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Deepwreck · 8th August 2006, 19:04

I can't tell you what you should do, and no one really should, but I personally took classes with doubles, and had to make the dicision to go CCR or go Trimix OC first. I choose to go CCR and I don't regreat that decision for one second. Yes, you will be a beginner, and yes, you will have trouble with your hear, but the added safety that proper use of a CCR can give you out weights the down side. I love going on some trip, and only having to bring along another set of 19s and thats all the gas I need. My bailout tanks don't get used, and I can get 4 good dives out of one set of back gas, and if I go really deep then Ill change out after two dives.

Have you every seen the guys with doubles hauling those pigs around. I only use my old ones for paintball fills. On the other side I do like the fact that I feel like I could bailout to OC and have no problem, or if I wanted to I could dive doubles OC if thats all the gear I could get a hold of.

As for the people who are talking about CCR's and the diving we do in a Piss poor light, just look at who they are. Most are fully uneducated about anything to do with CCR, and unless the community had adopted OC scuba they would be the ones telling eveyone that going in the water will kill you. We all know that, Yes water can kill you, and whether your on oc, ccr, or breath hold, you can die, did I mention swimming.

I have had hurtfull things said about me in relation to diving, and all I can say is "why should I care", and "how does that affect me". For some miricle I keep comming up alive, after each dive, and what "some people" say can't change that. I dive smart, I dive safe, and if something happens I can say that I did my best to over come the problem, and gave it my all.

What idiots say is like shit spuing from their mouths.

8th August 2006, 19:04	#10 (permalink)
Deepwreck Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 114	Re: CCR or Doubles...first steps into Tech Diving I can't tell you what you should do, and no one really should, but I personally took classes with doubles, and had to make the dicision to go CCR or go Trimix OC first. I choose to go CCR and I don't regreat that decision for one second. Yes, you will be a beginner, and yes, you will have trouble with your hear, but the added safety that proper use of a CCR can give you out weights the down side. I love going on some trip, and only having to bring along another set of 19s and thats all the gas I need. My bailout tanks don't get used, and I can get 4 good dives out of one set of back gas, and if I go really deep then Ill change out after two dives. Have you every seen the guys with doubles hauling those pigs around. I only use my old ones for paintball fills. On the other side I do like the fact that I feel like I could bailout to OC and have no problem, or if I wanted to I could dive doubles OC if thats all the gear I could get a hold of. As for the people who are talking about CCR's and the diving we do in a Piss poor light, just look at who they are. Most are fully uneducated about anything to do with CCR, and unless the community had adopted OC scuba they would be the ones telling eveyone that going in the water will kill you. We all know that, Yes water can kill you, and whether your on oc, ccr, or breath hold, you can die, did I mention swimming. I have had hurtfull things said about me in relation to diving, and all I can say is "why should I care", and "how does that affect me". For some miricle I keep comming up alive, after each dive, and what "some people" say can't change that. I dive smart, I dive safe, and if something happens I can say that I did my best to over come the problem, and gave it my all. What idiots say is like shit spuing from their mouths. __________________ OC is for Bailout! Go Big, then go home.
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