Recreationall TRIMIX

[FreediveWI]

Dives that I do in the 150'-180' range now have longer bottom times on trimix and the same deco as when I did them on air.

Normally we run dives as "total dive times". THat means we plan the bottom time and the deco time to come out to a specific number- keeps things on schedule and makes the boat captains a lot happier as well. In the winter time we keep these dives to a total of 60 minutes dive time. In the summer we'll shoot for no more than 90 minute run times. Things can change rather quickly out on the great lakes and this builds in an added bit of safety.

On a trimix dive to 150' I can get 30 minutes of bottom time and still be back on the boat in 60 minutes. On a 45-50 miunte bottom time dive I am looking at about a 90 minute run time. If you did the same thing on air it would be a lot longer hang time.

Jon