Get to Know each other :-)

diverreb · 18th June 2007, 01:48

Name:
Richie

Location:
Dover, DE

First Qualified:
Started diving in 1965 (Don't come up any faster than your smallest bubbles & watch Sea Hunt ), First Certification 1980

Rebreather Qualified:
Last Weekend - O2ptima

Club Member:
Used to belong to The Atlantis Rangers

Highest Diving Qualification:
OC Trimix & O2ptima

Instructor Yes/No:
No - But I hear they always get the babes!

What other training have you found most rewarding:
Howard mentioned a name from way back & it jogged my memory banks... Lou Fead. Dove with him a bit in the Bahamas (Unexso) and he taught me how to simplify, relax, & enjoy the dive. More recently, Trimix, with Ted Green was a good class.

What’s your standard Kit:
O2ptima now, Double 100's or 120's before.

Where do you usually Dive:
Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, & Florida

Number of Dives:
1200 +

Deepest Dive:
200'

Longest Dive:
1.25 Hour

Favourite Dive:
Any dive at Coco Island, CR
Been there four times..... If you like big fish action, it's one of the best places in the World to see it all.

Worst Dive:
Any zero vis dive off DE, MD or NJ.

What dive/trip would you most like to do:
Coco Island, CR with the O2ptima.

What ONE other question should I have included?:
Do you know and are you willing to share information about any wealthy single women who are willing to support a Rebreather Habit?

Trukdiver · 18th June 2007, 02:00

Name:
Sunny

Location:
New Jersey

First Qualified:
Dec 2004

Rebreather Qualified:
June 2006

Club Member:
Wreck Valley Divers

Highest Diving Qualification:
CCR Full Cave; CCR Mod 2

Instructor Yes/No:
You couldn't pay me enough

What other training have you found most rewarding:
CCR Cave with Martin Robson; OC Trimix with Tyler Bradford; Mod 1 with Jason Fisch

What’s your standard Kit:
CK (adding Shearwater soon)

Where do you usually Dive:
New Jersey, Long Island, 1000 Islands

Number of Dives:
250

Deepest Dive:
185'

Longest Dive:
2 hours 31 minutes 40 seconds

Favourite Dive:
Very difficult - Truk Wrecks, JB King Drift in 1000 islands, USS Bass, and Hendley's Castle in Peacock III

Worst Dive:
The dive where I took a CO2 hit

What dive/trip would you most like to do:
Scapa Flow, Red Sea, Caves in France

What ONE other question should I have included?
What is your next rebreather? Mine's going to be a Meg! (to add to the collection)

**vidodivr** · 18th June 2007, 03:14

Location
South Florida mostly, Summer in Michigan as much as possible

First Qualified
1997

Rebreather Qualified
2006

Club Member
Florida S.C.R.U.B, but no T-Shirts yet

Highest Diving Qualification
KISS

Instructor Yes/No
No.....Someday, I'm waiting for the requirements of being an OC insturctor to drop.

What other training have you found most rewarding
ABH on the Flight Deck of the USS Dwight D Eisenhower

What’s your standard Kit
Classic KISS

Where do you usually Dive
South Florida Mostly.....Michigan as much as possible

Number of Dives
1500+ Mostly Rec with about 50 Deep Air dives 140-180ft

Deepest Dive
190 bounce to check out a friggin Rock Pile!

Longest Dive
little over 2 hrs

Favourite Dive
Being on a wreck and pulling out a ceramic jug and putting it on top for everyone to enjoy for years to come, well until some a$$hole decided to take it home in 2005. You guys can take what you want from the oceans, but please don't take things from the Great Lakes Wrecks, If I see you I WILL SHOOT!!

Worst Dive
Running out of air due to hella current and having to buddy breathe.

What dive/trip would you most like to do
too many to list!

What do you do for a living?[/quote]
I always find this an interesting question, unless it's when you first meet a woman at a bar. There are so many different jobs out there and networking helps.

I do Video Production and Graphic design.

Ben Field · 20th June 2007, 10:05

Name
Ben

Location
East London

First Qualified
April '97

Rebreather Qualified
Sept '05

Club Member
Chairman BSAC 380 HUGSAC

Highest Diving Qualification
OC BSAC Adv Diver, TDI Adv Trimix
Mod1 CCR

Instructor Yes/No
OC Yes at club level.

What other training have you found most rewarding
Mod1 with Dave Thompson, learn much more than I expected and has opened up alot more diving.

What’s your standard Kit
Classic KISS with Shearwater GF and HUD running dumpy 3ltrs. Sidemount Armadillo rig with steel 5ltr and ali 3ltr for bailout

Where do you usually Dive
UK South coast, favourite areas- Weymouth, Newquay and anywhere the viz is good!

Number of Dives
About 500, last 70 on CCR

Deepest Dive
OC- 77mtrs, CC- 51mtrs

Longest Dive
111minutes (OC Trimix dive off Weymouth) 2nd longest was 95min night dive at 5mtrs in Gozo following hunting octopus!

Favourite Dive
Either U-1021 out of Newquay or Empire Heritage off Northern Ireland.

Worst Dive
Salsette as Sports diver way back, lost weightbelt with 18minutes of deco due, opps!

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Return to Northern Ireland on rebreather after mod3

What ONE other question should I have included?[/quote]
Peanut Butter, yes or no? I would answer Yes

Padowan · 20th June 2007, 13:08

Name
Simon

Location
Kent

First Qualified
Dec 31st 2000

Rebreather Qualified
July 2004

Club Member
Not any more

Highest Diving Qualification
Recreational: PADI AI
OC: TDI trimix
CCR: TDI MOD1

Other: AIDA 2** Freediver

Instructor Yes/No
No

What other training have you found most rewarding
Freediver training was very interesting as it really focusses the mind on personal physiological andphycological limits.

What’s your standard Kit
Classic Inspo, with DiveMatics BOV, Shearwater HUD as main mods from std. Bailout as required!

Where do you usually Dive
UK South coast from Dover to Plymouth mainly

Number of Dives
500 or so total, 300ish on CCR

Deepest Dive
Approx 90m

Longest Dive
130mins

Favourite Dive
Anything that rewards me with some good Spidge!

Worst Dive
Probably something in my OC days, where my enthusiasm was a little above my ability at the time!

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Britannic, Victoria, Luisitania - something like that

**PhilSiswick** · 20th June 2007, 14:27

Name: Phil Siswick aka Tango (a legacy from the bright orange drysuit that I owned when I first started diving)

Location: Oxford, UK

First Qualified: OC 1997, Rebreather 2006

Rebreather Qualified: Mod 1 (or whatever IANTD really call it ;-)

Club Member: Yes, BSAC

Highest Diving Qualification: Mod 1/Advanced Rec Trimix

Instructor Yes/No: Yes, BSAC CI

What other training have you found most rewarding: Pilot training - training muscle memory and learning the value of checklists

What’s your standard Kit: Inspiration Vision

Where do you usually Dive: South Coast UK, with excursions to Cornwall and Scotland

Number of Dives: 220 ish

Deepest Dive: 50 m

Longest Dive: 69 mins

Favourite Dive: It's a tie between the U1021 or Vesuvius in Newquay or the James Barrie outside Scapa Flow

Worst Dive: Novice 2 in Bovi Harbour in 1997, when I was CBL'd upside down

What dive/trip would you most like to do: HMHS Brittanic and Truk Lagoon

What ONE other question should I have included?: What is the best dive food - clearly Ginster's pasties ;-)

Eoin · 20th June 2007, 14:49

Name
Eoin
Location
Co. Meath, Ireland

First Qualified
1998

Rebreather Qualified
April 2007 (pretty recent!)

Club Member
I wouldn't be a member of any club that would have me as a member - Groucho Marx

Highest Diving Qualification
PADI Staff Inst, EFR IT, IANTD Adv. Nitrox, TDI MOD1, ITDA Adv. Nitrox Inst...EIEIO!

Instructor Yes/No
On OC yes

What other training have you found most rewarding
Martial Arts - various

What’s your standard Kit
Inspiration classic, 12 months old almost bog standard.

Where do you usually Dive
Around Ireland, strangly enough!

Number of Dives
About 450 ish
Deepest Dive
On OC its 65m, on CC its 50m

Longest Dive
About 1.5 hours, OC with a lot of deco

Favourite Dive
Vanguard, Dublin Bay.
U260 off West Cork.
james Barrie, Scapa Flow

Worst Dive
Any with sh1t viz

What dive/trip would you most like to do
CC trip to Red Sea or similar spot where I can use a wetsuit

What ONE other question should I have included?
What trip have you got lined up next??

akscubainst · 20th June 2007, 15:52

Name
Dave

Location
Juneau, Alaska

First Qualified
8/1988

Rebreather Qualified
2/2007

Club Member
None

Highest Diving Qualification
TDI Adv Trimix

Instructor Yes/No
Yes - PADI/TDI

What other training have you found most rewarding

What’s your standard Kit
Classic Kiss / Shearwater

Where do you usually Dive
Alaska

Number of Dives
~2000

Deepest Dive
215'

Longest Dive
115 min OC Trimix Course - Bonaire

Favourite Dive
SS Princess Kathleen - Juneau, Alaska

Worst Dive
Anything here in May the vis sucks.

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Aleutian Islands

What ONE other question should I have included?
Why???

hchoat · 20th June 2007, 15:55

nevermind

seppu · 20th June 2007, 18:37

Name
sepp untereichmeier

Location
rosenheim near münchen

First Qualified
1998 utila/honduras

Rebreather Qualified
2004 phuket my final dive was 4 days after the tsunami

Club Member
tco rosenheim
submarine kufstein

Highest Diving Qualification
iantd ccr trimix

Instructor Yes/No
no way

What other training have you found most rewarding
supervisor training for tents(building) same like oktoberfest/münchen

What’s your standard Kit
kiss inspiration,shearwater and revodream,homebuild frame,

Where do you usually Dive
lakes

Number of Dives
800+

Deepest Dive
106 meter walchensee

Longest Dive
3 hours.plan was 2 hours.my buddy got bends.so we had to wait

Favourite Dive
repulse,dahab,southern leyte (wale sharks).

Worst Dive
my second dive on my own inspiration.we found a unconscious inspi diver on the surface.we could not revive it.

What dive/trip would you most like to do
bikini and graf zeppelin

What ONE other question should I have included?[/quote]

18th June 2007, 01:48	#31 (permalink)
diverreb DE/MD/NJ Wreck Diver Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dover, DE Posts: 597	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name: Richie Location: Dover, DE First Qualified: Started diving in 1965 (Don't come up any faster than your smallest bubbles & watch Sea Hunt ), First Certification 1980 Rebreather Qualified: Last Weekend - O2ptima Club Member: Used to belong to The Atlantis Rangers Highest Diving Qualification: OC Trimix & O2ptima Instructor Yes/No: No - But I hear they always get the babes! What other training have you found most rewarding: Howard mentioned a name from way back & it jogged my memory banks... Lou Fead. Dove with him a bit in the Bahamas (Unexso) and he taught me how to simplify, relax, & enjoy the dive. More recently, Trimix, with Ted Green was a good class. What’s your standard Kit: O2ptima now, Double 100's or 120's before. Where do you usually Dive: Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, & Florida Number of Dives: 1200 + Deepest Dive: 200' Longest Dive: 1.25 Hour Favourite Dive: Any dive at Coco Island, CR Been there four times..... If you like big fish action, it's one of the best places in the World to see it all. Worst Dive: Any zero vis dive off DE, MD or NJ. What dive/trip would you most like to do: Coco Island, CR with the O2ptima. What ONE other question should I have included?: Do you know and are you willing to share information about any wealthy single women who are willing to support a Rebreather Habit?
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18th June 2007, 02:00	#32 (permalink)
Trukdiver New Member Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 56	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name: Sunny Location: New Jersey First Qualified: Dec 2004 Rebreather Qualified: June 2006 Club Member: Wreck Valley Divers Highest Diving Qualification: CCR Full Cave; CCR Mod 2 Instructor Yes/No: You couldn't pay me enough What other training have you found most rewarding: CCR Cave with Martin Robson; OC Trimix with Tyler Bradford; Mod 1 with Jason Fisch What’s your standard Kit: CK (adding Shearwater soon) Where do you usually Dive: New Jersey, Long Island, 1000 Islands Number of Dives: 250 Deepest Dive: 185' Longest Dive: 2 hours 31 minutes 40 seconds Favourite Dive: Very difficult - Truk Wrecks, JB King Drift in 1000 islands, USS Bass, and Hendley's Castle in Peacock III Worst Dive: The dive where I took a CO2 hit What dive/trip would you most like to do: Scapa Flow, Red Sea, Caves in France What ONE other question should I have included? What is your next rebreather? Mine's going to be a Meg! (to add to the collection) __________________ Sunny Longordo CK#245
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18th June 2007, 03:14	#33 (permalink)
vidodivr swims in fishes toilets Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Florida/Michigan Posts: 499	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Location South Florida mostly, Summer in Michigan as much as possible First Qualified 1997 Rebreather Qualified 2006 Club Member Florida S.C.R.U.B, but no T-Shirts yet Highest Diving Qualification KISS Instructor Yes/No No.....Someday, I'm waiting for the requirements of being an OC insturctor to drop. What other training have you found most rewarding ABH on the Flight Deck of the USS Dwight D Eisenhower What’s your standard Kit Classic KISS Where do you usually Dive South Florida Mostly.....Michigan as much as possible Number of Dives 1500+ Mostly Rec with about 50 Deep Air dives 140-180ft Deepest Dive 190 bounce to check out a friggin Rock Pile! Longest Dive little over 2 hrs Favourite Dive Being on a wreck and pulling out a ceramic jug and putting it on top for everyone to enjoy for years to come, well until some a$$hole decided to take it home in 2005. You guys can take what you want from the oceans, but please don't take things from the Great Lakes Wrecks, If I see you I WILL SHOOT!! Worst Dive Running out of air due to hella current and having to buddy breathe. What dive/trip would you most like to do too many to list! What do you do for a living?[/quote] I always find this an interesting question, unless it's when you first meet a woman at a bar. There are so many different jobs out there and networking helps. I do Video Production and Graphic design. __________________ Have a good one, Rob LaLonde Rec and Tek Media, Inc. Full Service Film and Video Production CK #087, Narked@90 stand, URM
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20th June 2007, 10:05	#34 (permalink)
Ben Field CK+Shearwater Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 1,621	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name Ben Location East London First Qualified April '97 Rebreather Qualified Sept '05 Club Member Chairman BSAC 380 HUGSAC Highest Diving Qualification OC BSAC Adv Diver, TDI Adv Trimix Mod1 CCR Instructor Yes/No OC Yes at club level. What other training have you found most rewarding Mod1 with Dave Thompson, learn much more than I expected and has opened up alot more diving. What’s your standard Kit Classic KISS with Shearwater GF and HUD running dumpy 3ltrs. Sidemount Armadillo rig with steel 5ltr and ali 3ltr for bailout Where do you usually Dive UK South coast, favourite areas- Weymouth, Newquay and anywhere the viz is good! Number of Dives About 500, last 70 on CCR Deepest Dive OC- 77mtrs, CC- 51mtrs Longest Dive 111minutes (OC Trimix dive off Weymouth) 2nd longest was 95min night dive at 5mtrs in Gozo following hunting octopus! Favourite Dive Either U-1021 out of Newquay or Empire Heritage off Northern Ireland. Worst Dive Salsette as Sports diver way back, lost weightbelt with 18minutes of deco due, opps! What dive/trip would you most like to do Return to Northern Ireland on rebreather after mod3 What ONE other question should I have included?[/quote] Peanut Butter, yes or no? I would answer Yes __________________ Know your PPO2, Pre-breath, Use checklists, Validate cells at 6mtrs, Use pure O2 at or near surface, Use a BOV, Don't dive Solo, Change Slime and Cells as recommended by Manufacturer and RTFM! Beware Fridge Suck! www.hugsac.org.uk
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20th June 2007, 13:08	#35 (permalink)
Padowan Proper Boffin Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kent, UK. Posts: 518	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name Simon Location Kent First Qualified Dec 31st 2000 Rebreather Qualified July 2004 Club Member Not any more Highest Diving Qualification Recreational: PADI AI OC: TDI trimix CCR: TDI MOD1 Other: AIDA 2 Freediver Instructor Yes/No No What other training have you found most rewarding Freediver training was very interesting as it really focusses the mind on personal physiological andphycological limits. What’s your standard Kit Classic Inspo, with DiveMatics BOV, Shearwater HUD as main mods from std. Bailout as required! Where do you usually Dive UK South coast from Dover to Plymouth mainly Number of Dives 500 or so total, 300ish on CCR Deepest Dive Approx 90m Longest Dive 130mins Favourite Dive Anything that rewards me with some good Spidge! Worst Dive Probably something in my OC days, where my enthusiasm was a little above my ability at the time! What dive/trip would you most like to do Britannic, Victoria, Luisitania - something like that __________________ Padowan The future's bright, the future's Yellow .....for now** padowan.net - Latest Video: Scapa Flow Rebreather Diving
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20th June 2007, 14:27	#36 (permalink)
PhilSiswick Phil Siswick, Tango Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 996	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name: Phil Siswick aka Tango (a legacy from the bright orange drysuit that I owned when I first started diving) Location: Oxford, UK First Qualified: OC 1997, Rebreather 2006 Rebreather Qualified: Mod 1 (or whatever IANTD really call it ;-) Club Member: Yes, BSAC Highest Diving Qualification: Mod 1/Advanced Rec Trimix Instructor Yes/No: Yes, BSAC CI What other training have you found most rewarding: Pilot training - training muscle memory and learning the value of checklists What’s your standard Kit: Inspiration Vision Where do you usually Dive: South Coast UK, with excursions to Cornwall and Scotland Number of Dives: 220 ish Deepest Dive: 50 m Longest Dive: 69 mins Favourite Dive: It's a tie between the U1021 or Vesuvius in Newquay or the James Barrie outside Scapa Flow Worst Dive: Novice 2 in Bovi Harbour in 1997, when I was CBL'd upside down What dive/trip would you most like to do: HMHS Brittanic and Truk Lagoon What ONE other question should I have included?: What is the best dive food - clearly Ginster's pasties ;-) __________________ Phil (WSKD 0001) I have always felt that the dive I am on is not nearly important as the dives I plan to be on the rest of my life. Tom Rose, 2007 The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure thing boat never gets far from shore. Charles A. Lindbergh www.hugsac.org.uk Last edited by PhilSiswick : 20th June 2007 at 15:26.
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20th June 2007, 14:49	#37 (permalink)
Eoin New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 56	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name Eoin Location Co. Meath, Ireland First Qualified 1998 Rebreather Qualified April 2007 (pretty recent!) Club Member I wouldn't be a member of any club that would have me as a member - Groucho Marx Highest Diving Qualification PADI Staff Inst, EFR IT, IANTD Adv. Nitrox, TDI MOD1, ITDA Adv. Nitrox Inst...EIEIO! Instructor Yes/No On OC yes What other training have you found most rewarding Martial Arts - various What’s your standard Kit Inspiration classic, 12 months old almost bog standard. Where do you usually Dive Around Ireland, strangly enough! Number of Dives About 450 ish Deepest Dive On OC its 65m, on CC its 50m Longest Dive About 1.5 hours, OC with a lot of deco Favourite Dive Vanguard, Dublin Bay. U260 off West Cork. james Barrie, Scapa Flow Worst Dive Any with sh1t viz What dive/trip would you most like to do CC trip to Red Sea or similar spot where I can use a wetsuit What ONE other question should I have included? What trip have you got lined up next?? __________________ Ta, Eoin ~~~~~~~~~ www.scuba.ie www.technicaldiving.ie Last edited by Eoin : 20th June 2007 at 15:05.
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20th June 2007, 15:52	#38 (permalink)
akscubainst It's cold here! Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: May 2005 Location: Juneau, Alaska Posts: 65	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name Dave Location Juneau, Alaska First Qualified 8/1988 Rebreather Qualified 2/2007 Club Member None Highest Diving Qualification TDI Adv Trimix Instructor Yes/No Yes - PADI/TDI What other training have you found most rewarding What’s your standard Kit Classic Kiss / Shearwater Where do you usually Dive Alaska Number of Dives ~2000 Deepest Dive 215' Longest Dive 115 min OC Trimix Course - Bonaire Favourite Dive SS Princess Kathleen - Juneau, Alaska Worst Dive Anything here in May the vis sucks. What dive/trip would you most like to do Aleutian Islands What ONE other question should I have included? Why??? __________________ --------------------------------------- Dave Mitchell Classic KISS #200 Juneau, Alaska
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20th June 2007, 15:55	#39 (permalink)
hchoat Resident Selkie Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL- USA Posts: 227	Re: Get to Know each other :-) nevermind __________________ Duct tape is like the force... it has a light side and dark side, and it holds the universe together. Last edited by hchoat : 20th June 2007 at 16:45. Reason: nevermind
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20th June 2007, 18:37	#40 (permalink)
seppu i ko nix dafüa Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other CCR Home Build Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: bayern Posts: 193	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name sepp untereichmeier Location rosenheim near münchen First Qualified 1998 utila/honduras Rebreather Qualified 2004 phuket my final dive was 4 days after the tsunami Club Member tco rosenheim submarine kufstein Highest Diving Qualification iantd ccr trimix Instructor Yes/No no way What other training have you found most rewarding supervisor training for tents(building) same like oktoberfest/münchen What’s your standard Kit kiss inspiration,shearwater and revodream,homebuild frame, Where do you usually Dive lakes Number of Dives 800+ Deepest Dive 106 meter walchensee Longest Dive 3 hours.plan was 2 hours.my buddy got bends.so we had to wait Favourite Dive repulse,dahab,southern leyte (wale sharks). Worst Dive my second dive on my own inspiration.we found a unconscious inspi diver on the surface.we could not revive it. What dive/trip would you most like to do bikini and graf zeppelin What ONE other question should I have included?[/quote]
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