Continuing your skills?

[Papa Bear]

Ever just put on a mask and fins grab a tank with a reg and jump overboard? You should try it! The more you dive under different configurations the better diver you will be! The advantage I have with my training is we didn't have BCD's gages, and all the fancy stuff. All you need underwater is air! If you understand that the bottom is the limit!

[acelockco]

I am open to lots of ideas and trying new ways, but I would not recomend that. It just does not sound like smart diving.

Remember the stuff you learned (or was supposed to learn) in basic scuba class.

[Papa Bear]

I recommend it if you feel comfortable doing it or practice it in a pool, but it will make you realize that to be underwater all you need is air and everything else is a creature comfort! Break it down, do you NEED pockets? The do you NEED a BCD? Do you need air yes! Other than that what do you NEED?

[Tigerbeach]

Ever just put on a mask and fins grab a tank with a reg and jump overboard? You should try it!

Back in the dark ages, this is all we did; constantly practicing and inventing ways to challenge ourselves and each other underwater so that we could overcome ANYTHING!
We had a game where we could mess with each other as long as students were not in the water; we ripped each others masks off, snuck up and knocked regs out, dropping weight belts, or added weights, secretly turning off air..
All in fun, and all with the specific purpose of raising our skill levels.

Of course, as we were all lifeguards, or water polo players, or lifetime watermen it's not like we had to work on our swimming skills...

[Papa Bear]

My point exactly! Be comfortable in the water and with your gear! When you find out how little you need, then when stuff happens it is no big deal!!!! Some how I knew TB would be doing this stuff!

[Tigerbeach]

Did I ever tell you about smoking pot underwater?

[Papa Bear]

NO! And if it involves Smoky McBong Water I don't want to know! LMAO!!!!

[acelockco]

Did I ever tell you about smoking pot underwater?

Can't you just smoke before and and after? If not your pot is not good enough! It really should last the entire dive. Unless that is you are like Bamma and stay submerged for hours doing decompression.

Where did Lottie go? I am still waiting on her to get back to me with the info about her Advanced Class.

Unless she is avoiding the question!

[lottie]

Where did Lottie go? I am still waiting on her to get back to me with the info about her Advanced Class.

Unless she is avoiding the question!

I can't see what relevance that has to this thread?

[Papa Bear]

I can't see what relevance that has to this thread?

It's about skill!