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UTD Gear Check

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Last weekend we did the Taylor Bay Minesweeper/Subchaser, then went over to the Anna Foss Tug.

At the tug, instead of doing the usual, boring gearing up on the boat, Richard and I decided to toss our gear overboard and swim down and do our gear checks on the bottom at 20 or 25' :nutty:

It's not as cool as Sockmonkey's acrobats, but it was fun

Here's Richard demonstrating the new UTD gear check

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What's really sad but mostly annoying about Richard's sub surface seizure... is that even while flailing around without his rig... he has better buoyancy control and trim than most. #-o

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At first I thought I'd set it upright on the bottom. Then I realized there was no place to sit and just made the tank neutral to put it on. The big SLA canister kinda got in the way, then Brian tying my suit inflator in knots, but eventually got it all worked out... :angelblue:
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I think this should be taught as the standard way of donning your gear in the UTD curriculum.
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ORDiver wrote:I think this should be taught as the standard way of donning your gear in the UTD curriculum.
Its not, wtf???

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lol, that was awesome. i'm going to try that next time. ready, dave? SKILLZ DIVE!!
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ORDiver wrote:I think this should be taught as the standard way of donning your gear in the UTD curriculum.
Only when wearing doubles and multiple stage and deco bottles
http://www.frogkickdiving.com/

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CaptnJack wrote:At first I thought I'd set it upright on the bottom. Then I realized there was no place to sit and just made the tank neutral to put it on. The big SLA canister kinda got in the way, then Brian tying my suit inflator in knots, but eventually got it all worked out... :angelblue:
It was a single knot....













tied around your 1st stage
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BDub wrote:
ORDiver wrote:I think this should be taught as the standard way of donning your gear in the UTD curriculum.
Only when wearing doubles and multiple stage and deco bottles
Deal, you first buddy :smt064
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spatman wrote:lol, that was awesome. i'm going to try that next time. ready, dave? SKILLZ DIVE!!
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BDub wrote:
CaptnJack wrote:At first I thought I'd set it upright on the bottom. Then I realized there was no place to sit and just made the tank neutral to put it on. The big SLA canister kinda got in the way, then Brian tying my suit inflator in knots, but eventually got it all worked out... :angelblue:
It was a single knot....

tied around your 1st stage
I heard GUE ties a double bow :boxer:
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Lol, you needed Melody's help for just the ONE knot. What purpose would TWO knots have served?

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BDub wrote:
ORDiver wrote:I think this should be taught as the standard way of donning your gear in the UTD curriculum.
Only when wearing doubles and multiple stage and deco bottles
In 100fsw.
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ORDiver wrote:
BDub wrote:
ORDiver wrote:I think this should be taught as the standard way of donning your gear in the UTD curriculum.
Only when wearing doubles and multiple stage and deco bottles
In 100fsw.
You must be into that body hicky stuff :luv:
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CaptnJack wrote:
ORDiver wrote:
BDub wrote:
ORDiver wrote:I think this should be taught as the standard way of donning your gear in the UTD curriculum.
Only when wearing doubles and multiple stage and deco bottles
In 100fsw.
You must be into that body hicky stuff :luv:
dave dons his drysuit at 100fsw, as well.
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spatman wrote:
CaptnJack wrote:
ORDiver wrote:
BDub wrote:
ORDiver wrote:I think this should be taught as the standard way of donning your gear in the UTD curriculum.
Only when wearing doubles and multiple stage and deco bottles
In 100fsw.
You must be into that body hicky stuff :luv:
dave dons his drysuit at 100fsw, as well.
Hell yeah! :brute:
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Fail!
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CaptnJack wrote:
ORDiver wrote:
BDub wrote:
ORDiver wrote:I think this should be taught as the standard way of donning your gear in the UTD curriculum.
Only when wearing doubles and multiple stage and deco bottles
In 100fsw.
You must be into that body hicky stuff :luv:

Well, Dave and Spatty do dive together. It's all starting to make sense now :kissing:
http://www.frogkickdiving.com/

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BDub wrote:
CaptnJack wrote:
ORDiver wrote:
BDub wrote:
ORDiver wrote:I think this should be taught as the standard way of donning your gear in the UTD curriculum.
Only when wearing doubles and multiple stage and deco bottles
In 100fsw.
You must be into that body hicky stuff :luv:

Well, Dave and Spatty do dive together. It's all starting to make sense now :kissing:
well, you did train us.
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