What happens when you carry out a research project? Well, usually you set up another research project and apply for more funding. Josh was therefore following the academic model when he took a dive class at university and asked for scuba gear. A buoyancy control vest, regulator, and dive computer.
I keep telling myself "It's cheaper than buying him a car" and trying to ignore myself's reply "Only if it's instead of a car rather than in addition to."
Monday, October 19, 2009
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Make sure to buy a good (read: expensive) regulator and emergency air (second simpler reg). These are the single most crucial part of survival underwater from a gear perspective.
Even 20m down, you can encounter serious problems. Just swimming up isn't always a feasible option (unless you want to risk serious consequences and spend a long time in a hyperbaric chamber).
Having the right gear matters (and I heartily recommend bright yellow or pink fins too - you appreciate them once you try to track somene underwater in murk or disturbed lake or ocean floor). The list includes Reg, Emergency Air, Mask, Snorkel, Fins (ideally with slats to provide adjustable stiffness), diving knife, dive computer (no substitute for a pre-planned dive using dive tables though IMO), weights and weight belt, wetsuit (or drysuit as appropriate), sunscreen, whistle, and visual signal.
The dive knife seems optional, but there might be times you need to cut away something - a line, a weight belt, or whatever.
Plus you should get him a copy of Bill Murray's "The Life Aquatic".
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