Owning a Compressor

[Okeanos]

Ace, he probably means in the UK....they are hardcore divers over there, where their idea of a great dive is if visibility is up to 2 meters and the current is less than 3 mph.

There are people that would think that but it's a common mis-conception of UK diving. Locally we get much better, below is a shot taken in low vis, the mussel ropes are 2m (6') apart



During some of the recent deeper dives off our north coast we have been getting 30m (100') vis.

Most UK universities have dive clubs fully kitted out, government & charity funded.

[Okeanos]

Actually we are hardcore, temps down to 4C, all year round, any vis, any depth

I did 434 dives last year, around 350 in the U.K.

[The Publisher]

Actually we are hardcore, temps down to 4C, all year round, any vis, any depth

I did 434 dives last year, around 350 in the U.K.

Lol Okeanos, I knew you would eventually fess up to UK divers being hard core!

[Okeanos]

Lol Okeanos, I knew you would eventually fess up to UK divers being hard core!

I must admit to not liking 2m+ swells though. Makes kitting up on a rib a bit awkward.

Last winter we put our hoods and gloves on the van bonnet and they froze to it.

Dived a 90m quarry in 4 degrees with over 2 hours of deco January last year!

We dream of 3mph currents, we can get 7 knot currents in certain areas. 5.5 knots is common locally, we do aim for slack water when we can. A local dive site has some good up-currents and down currents, the up currents will set off any ascent alarm.

And I do all this with a camera in hand