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MattDuke · 14th May 2006, 21:00

Hi,

Been diving since I turned 16 in 1992, I learned to dive in the UK & then moved to Norway in 2002. I'm a member of Bergen Uni's dive club. (Despite never being a student here!) I have the normal sort of plastic card collection from IANTD, TDI, CMAS and the BS-AC. Never been on a course that didn't teach me something, don't ever expect to stop learning.

I've been seriously considering going CCR since 2003, but only committed this week. I'm going the second hand inspo route, the classic seems to suit my requirements (Lets just say, I'll never dive beyond the unit's specs!!) and 2.5k seems a more acceptable price for me. I have 2 potential units to buy next week, and will follow my instructors wisdom on which to get.

I've decided on CCR as the gas logistics on Open Circuit are getting stupid, and mixing gas several evenings a week is really starting to piss me & the family off. Saying that, being dead won't cheer them up either, so I intend to take this one step at a time!

During the past 12 months I have been fairly regualy diving Trimix in the 60M range. for the wrecks we have, 70M is the maximum I intend to dive, and I hope after some years hard work, I will be able to use CCR in order to achieve that. The problem we have is for a nice long weekend trip, the number of J's we need is starting to get silly. I feel if I want to keep doing these wrecks, I can't be bothered with all the filling! Three of my local buddies are on Classics, and I feel I have a community of divers in town who I can rely on to help me in my progression.

I'm a naturaly cautious bloke. I'm told by friends that I have the "Right outlook" for staying alive on CCR. This doesn't prevent me from being quite prepared for the initial "Oh crap, I can't do this" wall, and have mentally committed myself to the challanges ahead! Back to being the novice!

I recognise a few names from the boards, and over the years I've dived with a fair number of different people in the UK and here in Norway. Maybe some of you remember the English bloke in Bergen? If not, well here I am! Be gentle, I'm a n00b!!

14th May 2006, 21:00	#1 (permalink)
MattDuke New Member Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Not Bought Yet Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 24	Hello from Bergen Hi, Been diving since I turned 16 in 1992, I learned to dive in the UK & then moved to Norway in 2002. I'm a member of Bergen Uni's dive club. (Despite never being a student here!) I have the normal sort of plastic card collection from IANTD, TDI, CMAS and the BS-AC. Never been on a course that didn't teach me something, don't ever expect to stop learning. I've been seriously considering going CCR since 2003, but only committed this week. I'm going the second hand inspo route, the classic seems to suit my requirements (Lets just say, I'll never dive beyond the unit's specs!!) and 2.5k seems a more acceptable price for me. I have 2 potential units to buy next week, and will follow my instructors wisdom on which to get. I've decided on CCR as the gas logistics on Open Circuit are getting stupid, and mixing gas several evenings a week is really starting to piss me & the family off. Saying that, being dead won't cheer them up either, so I intend to take this one step at a time! During the past 12 months I have been fairly regualy diving Trimix in the 60M range. for the wrecks we have, 70M is the maximum I intend to dive, and I hope after some years hard work, I will be able to use CCR in order to achieve that. The problem we have is for a nice long weekend trip, the number of J's we need is starting to get silly. I feel if I want to keep doing these wrecks, I can't be bothered with all the filling! Three of my local buddies are on Classics, and I feel I have a community of divers in town who I can rely on to help me in my progression. I'm a naturaly cautious bloke. I'm told by friends that I have the "Right outlook" for staying alive on CCR. This doesn't prevent me from being quite prepared for the initial "Oh crap, I can't do this" wall, and have mentally committed myself to the challanges ahead! Back to being the novice! I recognise a few names from the boards, and over the years I've dived with a fair number of different people in the UK and here in Norway. Maybe some of you remember the English bloke in Bergen? If not, well here I am! Be gentle, I'm a n00b!!
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