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Old 07-10-03, 01:04 PM
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Hi, I have had some great cave dives in Florida and France and had no need of a helmet for lights or head protection.

I understand they are essential for any dry caving to get to the water in the 1st place, and for any dry caving required between flooded passages. If you are doing multi-sump dives and need a helmet for the dry bits, I guess you may as well wear it for the swimming bits as well, it's certainly a convenient way of carrying the helmet.

In the tourist type caves I have enjoyed, during the dives themselves, my head has been in no danger-----from the roof that is, those cave gremlins are sometimes there whispering in your ear though!!

Cheers, Malcolm.
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