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Scuba Forum / General / July 2007Diving in San Diego
I'll be out in San Diego next month. Three questions: Is there a place I can rent doubles out there or should I plan to dive with a single? Can anyone recommend a good charter op? I see several on the web. It'd be a day trip. Is there good shore diving to be had in the area, and if so where? -- John Eells > I'll be out in San Diego next month. Three questions: > > Is there a place I can rent doubles out there or should I plan to dive > with a single? If you can't find doubles for rent and your own gear allows for this option, you can go the independent-80s route... Or sling one AL80 as a stage bottle... >> I'll be out in San Diego next month. Three questions: >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > option, you can go the independent-80s route... Or sling one AL80 as a > stage bottle... I know. But I don't have the nylon strap arrangement to make independent doubles with, so the choice is really either my BC or my BP/wing. -- John Eells > I know. But I don't have the nylon strap arrangement to make > independent doubles with, so the choice is really either my BC or my > BP/wing. No STA? >> I know. But I don't have the nylon strap arrangement to make >> independent doubles with, so the choice is really either my BC or my >> BP/wing. > > No STA? Nope. I already own the BC, which I like a lot. (It's a Chute III, a back inflator with decent D-rings on it.) Why spend the money on an STA? -- John Eells > Nope. I already own the BC, which I like a lot. (It's a Chute III, a > back inflator with decent D-rings on it.) Why spend the money on an STA? Well, for one thing, you wouldn't have to choose between single and double tank setups before you were at the dive location. > > Nope. I already own the BC, which I like a lot. (It's a Chute III, a > > back inflator with decent D-rings on it.) Why spend the money on an STA? > > Well, for one thing, you wouldn't have to choose between single and > double tank setups before you were at the dive location. Does it ever end? >>> Nope. I already own the BC, which I like a lot. (It's a Chute III, a >>> back inflator with decent D-rings on it.) Why spend the money on an [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Does it ever end? I've ceased to wonder. My poor little brain overheats in the face of such conundrums. > >>> Nope. I already own the BC, which I like a lot. (It's a Chute III, a > >>> back inflator with decent D-rings on it.) Why spend the money on an [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I've ceased to wonder. My poor little brain overheats in the face of > such conundrums. S' okay, mine boils. > I know. But I don't have the nylon strap arrangement to make > independent doubles with, so the choice is really either my BC or my > BP/wing. You can make independent doubles with a pair of stainless stell bands also... If you're got a BP & wing, the quickest solution is to just rig an AL80 up as a stage bottle... Stainless steel hose clamp on the bottom hooked to a loop of nylon line that goes through a snap bolt... Nylon line on the top looped through another snap bolt... All you need on your BP's harness is a chest D-ring and another one on your side... If you can't find a stainless steel hose clamp large enough for the AL80 diameter, you can connect 2 of them together... Home Depot / Lowes has everything you need to make it work... I rigged up something very similar with the help of Curtis a couple of years ago during a trip to SoFL for some spring diving (except it was a stage on both sides so as to make it basically a sidemount rig)... >> I know. But I don't have the nylon strap arrangement to make >> independent doubles with, so the choice is really either my BC or my >> BP/wing. > > You can make independent doubles with a pair of stainless stell bands > also... I know, but I'm not taking apart a set of my doubles to take the bands to CA by air. I'd just take my BC instead. > If you're got a BP & wing, the quickest solution is to just rig an > AL80 up as a stage bottle... Stainless steel hose clamp on the bottom [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > SoFL for some spring diving (except it was a stage on both sides so as > to make it basically a sidemount rig)... As above...it's simpler to either rent doubles or take my BC than it is to sling bottles off my harness. Besides, I'd like to do some diving in Wreck Alley if I can. I usually go inside the wrecks I dive, and I want to do that with a rig I've already spent time in, not something I've rigged up for the day. My BC with a single (and pony) and my BP/wing with doubles are both familiar setups. I can visually determine what I can fit through and what I can't in either one. -- John Eells > I know, but I'm not taking apart a set of my doubles to take the bands > to CA by air. I'd just take my BC instead. That's one of the reasons that I like running independents instead of manifolded doubles... If I'm flying somewhere, I just unscrew the bands and toss them in the suitcase... With the wingnuts on the bolts, it's quick enough to change out the tanks on a boat... I keep a couple of spare wingnuts with me just in case I losen one too much and lose it while aboard the boat... > As above...it's simpler to either rent doubles or take my BC than it is > to sling bottles off my harness. That's assuming that you can actually rent the doubles... I'm just suggesting an alternative in case you can't find any for rent... > Besides, I'd like to do some diving in Wreck Alley if I can. > I usually go inside the wrecks I dive, and I want to do that > with a rig I've already spent time in, not something I've > rigged up for the day. Because of the layout of most ships, backmounted tanks definitely are easier to get around with... I've dove them with sidemounted tanks without back gas and found that if the ship is upright, it's somewhat inconvenient since you're a bit wide for the passageways and such... If the ship was on its side, it would probably work though... <grin> > I'll be out in San Diego next month. Three questions: For plenty of answers, check out the local diving website: www.divebums.com > Is there a place I can rent doubles out there or should I plan to dive > with a single? It's best to plan diving with a single. Not only is it going to be tough or impossible to find a rental, but many of the boats grumble about them as well. > Can anyone recommend a good charter op? I see several on the web. It'd > be a day trip. www.loisann.com See my recent report on diving the Coronados with them. > Is there good shore diving to be had in the area, and if so where? Yes. La Jolla Cove, et al. See www.divebums.com For an international experience, make the two-hour drive to Ensenada, where you can find shore (and boat) diving off La Bufadora. > > Is there good shore diving to be had in the area, and if so where? > > Yes. > > La Jolla Cove, et al. See www.divebums.com You may also want to put this URL through the wayback machine: http://www.diegoweb.com/diving/ This was where Ron Fuller (RIP) had some pages on the local San Diego scuba diving, including several shore diving sites. His widow, Mary, left them online for a few years, but it looks like they may have finally gone away sometime when she transitioned diegoweb to others to run. -hh |
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