Recreationall TRIMIX

[puddlejumper1]

Here is an interesting side note. I dove today with someone who indicated that the gentleman in Minnesota has yet to teach this class and it has been almost a year. Now take that with a grain since it is second hand info. The person that I was discussing this with is very in the know in the twin cities however. Still for my money I think that the class is a waste. The reason that you seem to keep bringing up is not the reason however. Put it simply Narcosis is not enough of a factor at 120' or less to justify in my mind (as the consumer) to add the increased headaches that will go with doing mix. And yes there are headaches. Just think about EAD tables and conversions and .... As for the great acceptance of Nitrox I disagree. I have dived all over these lakes and the majority of fill sattions still either do not carry EANX. If they do you will usually get the response that I recieved this weekend when looking for a quick 32. "Well I can't do that as I have not been trained. You will have to come back when the boss is here." Just a few major areas off of the top of my head. Door County, Straits of Mackinac, Keeweenaw. Outside of the metros I havn't found much common place Nitrox. In the Fox Valley the largest LDS had never rented thier nitrox tanks out to anyone outside of class before I started doing it. The are still very rarely used now. In a club that I belong to which has over 50 members last time I checked less than 5 had EANX (though I think that number has increased due to some recent sign ups). My point is this EANX is not really all that mainstream yet either.


And as for DIR. I think that there has never been anything wrong with DIR that getting rid of George would not have fixed. Fundamentaly the concept is great the there is only one way approach is not. Tom Mount is a prime example of this.

BTW - I have greatly enjoyed discussing this with you and find that it is refreshing to have an open chat with out it getting nasty. If any post I have made "reads" oofensive my apologies. It is not meant that way.

8)