stoney cove facilities

[Steve Summers]

Originally Posted by Big Kahuna

Steady on Steve! You will be turning your tins the other way up next!

Nah we don't agree that much

Originally Posted by Mal Bridgeman

He already has

Yes the right way up

Safe diving,
Steve

[XeN]

Originally Posted by Rozanne

my dive buddy lost a weight pouch at stoney on sunday with 5kg in if any one finds it could you please let me know. he lost it at hydo box

Got it thanks!

Am picking it up next time I'm diving there - thanks for the plug though

[Frankie Price]

Originally Posted by garethwoodruff

Mind you, compared with Dosthill, the facilities are 5* (although Dosthills admission price reflects the quality of its facilities )

Having recently moved up to the west coast of scotland however, Loch Long, 20 minutes down the road will do nicely. Toilets are poor, locals tend to bite (midges), but admission price is good value (free).

Loch Long, toilets? Where are they? I dived there on Friday and the only toilets I could find were in the bushes with the midges biting me bits.

[Blu DL]

Originally Posted by Rozanne

what actually is a hydor box. i know it may sound silly but just curious

Hydrobox is a large 4m x 4m metal box with a round hatch in the top that can be closed (hatch head now missing - I think). The whole thing is weighted with huge weights and can be entered from underneath as the sides and the bottom are open and the sides are sat up on legs by around 4ft. The purpose of the box is you can close the hatch, fill it with air and do things like welding in it in the 'dry' (but at 4.5bar) So if you fancy mixing narcosis with a welding torch its ideal.

It was put there for commercial divers to practice their mechanical skills and asfety procedures.

These days it is most used for depth junkies needing a fix or people that want to practice overhead environment / deeper diving in a safer situation - it sits at 31 top-36m btm down the road into the pit from the busstop on the rh side. You find it if u drop off the right side of the road at 26m. It is quite dark there so a good torch and backup is essential IMO.

[Adrian Kelland]

Toilets in a state? I blame the users.

[Jay_Benson]

Originally Posted by garethwoodruff

Mind you, compared with Dosthill, the facilities are 5* (although Dosthills admission price reflects the quality of its facilities )

Having recently moved up to the west coast of scotland however, Loch Long, 20 minutes down the road will do nicely. Toilets are poor, locals tend to bite (midges), but admission price is good value (free).

Originally Posted by Frankie Price

Loch Long, toilets? Where are they? I dived there on Friday and the only toilets I could find were in the bushes with the midges biting me bits.

Frankie - take no notice of him - he is just boasting that he is going to get more dives in this year than any other year and he is paying sweet FA for the admission costs - he has been in Scotland 5 minutes and he is starting to think like one.

There are no toilets at Loch Long unless you have a pee valve.

[Rozanne]

do you know who found it at all my mate would be over the moon if i got it bk?

[Rozanne]

thanks for the information i really appreciate it. every one talks about it and i went down to it on sunday but it just baffled me as to wot it was. but now baffling is over.thanks again

[Woz]

Originally Posted by Adrian Kelland

Toilets in a state? I blame the users.

It's ever since I did that post about pissing in the sink as it holds your neck seal down and stops you from weeing on it.

It's polite to run the tap afterwards.

[garethwoodruff]

I dived there on Friday and the only toilets I could find

Thats what I mean be 'poor' toilets.

Although if its any use the 'pit stop' cafe in Arrochar will let you use their toilets.

he is going to get more dives in this year than any other year and he is paying sweet FA for the admission costs

Great ain't it