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UTD Gear Check
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:36 pm
by BDub
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'
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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Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:46 pm
by Sockmonkey
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.
-Eric
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:05 pm
by CaptnJack
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...
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:20 pm
by ORDiver
I think this should be taught as the standard way of donning your gear in the UTD curriculum.
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:40 pm
by CaptnJack
ORDiver wrote:I think this should be taught as the standard way of donning your gear in the UTD curriculum.
Its not, wtf???
JEANNA!!!
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:20 pm
by spatman
lol, that was awesome. i'm going to try that next time. ready, dave? SKILLZ DIVE!!
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:35 pm
by BDub
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
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:37 pm
by BDub
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...
It was a single knot....
tied around your 1st stage
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:53 pm
by CaptnJack
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
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:13 pm
by Sockmonkey
spatman wrote:lol, that was awesome. i'm going to try that next time. ready, dave? SKILLZ DIVE!!
Spat... always with the skills... don't you ever dive for fun? Stop drilling and go diving already.
-Eric
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:28 pm
by CaptnJack
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...
It was a single knot....
tied around your 1st stage
I heard GUE ties a double bow
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:35 am
by BDub
Lol, you needed Melody's help for just the ONE knot. What purpose would TWO knots have served?
Building blocks!
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:02 pm
by ORDiver
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.
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:22 pm
by CaptnJack
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:
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:05 pm
by spatman
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.
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:31 pm
by ORDiver
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!
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:59 pm
by CaptnJack
Fail!
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:40 pm
by BDub
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
Re: UTD Gear Check
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:53 am
by spatman
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
well, you did train us.