Forum: Technical Diver Training - Doing What Works

I've been noticeably MIA from the boards the past few weeks and thought you might want to know or are interested in why. Hollywood has migrated...

"plenty of people are doing perfectly safe hypoxic trimix dives " as i get past the 10th anniversary of the death of my friend Tony, and start to...

This is a course report for the UTD Technical Diver 2 course was held over a month from mid May to Mid June, 2010. We, the students of the course,...

I'm reading the GUE Fundamentals course work and it seems that all dives are deco dives even at recreational depths. For example, for a 100' dive,...

Every few week or so we see a new question posted on doubles, independent doubles, and ponys. I won’t go into how to mount a pony or any of the pro’s...

This morning I took Kathy's car out to get it cleaned. It's not my favorite vehicle, in fact I never liked it. It's a Ford Escape that is just a...

It is my understanding that a well known cave instructor is teaching left post primary and that there is a trend in at least the cave community...

So I'm in Phoenix for the week with nothing but Harleys for transportation and of course I have to check out the local dive shops. So I stop in a...

The left post primary thread made me think of my cavern instructor, Jim Wyatt. Gearing up the first day, I noticed he had his LPI going to his wing...

In another thread there is a discussion about putting a 16 year old in some doubles while that child is enrolled in a technical certification course....

If there is another thread about this somewhere that I missed, please send me a link. I looked, but did not see anything! I am new into tech...

In preparing for acquiring a set of 100's for dubs, I have been seriously considering the XS Scuba Isolation Manifold & valves. But upon asking...

Hypoxic Trimixtures In another thread a discussion was brought up about using hypoxic trimixtures. One poster stated that it was "fine to use...

I'll be getting doubles in the not too distant future, but wanted to solicit opinions. I won't be surprised if this boils down to a matter of...

I had a PM from a very dear friend earlier today that said: ------------------------------------- So many of these guys are doing the "I don't...

Wreck Diving & Workshop San Diego Wreck Diving Workshop April 30, May 1 & 2 2010 San Diego, California Join expedition leaders and wreck...

For those of you that are doing training what are you using to black-out masks for skill sets ? I've used a variety of things over the years but...

As the dive season for the big dives on the East Coast is about to begin (April - November) the Mt. Everest of Dives - The Andrea Doria starts to...

Happy Birthday Kyle ( KC1scuba) Last year on Kyle's 21st birthday he wanted to celebrate it by diving a rebreather. So we set that up for him....

I've posted my course schedule on my website at http://www.greatlakestechdiving.com/calendar.html The schedule is always evolving, so if there's a...

The past year has seen increasing activity of DMX members using and moving towards closed circuit rebreathers. These unique tools have a very...

I've followed some threads where folks are adamant about using the plate and the single web harness and for the life of me can't figure out why there...

In the early morning of Halloween members of the Lake Havasu Divers Association descended upon "Dive Site # 5" in Lake Havasu for the Annual...

The industry trade show is coming up in less than 2 weeks. Who will be there and where ? I'm roaming the floor in and out of meetings. ...

For those of you that seen and/or replied to the video I posted a few weeks ago, I've made a few dives in doubles and have seemed to resolve the...