I wear my doubles mainly because I need the practice in them!! Shallow dive or not! Plus I don't have a single tank wing, but the smurf is going to hook me up there ...
I wear my doubles mainly because I need the practice in them!! Shallow dive or not! Plus I don't have a single tank wing, but the smurf is going to hook me up there ...
I guess we are pretty spoiled here in Anilao. After doing doubles with 2 side mounts. We return to the resort eat and rest, by the time we are ready to go back in the water, our twins and deco bottles are topped off and ready to go. No need to remove the bladder from the twins.
But I agree having to move your bladder to another twin tank setup is a pain!
Doing two tech dives in a single day is really tiring.
Alison, a female friend who is 5'3 manages her twin tank setup quite nicely! And she is so slim.
Just thought I should clarify, my comment was totally tongue in cheek, not at all serious and totally opposite to my true opinion; just a gentle reference to another post by LittleLemur, "Why are scuba chix ridiculed/not taken seriously by guys" that was running at the same time
http://www.scubamagazine.net/showthr...?t=1289&page=2
Apologies for any elevated blood pressures caused
Re the original question, how much money would be returned if the dive centre/boat in question refunded you for that second air fill and tank hire, or put another way, how much would they charge you if you rocked up with your own tanks? Surely you're only talking about a couple dollars for the fill, the majority of the money paid goes towards the space on the boat, and the cost of running the boat?
Last edited by bottlefish; 12-31-2007 at 12:09 PM.
I'm sure what I'd like to *really* say would be censored
I never deny air to anyone or yell at them later for coming to me underwater; I'm just glad that I was there when they needed it and so avoided the unthinkable. Just the attitude that annoys me. Plus the additional comments on how they saved $ on air b/c they could always use mine! Once or twice is funny, more & it gets old. In that light, it seems fair that fills should be charged on what you need.
& the Charter operator isn't always the one who does the fills. I'm happy to tip the Charter guys
Last edited by littleleemur; 01-03-2008 at 02:46 AM.
First, you are talking about diving in a overhead environment! You should always have a topped off tank and should never dive a tank smaller than your buddy! In Cave Diving that can get both of you killed! When you are in an overhead situation you have to think of your buddy team as one unit. You have to carry enough air to get both of you to safety! It is the rule of thirds! And you are going in a third down to start! If your Caribbean diving in open water I could care less! But if your doing a 63cft in wreck dives you won't be my buddy or I wouldn't let you in the water on my boat! Take a wreck course or a cave course! You can't make more are at 80ft! For Some people a 63cft is a bailout bottle! you can always dive a bigger tank than your buddy but never smaller!
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I am only talking about overhead environments on days that end in "Y"! Otherwise go for it!
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