Solo diving techniques

[Oister]

Why?

If you've ever been solo and your primary light went out, you wouldn't ask this question.

It gets dark REAL fast.

First of all you are right I have never even done a solo cave dive that is why I asked. 2nd if I wanted an answer like that I would of posted on TDS. I thought that asking questions and learning things was the point of this forum. Why not give an answer that is helpful not a wise crack about my diving and how superior you are to all the little people in cyber land.

Just to be a smart &*% like your self. Are you afraid of the dark? It takes what 10 seconds to turn on your backup.

Anyway you should try to help others instead of knocking them down.

Russel Oister

[Puttzer]

Why?

If you've ever been solo and your primary light went out, you wouldn't ask this question.

It gets dark REAL fast.

First of all you are right I have never even done a solo cave dive that is why I asked. 2nd if I wanted an answer like that I would of posted on TDS. I thought that asking questions and learning things was the point of this forum. Why not give an answer that is helpful not a wise crack about my diving and how superior you are to all the little people in cyber land.

Just to be a smart &*% like your self. Are you afraid of the dark? It takes what 10 seconds to turn on your backup.

Anyway you should try to help others instead of knocking them down.

Russel Oister

Wow! With Rule 6 dead, the forum sure changed fast. Already reminds me of the old GUE forum.

I re-read my post about seven times and still can't see how someone would have been offended by it. Maybe if I had added a smilie to it . . .

8) :P

[aainslie]

Why?

If you've ever been solo and your primary light went out, you wouldn't ask this question.

It gets dark REAL fast.

First of all you are right I have never even done a solo cave dive that is why I asked. 2nd if I wanted an answer like that I would of posted on TDS. I thought that asking questions and learning things was the point of this forum. Why not give an answer that is helpful not a wise crack about my diving and how superior you are to all the little people in cyber land.

Just to be a smart &*% like your self. Are you afraid of the dark? It takes what 10 seconds to turn on your backup.

Anyway you should try to help others instead of knocking them down.

Russel Oister

There are a couple of reasons for keeping my mask light on.

1) Reading gauges when scootering. Really helpful.
2) Seriously, I think my SAC trebles when my light goes out when solo. It really turns a heart-thumping event into a non-event.

I use an LED light with about 50 hours of burn time. It's a wonderful little thing!

[DeWayne]

Why?

If you've ever been solo and your primary light went out, you wouldn't ask this question.

It gets dark REAL fast.

First of all you are right I have never even done a solo cave dive that is why I asked. 2nd if I wanted an answer like that I would of posted on TDS. I thought that asking questions and learning things was the point of this forum. Why not give an answer that is helpful not a wise crack about my diving and how superior you are to all the little people in cyber land.

Just to be a smart &*% like your self. Are you afraid of the dark? It takes what 10 seconds to turn on your backup.

Anyway you should try to help others instead of knocking them down.

Russel Oister

I did not get that from Sludge's post. Perhaps he did not go into great detail like saying you don not have your buddy's light to keep the passage lit up so loosing the line is definitely a possibility, but I do not see how what he did write could be construed as a wise-a$$ remark. I love the dark myself, but that first fraction of a second when you loose light can be somewhat disorienting no matter how well prepared you are (or make think yourself to be.)

[BobK]

I use an LED light with about 50 hours of burn time. It's a wonderful little thing!

What kind of light ?

[Oister]

Why?

If you've ever been solo and your primary light went out, you wouldn't ask this question.

It gets dark REAL fast.

First of all you are right I have never even done a solo cave dive that is why I asked. 2nd if I wanted an answer like that I would of posted on TDS. I thought that asking questions and learning things was the point of this forum. Why not give an answer that is helpful not a wise crack about my diving and how superior you are to all the little people in cyber land.

Just to be a smart &*% like your self. Are you afraid of the dark? It takes what 10 seconds to turn on your backup.

Anyway you should try to help others instead of knocking them down.

Russel Oister

Maybe I was just looking for a fight when I woke up. I'm sorry I snaped out. I just took it has a shot at me.Reading gauges on a scotter is a good thing. I only asked because I was thinking of adding a small downward pointing light on my mask or helmit if I start to use one. again I'm sorry

Russel

No problem at all.

As far as down-pointing lights go, I use a Princeton Tec Attitude. It has three LEDs and runs on four AAAs. I have it attached to my left chest D-ring, and it puts out a "glow" below me.

As DeWayne pointed out, you can enjoy the dark and still receive a jolt when the primary light just up and goes out. In my case I was an arm's length from the gold line; since I scooter a tad negative, I just got off the throttle, stuck my hand out, and within five seconds I had the line in my hand. Now I never solo without an Attitude!

[FW]

FWIW, Sheck Exley always left one backup light on, in case of primary failure.

While it is true that it doesn't take long to turn on a backup light, a lot can go wrong in that little time. You could get disoriented, and lose the line, or plow down into the silt.

When you have a buddy nearby, primary light failure is not as big an issue, because their light will orient you until you get a backup light on.

If you scooter solo, you *really* need a backup almost as bright as your primary. If you don't you are going to be very slow on your way out. It is hard to see the line far enough ahead at scooter speed with a weak light.

[akcaver]

If you scooter solo, you *really* need a backup almost as bright as your primary. If you don't you are going to be very slow on your way out. It is hard to see the line far enough ahead at scooter speed with a weak light.

Thats a very good point Forrest, in fact within a minute of reading this I think im going to upgrade my backup light in the near future when i get my scooter in the near future! Speaking of spare parts for lights... 8)