Posted by mike on October 26, 2000 at 23:05:45:
In Reply to: Re: Three good reasons to boycott PADI posted by Frank, AADIVER, Farmer on October 24, 2000 at 23:20:10:
AA Diver, i had the opportunity do penetrate the Yukon /w/ MHK & RAP Diver and i can say that both had exquisite buoyancy inside the wreck. It was obvious to me that both are superior divers and i would have either one of them as a buddy, anywhere, anytime. Please don't think i have my head up anyone's ass as i have done 80+ solo dives in the past, and i will likely do many more. Where will i do them? In very shallow water, in calm conditions, in tropical seas or perhaps, Frontside Catalina while i lug that big cumbersome housed F3 around. That works for me. What doesn't work for me is soloing wrecks, Farnsworth, or the oil rigs, or cold, murky, surgy seas. Perhaps you might elucidate the conditions in which you do most of your solo dives? People reading these threads may assume (wrongly?) that you do solo wreck penetrations at 230 fsw?