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Bumped into an old dive buddy at the dock last week
He was talking about how he switched to those lightweight composite tanks a few years back... said his neck and shoulders feel 10 years younger after a full day on the bottom. Got me thinking about all the heavy steel I've been dragging around since I started commercial diving in 2009 down in the Gulf. Never really questioned the kit I was using because that's just what everyone had when I came up. Anyone else make the switch to lighter gear and feel a real difference on those long salvage jobs?
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richard_anderson9d ago
The switch to composites saved me roughly 45 minutes of bottom time across a 10 hour shift because I wasn't burning through air hauling extra steel around. My back quit locking up after deep water work and those long decompression hangs.
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scott.jana10d ago
2009 in the Gulf? Man, that's a lot of steel hauls right there. I switched to composites about three years back and my back stopped yelling at me after every job. Makes you wonder why we all punish ourselves with heavy gear for so long before trying something different.
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