How is cave sountry down there. Im up here in georgia and was planning on coming down there next weekend. Was wondering how the caves were looking (madison blue,peacock,ginnie, that area) and would it be worth the trip????? Thanks
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How is cave sountry down there. Im up here in georgia and was planning on coming down there next weekend. Was wondering how the caves were looking (madison blue,peacock,ginnie, that area) and would it be worth the trip????? Thanks
I was down there last weekend and Ginnie and Peacock were both very good. Flow at Ginnie was down a little but still pretty strong with viz a little milky here and there but 60-80 at least most everywhere. Peacock was good, with the peanut side being clearer but both sides were very doable. The mosquitoes at peacock however are unending. We were beset by nearly 7,000,000,000,000,000 of them everytime we moved.
Can't speak for Madison as it opened back up just as we had to head home.
Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by Captain Bil
Damn, you have really overstated the number of mosquitoes. There couldn't have been any more than 7,000,000,000,000.
The real question is - over what area were these 7,000,000,000,000 mosquitos dispersed?Quote:
Originally Posted by OFG-1
Over all of PSSP? Or in the one cubic meter of airspace immediately surrounding your head?
Mike
That number was all located between the top and bottom of my hood. From looking at my face you would think I was a 17 yr old pimple head.
matt
You're right, John. I've told Bil a million, billion, trillion, zillion times not to exaggerate.Quote:
Originally Posted by OFG-1
Well I do not have much to compare it too since I was just out here doing Basic, but Devils and Peacock have been great all week.
I think that may be an underestimate of the Mosquitoes out at Peacock, they definitely loved me.
Matt
Those ThermaCELL's really work pretty well. Takes a few minutes to get the chemical pad heated up but I'm sold on them.
Where can such a machine be got?Quote:
Originally Posted by mmcauliffe
Mike
Probably most any outdoor store anymore. They used to be hard to find. I had to mail order for mine, but I see them at Wally World now.Quote:
Originally Posted by MORGAN
If you buy one, there are two types. The basic and the deluxe. The basic one you need to screw in the butane cartridge and use a lighter to fire it up each time, unscrew to shut it down. The deluxe one comes in a fancier plastic housing and has an igniter built in.
Either way, if you buy one, get a box or two of the replacement pads/cartridges at the same time.
I think they say you can expect decent results within a 15ft radius. When at Peacock, I put it on a table or bench between mine and my buddies vehicle and it seems to do the trick. Some of my buddies have one as well and we give'em the double whammy and that really works.
You don't realize how bad the muzzies are until you walk away from the ThermaCELL and down to the water, better have your hood on LOL LOL
Well, the thermal cell may be cruel to the poor mosquitos. My thought is to go to the local pound and adopt as many short haired cats as you can get. Place them in open cages, and put them around your dive site. Pour a bit of warm water on the cats to get them really attractive to the skeeters, and viola, you have a mosquito distracting system. Might work as well with those funny looking hairless dogs, partially plucked chickens, and ex wives, but they probably would object to the cage.
@ OFG,
allthough I guess it might work fine with ex wifes tied to your car´s towing hitch, I fear CindyB isn´t amused about your suggestion concerning the cats.
I have a "ex" i will gladly send, All I ask of ya please take lots of pic
I have an update on Madison. We dove it Saturday (09/20).
The flow was in the medium range. The Godzy circuit was a bit poofy , but not bad.
The main passage was kind of milky (particulate) until we passed the Martz tunnel. After that , it was almost crackin Blue again. (SMILE)
All in all , it's definately DIVABLE again !!!
Thanks!
Jean
P.S. I will post this in the Dive Reports section also.