Out for another weekend.

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10-04-2007, 09:55 AM
chefchris

Out for another weekend.

Spent last weekend diving, now I'm gonna be doing the same thing this weekend. Believe me, I'm not complaining. I got invited to dive down in Florida at Morrison and Vortex Springs. I'm pretty jazzed about it. Last weekend I hit a new max depth at 142'. :smiley16: Won't be going near as deep this time, but the water is gonna be clear as can be. I'm heading out tomorrow after lunch.

Some pictures from the two sites (not taken by me)

http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/da.../15774cave.jpg

http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/da...thiswayout.jpg
10-04-2007, 11:00 AM
guado

bad ass! One day I will learn to SCUBA.

Hell at work we use SCBA's all the time. Now I just need to throw in the "U" part,
10-04-2007, 11:09 AM
chefchris

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Originally Posted by guado

Hell at work we use SCBA's all the time. Now I just need to throw in the "U" part,

:smiley12:
10-04-2007, 11:17 AM
drew_goring

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Originally Posted by guado

bad ass! One day I will learn to SCUBA.

Hell at work we use SCBA's all the time. Now I just need to throw in the "U" part,

Haha...same here. Some day I will learn to scUba.

142'? damn.
10-04-2007, 11:28 AM
chefchris

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Originally Posted by drew_goring

142'? damn.

yup, cold, too. my computer showed 55 degrees at the bottom. The springs stay a constant 72 all year round, though.
10-04-2007, 11:41 AM
guado

Only thing I fear is my ears hurt when I dive to the bottom of a pool(<10' or approx 3 meters for you candian folk)
10-04-2007, 12:13 PM
chefchris

next time they hurt, pinch your nose and blow against it. equalizes the ears.
10-04-2007, 04:52 PM
ashauler

What was your objective at 142' ?
10-04-2007, 06:07 PM
chefchris

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Originally Posted by ashauler

What was your objective at 142' ?

to live.
10-04-2007, 08:49 PM
Cabaiguan Juan

cool pic's Chris. 142 feet!?!? Damn, thats deep. See anything cool down there? Did you get the bends?:smiley3:
10-04-2007, 09:39 PM
chefchris

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Originally Posted by Cabaiguan Juan

cool pic's Chris. 142 feet!?!? Damn, thats deep. See anything cool down there? Did you get the bends?:smiley3:

haha, no bends. i didn't even get narced. well, i mean, everyone's narced a little deeper than about 80' but I still had a clear head. I found a Yuengling Beer Bottle. It was in a part of the quarry that I've never ventured to before and it looked totally different than the rest. Big boulders and what not. It was dark, too. And I'll say it again ... cold. It was definately a proud moment for me. The day before I had beat my record at 124'. On the dive to 142' i had a single AL80, stayed down for 30 minutes total and still came up with 1000 psi. :smiley16: Of course we couldn't stay at 142' the whole 30 minutes, we were maxed out for probably a minute, then ascended slowly to look around.

Note: I am not thrill seeking here. I was with an experienced diver and feel very comfortable with my diving. I'm definately not going out on every dive trying to beat my max depth record.
10-05-2007, 07:44 AM
ashauler

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Originally Posted by chefchris

haha, no bends. i didn't even get narced. well, i mean, everyone's narced a little deeper than about 80' but I still had a clear head. I found a Yuengling Beer Bottle. It was in a part of the quarry that I've never ventured to before and it looked totally different than the rest. Big boulders and what not. It was dark, too. And I'll say it again ... cold. It was definately a proud moment for me. The day before I had beat my record at 124'. On the dive to 142' i had a single AL80, stayed down for 30 minutes total and still came up with 1000 psi. :smiley16: Of course we couldn't stay at 142' the whole 30 minutes, we were maxed out for probably a minute, then ascended slowly to look around.

Note: I am not thrill seeking here. I was with an experienced diver and feel very comfortable with my diving. I'm definately not going out on every dive trying to beat my max depth record.

:smiley20: :smiley32: Very good to hear!! Congrats on the depth record. Giving any thought to mixed gasses?
10-05-2007, 08:49 AM
chefchris

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Originally Posted by ashauler

:smiley20: :smiley32: Very good to hear!! Congrats on the depth record. Giving any thought to mixed gasses?

Well, definately need to get Nitrox. I'm taking my Advanced through SSI in November so I'll get it then. As far as TriMix and all that, I won't be going that deep or exploring caves anytime soon.

We need to get together and dive and smoke, cause after all .. those go hand-in-hand.
10-05-2007, 10:04 AM
ashauler

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Originally Posted by chefchris

Well, definately need to get Nitrox. I'm taking my Advanced through SSI in November so I'll get it then. As far as TriMix and all that, I won't be going that deep or exploring caves anytime soon.

We need to get together and dive and smoke, cause after all .. those go hand-in-hand.

No argument there!! Nothing like floating around on the boat, cold one in the right hand, burning stogie in the other.........finally getting to talk about the stuff you just saw on the bottom.

Maybe next spring or summer we can hook up and make some bubbles.
10-05-2007, 10:20 AM
chefchris

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Originally Posted by ashauler

No argument there!! Nothing like floating around on the boat, cold one in the right hand, burning stogie in the other.........finally getting to talk about the stuff you just saw on the bottom.

Maybe next spring or summer we can hook up and make some bubbles.

Sounds good. We can hit up Bull Shoals and find that underwater city.
Hell, it ain't cold yet! Let's go now.
10-05-2007, 01:59 PM
ashauler

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Originally Posted by chefchris

Sounds good. We can hit up Bull Shoals and find that underwater city.
Hell, it ain't cold yet! Let's go now.

Well, by the time my schedule clears enough to have some time off.....it will be December and 55 will be the surface temp. :smiley5:
10-08-2007, 09:41 PM
chefchris

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Originally Posted by ashauler

Well, by the time my schedule clears enough to have some time off.....it will be December and 55 will be the surface temp. :smiley5:

just buy a dry suit. i'm fixing too. :smiley16:

http://www.msscuba.com/gallery/album...4/P1010128.JPG

Diving was awesome. I won't sing you to sleep with my dive reports, but it was a really fun time. Got 6 dives in a day and a half. Not too shabby.
10-08-2007, 10:41 PM
pub spears

Better seal without the moo-stache.:smiley23: