Joe

Nice article.

I'm using a Meg because I felt it was the unit that best suited my needs.

The reasons I use it for cave diving are several.

First, I do not think it is a good idea to switch back and forth OC to CC. You need to maintain, perfect and refine a skill set that allows you to continuously improve.....always...the training mentality should never end.

Second is that I believe it enhances safety for the reasons you already mentioned.

Third is that it permits greater access due to its ease of portability. Obviously, this is somewhat limited by the need for bailout gasses but, nonetheless, it is still far easier to transport than OC.

There was one aspect of this which your article did not mention and that is discipline. I believe discipline is the most important attribute a diver can have, especially a CCR diver in a cave where it is soooo easy to successfully exceed your limits and get away with it so often that is seems safe to do....until the day something goes wrong, which could take years to happen.

While experience is a very important asset to have I think discipline is even more important.

Joe