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Author: BudEdwards Posted: 08-Feb-06 IP: Logged	I would like to hear some advice, and I KNOW divers are the first to want to give some. Heh,Heh. We've all jumped into a gear purchase, sp. class, or dive trip to find we didn't need what we got, or didn't know what we were getting into. I have recently gotten heavy into wreck diving and just wondered if anyone had any "DO's or DON'Ts"?     Reply | Report to Moderator
Author: diverjed Posted: 19-Mar-06 IP: Logged	Many Variables of wreck diving: - Penetration - Depths - Viz? - Salt or Fresh Water? - Deco or not? to name only a few. Helpful to know before any practical advice may be offered.     Reply | Report to Moderator
Author: BudEdwards Posted: 21-Mar-06 IP: Logged	Many variables, as I am planning multi dives to more than one spot. I am a Dive master candidate, with deep, wreck, navigation, nitrox, adv. nitrox, night, lim. viz, dry suit, and stress and rescue training. I have logged quite a few +100 ft dives in fresh and salt water, but I have only 4(real) dives in an overhead environment. thus the questions. That said,...... The dives will mostly be in salt water (some adv. training in fresh water). I will be doing some penetration (nothing very far into the structures though). Depths of the wrecks range from 80 to 120ft.The visibility can vary with weather/current at each site from 100ft to 20. I am not planning any deco at this time. With more training I will probably be doing some in the near future though. I am just wondering about any MUST HAVES or DON'T BUY THAT GARBAGE advice about training, equipment like Tech gear, and so fourth. Though I know, depending on the diver, these are probably LOADED QUESTIONS!!!     Reply | Report to Moderator
Author: BestW Posted: 29-Apr-06 IP: Logged	you could call a seven foot hose "tech gear". you rarely hear of an open water level diver having died while diving. its the technical diver that forgets to turn the air valve before launching that ends up in trouble because there is so much more gear they toy with. the best piece of equipment you have is your brain. training, experience and composure will defeat panic and mistakes in open water. malfunctions happen to the best of divers and equipment, whether a rebreather stops functioning or you blow a first stage valve, your reaction and training will keep you alive. your priority at the level in which you are moving towards should be training and gaining more experience. best of luck to you with your divemaster training.     Reply | Report to Moderator
Author: d2reid Posted: 21-May-06 IP: Logged	The only thing you can't do underwater that you can do on the surface is breathe! A bail out tank is probably worth the investment. I also carry 2 lights when wreck diving.     Reply | Report to Moderator
Author: Jimmyfish Posted: 01-Jun-06 IP: Logged	Another thing that may be good if you are going to be entering recks , is regulator shields , they connect to the bottle neck and bend up over the regulator , some shops may have them , or you can make them with a thick aluminum stock, they are very important when entering a reck , as its very hard to see your primary reg , so best to keep it protected where it can't bang into things and get knocked off or loss. hose clips that keep your hose tight to your BC , alot of sharp spots in recks as well any loss hose is best to protect with like a stainless spring type hose shield on open protruding loops to prevent cutting your hoses.     Reply | Report to Moderator
Author: roxnatwist Posted: 11-Jul-06 IP: Logged	A good quality dive knife- some wrecks are absolutely covered with monofiliment. Also, 2 lights- primary and backup and a penetration reel with a solid locking device. Practice, practice, practice bouyancy control as it comes in very handy.     Reply | Report to Moderator