Joe,

I'm a YBOD diver in open water and an avid OC diver in caves. I have not felt quite comfortable as of yet to go for the CCR in caves. Hopefully, this year will see me try my YBOD in the Florida caves. I have thought long and hard for some time about the same thing in quotes above. It is so easy to become complacent regarding distance with a CCR in a cave. I have read several times on this board, people claiming that cave diving on CCR is no big deal, but for me, it is a huge leap going from OC to CCR in a cave. In some ways, I wonder if the people who have gone directly to Cave CCR training and bypassing OC Cave training, really develope an appreciation for the extreme nature of this type of diving.

As you and Cedric have mentioned, there are certainly a lot of benefits to CCR Cave diving, I just hope that people have sufficient respect for the real challenges. I look forward to crossing over to this type of cave exploration soon.

Regards,
Randy