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GoDiva · March 27th, 2006, 05:17 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Rich Walker)

Exactly. And if the tech pass if what you're actually after, then doing the course in 7's does seem to be "not within the spririt" of the thing. If you want to tech dive, then do it in 12's.

Rich

I do not think "managing" a D12 is a problem. Once I get round to buying my own tanks I think I will be going for this (it is not much more expensive, it provides more than enough gas for the dives I will planning to do for the next couple of years, everybody I speak to says it is a nice, stable and balanced rig,...).

I will not be tech diving right away, I am aware I will be needing more experience before doing any "crazy diving". I do want to be a good dive buddy though. I want to perfect my basic diving skills with the buoyancy, mobility and "safety techniques" taught in the fundies.

I do want to aim for a tec pas (even if I am reasonably sure that I will not manage it straight away), because I want to have the option to go on to tech diving later, once I own all the necessary equipment and gained enough experience. Even though this will definately not be the case before the end of 2007.

As a student I just can not pay for all my equipment at once. Lcukily I am finally going to start earning money from September onwards (if everything goes according to schedule of course). This means that at the moment I have to set my priorities. The fundamentals course is a step towards safety, and therefore has a higher priority. Single club tanks or stages/single tanks borrowed from buddy's provide enough are for the dives I tend to do.
The lack of details and "rumours" about the new fundies are the reason I am looking at doing them in doubles. I do not want to end up doing the whole course twice (or certainly having to pay for it twice), just because I do not have the right set.

When somebody who heard of my dilemma offered to lend me her spare set, a D7 which she hardly uses anymore, this seemed a good solution. This way I had the double set (allowing me to do full valve drills on the course), without depriving anybody of equipment over a bank holiday weekend, when they might want to use it themselves.

I hope this might explain my question and my reason for considering diving D7's on the fundies course.

March 27th, 2006, 05:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
GoDiva (Online) New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 587	Quote: (Originally Posted by Rich Walker) Exactly. And if the tech pass if what you're actually after, then doing the course in 7's does seem to be "not within the spririt" of the thing. If you want to tech dive, then do it in 12's. Rich I do not think "managing" a D12 is a problem. Once I get round to buying my own tanks I think I will be going for this (it is not much more expensive, it provides more than enough gas for the dives I will planning to do for the next couple of years, everybody I speak to says it is a nice, stable and balanced rig,...). I will not be tech diving right away, I am aware I will be needing more experience before doing any "crazy diving". I do want to be a good dive buddy though. I want to perfect my basic diving skills with the buoyancy, mobility and "safety techniques" taught in the fundies. I do want to aim for a tec pas (even if I am reasonably sure that I will not manage it straight away), because I want to have the option to go on to tech diving later, once I own all the necessary equipment and gained enough experience. Even though this will definately not be the case before the end of 2007. As a student I just can not pay for all my equipment at once. Lcukily I am finally going to start earning money from September onwards (if everything goes according to schedule of course). This means that at the moment I have to set my priorities. The fundamentals course is a step towards safety, and therefore has a higher priority. Single club tanks or stages/single tanks borrowed from buddy's provide enough are for the dives I tend to do. The lack of details and "rumours" about the new fundies are the reason I am looking at doing them in doubles. I do not want to end up doing the whole course twice (or certainly having to pay for it twice), just because I do not have the right set. When somebody who heard of my dilemma offered to lend me her spare set, a D7 which she hardly uses anymore, this seemed a good solution. This way I had the double set (allowing me to do full valve drills on the course), without depriving anybody of equipment over a bank holiday weekend, when they might want to use it themselves. I hope this might explain my question and my reason for considering diving D7's on the fundies course.