virus Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 Well I've been diving for about 2 years now, and I LOVE it, I love it so much I even work in a dive shop. Anyways Im actually getting ready to go diving tomarrow in a local reservoir. I think the temps in it are about 58 right now. As I was getting my stuff ready I thought hey are ask if anyone on OCC is a diver? Sooo are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelightning Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 Yep...I am on the dive team of our fire dept...we are actually planning a dive in Lake Erie this Sunday....I like ice diving....at 60 ft it is black esp if the sun isn't out, and the sound you hear when the ice shifts is just plain awesome...alittle dangerous and cold!!! We have our own fill station at the hall which can fill 6 bottles at the same time...and we just got brand spanking new regulators esp made for cold water dives, they are not supposed to freeze in below freezing water...I will have to test them out this winter!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asus Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 Whitelightning.. your one carzy sob lol. .hehe.. how do you do it.. i dont even like to go outside when its cold.. AGHGHG.. lol.. wow.. geesh.. but.. happy diving anyway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_target Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 Hats off to you guys. I get a little skittish in the deep end of the pool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelightning Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 I guess cause I am Canadian I appreciate the cold alittle more...lol...but let me tell ya...even for us northern folk who are use to -30 temps ...that lake water is cooolllldd...we wear dry suits but it is still cold. My last ice dive the water in Lake Ontario at 78ft was 33 deg.....I could have sworn I saw a walleye with a hooded jacket on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 diving on the great lakes is pretty fun. havne't been out in years though oh yeah, I'll stick to the summer months on most of the lakes... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virus Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 Oh man white lightning I couldent imagine temps like that. Of course I dont have a dry suit yet....hoping to get one soon... but still thats insane, but does sound very cool. The coldest ive been in is 55 degrees. with a 7mm and I frove my . off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_target Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 Is a drysuit even more hardcore than a thick wetsuit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelightning Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 Well thank god the fire dept pays for our gear...our dry suits are pretty expensive but well worth it. We basicly do body recovery....by the time we get there and in the water the person has been in there to long....although cold water we have had some saves thanks to the diving reflex...where as your body slows down to the point your heart only needs to beat 1-2 times/min...we have had people under the water for over an hour and lived....maybe we should start an OCC dive team?? Meet up a couple times a year and go diving...my father in law has a huge boat that he runs his dive charters off of...we could do Lake Ontario, Erie and the Niagara River....just a thought! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virus Posted August 23, 2004 Posted August 23, 2004 Is a drysuit even more hardcore than a thick wetsuit? A dry suit is pretty much as hardcore as it gets. simply cause your hole body except your face and hands stay completely dry, hence you can stay alot warmer. That would be crazy rescuing people from the water like that. Hey I like that idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted August 23, 2004 Posted August 23, 2004 I'm certified (as opposed to certifiable) but haven't dove in many years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMoN Posted August 23, 2004 Posted August 23, 2004 i have had all of my scuba training but have only completed 2 of my open water dives. i would love to finish the cert but see there is this small prob with my instructer and drinking, driving and having runins with the law. so untill he is out of jail i can't finish. fun eh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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