Just wanted to let the group know I made my first 'regular' 2 tank dive day on air. The water was around 60f and I wore a 5mm wetsuit with hood and gloves. (I...
Leila, Great news! Glad to hear all went well and you're feeling better about diving. One question, any particular reason you chose to these dives on air,...
Hi, Still feeling good since my dive. I dove on air because NITROX wasn't an option. I think that was one of my biggest fears, that I would not be able to dive...
... Thanks, I am happy too. I hope we can find a way for you to dive safely in the future too if that is still what you want to do. How are you feeling these...
I have had several people who have previously been bent that they only do technical diving since there is always a lot of o2 around. Richard Pyle (You can see...
Leila, GUE is a top rate organization, with very strict diving protocols. No air diving for any of their training or diving. The organization is not always...
Yes, I have heard lots of great comments about GUE (Here is their web site http://www.gue.com/ ) Looks like I'll try to take the first course while here in...
I wouldn't bother wasting money with GUE if all you're looking for is to dive safer. GUE divers bend just like any other agency, I know of several. They ...
Simon brought up the great issue of always checking out the o2 situation whenever you dive. Working in Malaysia and Thailand for over 10 years, I was often...
Just an update.... I have returned to diving. Just completed a 1 week trip in Roatan. Beautiful diving. I was using 32% Nitrox mix. I dove on air tables, ...
Congratulations on your safe return to diving. Sounds like a nice vacation. Just returned from a week in the Yucatan jungle, cavediving myself. Nice!!!! Bless,...
Hi, DCS stays a strange phenomenon. Unlike other neurological cases, it is indeed possible that with proper treatment paralysis can be (partially) solved. What...
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I have DAN insurance and I didn't have a bit of trouble! I would strongly encourage everyone who dives to have dive insurance! I'm thankful I had DAN or i...
This is the second time I have heard of this happening. The first was maybe 6 months ago, a man from the UK who went 40 m and was not covered. I always...
I was so happy to hear of your return to diving. How great that everything went so well. Roatan sounds like an amazing place I am sure you had a wonderful...
Made 2 wonderful dives recently at Point Lobos. This place is amazing just south of Monterey. There are seals, beautiful kelp and some large fish and crabs....
Leila, Glad to hear of more good dives with progress. Keep up the hard work. I hope the return to teaching happens for you. Bless, Kenny P. ... From: leila To:...
Yes, this has been a bad year for Bay Area divers. Many experienced divers lost their lives. It makes me sad to think of what their friends and family go...
Also, DAN has made available a new report ready for free download if you are a Dan member. (Renewal time is here, please join DAN if you are not already a...
http://thedecostop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24070 my story is this. im a 37yr male fairly fit with about 900 dives and no history of dci. i went diving a...
Getting Bent in Monterey! Sunday April 1st (nope, this was not a joke) after a great day of recreational diving, about 2 hours post dive I started getting ...
I have been thinking about doing a fund raising for DAN. Maybe a walk. I would like to raise money for the chamber in my area. (This is not the one I was...
Here is the story of my dive accident and my road to recovery. I apologize for its length, but the lessons are in the details, for both divers and the medical ...
On May 9th, 2005 I had the fight of my life. briefly, I was diving the Proteus, a wreck about 25 miles off shore and about 125 ft to the bottom. I was aboard a...