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Rik · 01-24-2005, 07:35 PM,

Hey Jon,
Â Thanks for the info.
I would love to be there as I've seen your Ice video's and the folks at Pirate's Cove are Top Notch but I have a good problem/reason for not being there!
I'll be in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico: Cenote's Diving!
Lets see Ice Diving----Cenote's Diving?
Both exhilarating, but one is [glow=red,2,300]Way C00oooL Inner Space,[/glow]
and one is Way CccoLD!
Â One ?
Although I've got two good cold water regs which have not given me problems in 41 deg water. Is it over kill to Ice dive with a redundant system?
Is one really needed?
I'm hopping to Ice dive some time this year or next but first I want to get Info!
Training / Experiance, Yes!
Certs, I don't really care!
Â Opinions Accepted and appreciated!
Â Â Â Thanks,
Â Â Â Â Rik O+<

01-24-2005, 07:39 PM,

Ice diving w/ a redundant system is a GREAT idea. I don't like to use doubles ice diving, because it's waaaay too difficult to get in and out of the ice hole.

But H-Valves I like a lot for ice diving....

dfreeman · 01-24-2005, 09:40 PM,

I agree. H-valve works great ice diving.

It is a good way to go. ALso, handy when you are in the Wolf River in December.

Doug

pink_fins · 01-26-2005, 08:46 PM,

Question? when you guys ice dive and want to get out do you just back up to the hole and have two buddies pull you out ? or do you try to boost yourselves out with out any help?
I was trained to back up to the ice and let my buddies pull me out.

gail

dfreeman · 01-27-2005, 01:17 AM,

We back up to a corner of the hole and let a buddy help us up to a sitting position on the ice. This tends to be the easiest and gives the guys on the surface something to do to warm up.

Doug

Russtar · 01-27-2005, 06:10 AM,

About Ice Diving in Russia . Foto and Video ( - Ice-diving on the White Sea)

01-27-2005, 07:29 AM,

That's why I won't wear doubles ice diving...I won't subject the poor people on the surface to lifting me AND my doubles out of the water ;D

**Chris H** · 01-27-2005, 08:03 AM,

I like the redundancy of doubles, and I find my double 80s quite comfy. The double 130s are a bit much. You usually ice dive with Doug. He had no problem plucking me out of the water with my 80s on. Just like a big crane...

01-27-2005, 08:37 AM,

This is true - a smaller set of doubles would make things easier Smile

Buuut....I can't justify buying another set of smaller doubles just to use ice diving Smile

matt t. · 01-27-2005, 05:20 PM,

Justify to who? ;D