S4:E07 | Tech Diving vs Recreational Diving | Why these Worlds Collide, & why they SHOULDN'T

I agree, the recreational shops need to keep their cost in line; only the larger shops can actually spread out in to the tech gear and support that community. Most of the recreational shops want to get you an open water and nitrox then send you on trips.

He nailed it I use tech diving gear I’m a recreational diver

Good video. Chris is a very articulate guy. Great cadence, super smooth. Oh and you were good too! Im a recent subscriber.

I jumped to the end to hear the controversial part. As far as teach on knees, by the time we get out of confined 3 everything neutral. It’s asking a lot to ask someone to be neutral from the jump with everything else.

As far as teach in backplate, I try to teach students configured for what they’re likely to get in rental. Realistically most people are not going to be avid divers. A few times a year maybe, probably on vacation. That means a jacket, maybe a weight belt too depending the operation. They might as well be familiar with what they’re going to get.

so true, I was lucky to be involved with a group of experienced guys who had gone through all the stages up to divemaster and beyond and just came back to recreational but with the tech gear, ie wings not bcds and one with a rebreather. Therefore after my initial training my first gear was straight to a wing and was taught frog kick from the outset by them.

I hate to see divers sold anything except a BP/W. That shop is just trying to line up another sale in a year or two at most.
Same with console computers and yoke regs.

The first video was great Andy

Will you be at scuba show in LA?

the bp&W is great for beginners to progress, as mentioned in the video, so you don’t have to keep buying new gear, UNTIL you get into sidemount and then you need a whole new sidemount bcd and second regulator set, and more redundant gear/tools, and then if you go into different gas mixes an O2 cleaned regulator for your stage tanks will be important.

How to bridge the gap: avoid PADI. They’re about numbers, not quality. When you start in PADI and if you expect to advance thru the higher quality other agencies, you’ve got to unlearn half of what PADI taught and learn new skills PADI should have taught in open water. PADI should only be used by vacation divers.