thing, and when I first saw the bottles going into trash room, I was wondering who would bring this stuff this far back into the cave?

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Originally Posted by a64pilot

I'll bite, where is stage rock? I've been to some of these places, but as I can't find most of the names on any kind of map I'm guessing. Stop light and trash room, even I can figure out, but I'll be honest, I didn't know there was actually a light until I saw the thing, and when I first saw the bottles going into trash room, I was wondering who would bring this stuff this far back into the cave?

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Stage Rock is several hundred feet past the Trash Room.

Stage Rock is 2600' from the entrance. So, 11 minutes puts me at 250 fpm. And I didn't have it set to the highest pitch.

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Originally Posted by RN

It took me 11 minutes to get to Stage Rock yesterday...

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Normally takes me 16" on a UV18 prop on 7. What are you riding?

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250 FPM against the flow is hauling arse, where do you put the strap to keep from signing soprano going that fast?

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Originally Posted by Wizard

Eleven on a SS? You making deco stops on the way in?

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Originally Posted by FW

I was wondering the same thing.

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He may be thinking of Ginnie rather than JB.

If my names are correct, stage rock in JB is just past the sharp left hand turn after the trash room on the left hand side.

Cheers,

Jeff

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Originally Posted by icestac

He may be thinking of Ginnie rather than JB.

If my names are correct, stage rock in JB is just past the sharp left hand turn after the trash room on the left hand side.

Cheers,

Jeff

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That is correct.

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Originally Posted by Captain Bil

Normally takes me 16" on a UV18 prop on 7. What are you riding?

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Magnus. :)

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Originally Posted by a64pilot

250 FPM against the flow is hauling arse, where do you put the strap to keep from signing soprano going that fast?

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Usual place. Although my first time using the Magnus with my Armadillo I did have the crotch strap slightly mis-positioned. Needless to say it was a shorter dive than planned... ;)

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Originally Posted by RN

Stage Rock is 2600' from the entrance. So, 11 minutes puts me at 250 fpm. And I didn't have it set to the highest pitch.

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dang. that sounds like fun.
wish my scooter could do that. the ole girl tries her best but she runs more of a marathon pace than a sprint...

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Originally Posted by RN

Stage Rock is 2600' from the entrance. So, 11 minutes puts me at 250 fpm. And I didn't have it set to the highest pitch.

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I just realized that 250 fpm is just under 3 mph. That is screaming fast! That is literally the same speed that the average person walks.

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Originally Posted by LiteHedded

dang. that sounds like fun.
wish my scooter could do that. the ole girl tries her best but she runs more of a marathon pace than a sprint...

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I've done it so many times I don't even think about it anymore. Basically I'm just using the scooter to get back to the area I want to dive. I do note my run times at the traffic light and stage rock though just so I can compare to previous runs and make sure things are still running well. ;)

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Originally Posted by floridakid

I just realized that 250 fpm is just under 3 mph. That is screaming fast! That is literally the same speed that the average person walks.

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When you put it that way it actually seems slow! ;)

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Originally Posted by RN

When you put it that way it actually seems slow! ;)

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Well let me put it a way that seems faster then, lol

If you and I started a dive at the same time and turned at the same time, and I was swimming JB and you were scootering wakulla, by the time I made it to the alabama room, you would have broken the world record for the longest linear penetration in a cave.