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| Originally Posted by nigelH You must always remember that DIR is more of a philosophy than, as some people view it, a plan of gear. It was built up by bitter experience of cave diving and every step is made to minimise the problems to the team of a failure.
The CCR, with its minimum bailout and electronic control was, and still is I believe, viewed as a bridge too far on the trust stakes. There is too much reliance placed on sensors that may not last the voyage. The guardians of the DIR idea have produced an SCR rebreather but it uses mechanical methods to control the gas mix rather than the totally closed loop of the ECCR systems.
It's a valid take on the situation. It is rather sad that things are so polarised but that's the way it has worked out. Some very good friends of mine are DIR, well, not quite: They disobey rule number one. They dive with me. |
Nigel,
Thanks for the response.
I am more enlightened by that response.
I can see their point.
Call me a 'scaredy cat' and I might agree but that is why I don't go deep into wrecks especially some of the older ones as it might collapse on me. And the cave stuff is of lesser interest as its just a tunnel with water, however to each his own. I'm happy swimming around with my CCR with a couple of housed still cameras. Some people would definitely find that boring.
If I want adrenaline I can find it in a hospital pharmacy or on a racetrack.