Technical Diving - Gear Removal/Replacement

Technical Diving. Demonstration of Gear Removal/Replacement. Part of InDepth Training Skills I course.

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Sports

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• technical
• diving
• scuba
• pool
• skills
• fundamentals
• water
• sport
• tech
• cave
• indepth
• training
• gear
• removal
• replacement

[technicaldiver]

And for the record. Yeah, I don't have a big problem doing gear removal, replacement in cold water. But I only teach it for wetsuit divers for "practical reasons". Leaving the longhose down stops beginners/intermediates from entangling it (which 90% does otherwise) and any decent reg will have no problem with a few grains of easily removable sand or some clay. Which I teach about how to handle IF in some case it would cause some trouble, all part of the package ;).

[technicaldiver]

Relax people. Its playtime on a basic skill for warm water diving. No one's ever said anything about its application on where you dive. Use your brains please.

And before you open up with thoughtless comments. Check out what kind of dives Cedric Verdier (the diver in the video) has been doing and how accomplished an instructor (trainer) he is regardless of all the positive/negative bs surrounding, just google him a bit (200m+ dives). Then come back when you do better...

[Bandit666ger1]

And?

It`s Puppystuff in shallow and warm Water with 2mm Wetgear. There is nothing heroic in.

Do that with a Drysuit, 200g Underwear in our Barentsea in 60m Deep and look what happen.

Greetz

[technicaldiver]

I don't know what is up with all these self-important comments on this. So what if it is puppystuff in warm water? That is just nice and dandy. Whoever said to do this in cold water, or that it is applicable.

FYI I do far deeper dives (sub 100m) than that in 2-4 degree water where 200g doesn't even cut in in the summertime on shallow dives here in the baltic or nordic sea (or any local cave or mine). You dive and use skills as applicable to environment. So what is your point supposed to mean?

[technicaldiver]

I.e. yes I agree, nothing heroic about it. And neither would it be in the conditions you describe.

[Sargethepyromaniac]

@aboode60 Not if something goes real bad, the skills use has a very niche hole but in the situation that it would be useful in, you'd be glad to have it under your belt.

[aboode60]

@Sargethepyromaniac shouldnt u use the 2nd reg and turn the dive ?

[Sargethepyromaniac]

@aboode60 Something goes wrong with your 1st stages?

I'd ditch gear and go straight for the valves.

[aboode60]

why would u remove a technical gear ? u shouldnt have 2 do this at all

[SuperEasytiger]

good point JLLK009, there are better dive stories and videos on the net. try the myscubastory site. type "dive stories" into google and its like the 12th result, on the 1st or 2nd page of google... youll find other good dive story pages but i think the myscubastory site is better as its dedicated to dive stories, accidents, sharks and videos - good luck

[aun86]

This guy got very good bouyancy skill

[Bandit666ger1]

Ok. Its great Stuff for some Warmwater-Diver in Egypt like "Fritz and Helga".

But will he do this also in coldwater with Drysiut, 200 or 400gr Underwear, thick Drygloves with big Rings (i hate these rings) and connected Drysuit-Inflator?

U know what a mean? Sorry if you're pissed at me. That`s not my reason.

But....that`s really Puppystuff and brings nothing. You can also do that only with a trunk easily.

Every normal teached diver can do that with a 2mm wetsuit or with trunks.

Greetz

[TheEquinox76]

for most of the year temperature at sea is about 8 degres C so i can't really imagine to dive for 50 minutes in wet suit.

[enchilada01]

@TheEquinox76 is a drysuit the only option in Scotland?