jcmankat

I got it, I got it !! Today my copy of Mel's new Cave book hit my desk

Been reading it all day, and my first impressions are:

1. great photo of Mel in civilian attire on inside cover (no dry suit or CCR)
2. Some absolutely Kick ass photos in the manual
3. Fantastic illustration and "procedures in action" type photo's -- tying into lines, different ways to tie in, mixed team gas procedures, configuration requirements, etc, etc, etc.
4. Content is outstanding and goes from a 40 thousand foot "intro" type feel to very specific and more advanced material about the execution of procedures in adverse situations, etc.. -- in great detail..
5. IN depth chapter regarding dive planning - from thirds to "scrubber turn point", penetration limits on CCR, etc, etc..
6. And of course one of the most important chapters -- Psychology and Survival -- is tastefully written with the seriousness the topic demands..

Disclaimer - I am not a student of Mel's (yet). I don't work for silent scuba either. I am full trimix but have never been in a cave. Mel's book takes a New-Bee like me from not knowing which way to point an arrow, to full procedures and advanced dive configurations- In an incredibly simple way to understand..

It is a plethora of information that normally is contained in several volumes of other dive manuals (in my experience with dive manuals). It provides the best way (that I have read to this point) to to start down the education and training towards the "Cave Path" of diving.. I am really charged up about the caves in a big way after reading this manual...

Very, very well done Mel !!!!!!

John Mankat

Gill Envy

So, do you think there is enough info in there for non Cave divers to find it helpful as well?
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Tienuts

I would say so. It's a good read, despite the occasional spelling error and type-o.

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JDostal

Has anyone that is both cave trained & Rebreather trained read the manual and have any comments?

I'm interested in the book but do not want to spend the money if it is mostly an overview of general cave diving technique with just a chapter or so specific to CCRs.

anton610

Hello,

where can i order it??

regards anton

JDostal

Silent Scuba Home

Just email the individual listed on the posting about the book direct from the author.

Boebe

It's more a book for the novice/wannabe cave diver. Most cave1 technique's are indepth explained and there is nothing new under the sun for the CCR trained diver. It's very well written with lots of nice pics. It could be a very good preparation for someone attending a cave course.
Boebe

Mixaddict

You can also order it on-line at

Dive Addicts - Books

Regards,
Randy

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CCR Cave Instructor & Advanced Trimix Instructor Trainer- Hammerhead, Sentinel, Inspiration, Evolution, Optima, & Prism 2
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JasonF

Hi Gill,

It's proven that the more we train, the more we know.

When we first started out learning to dive, the gap between what we wanted to know compared to what we actually knew was much wider. With training and applying training to actual diving to gain experience, the gap starts to narrow. When we repeat the previously stated, the gap gets narrower and narrower. At the experienced level where we think we know a lot and there is a possibility for us to learn something additional and we can actually walk away from the experience, training dive and a read with additional information then we already knew, it's hard to put a price on that.

If you read this book, I could almost guarantee that you would walk away with learning at least one new thing, however trivial it might be.

We stock all of Mel's books and we ship the same day all over the world, here is a link to her books on our site
Cheers

JDostal

Thank you for the opinion!