Certainly. I'm still around. I upload to 2 other channels these days and have focused more on other activities in recent years but I'm more than happy to answer your questions as best I can.

Many thanks. We've uploaded most of our content to our new channel 'Oz in Pictures' too. That's the one I'm regularly working on at the moment so feel free to check out our new content there.

A little bit. I think it's good to respect the environment of where you are diving and knowing that it can bite you if one is too complacent. To quote a movie that I remember watching, "fear is good, it teaches limits." That being said, with proper training and attention to risk management most cave divers actually find it relaxing most of the time and I suspect you will too when you are trained and used to the environment.

There are actually very few cave divers I know in Australia who dive with thick gloves that cover the fingers. In Mount Gambier it gets down to about 10 degrees centagrade and I still dive with gloves that have the fingers cut off for greater dexterity. I find that for dives up to about 2 hours it's fine. Yes you do loose a bit of dexterity by the end but you are pretty much ready to come out by then. Some of our members do occasionally do longer decompression dives in these sites or dive in places like New Zealand and there is a line in the sand where you're probably going to need thicker gloves or even dry ones. I've never used dry gloves but my take on this is simply to try and find the ones that work best and try and find the tie offs that are easiest to do with these kinds of gloves on. If they are so bulky that you can't do any tie offs with them then you can probably find a better option. This question is best directed towards some of our divers who dive in The Pearce Researgence in New Zealand.

I can't be sure this is universal but I can give you some idea of what we do in Australia. Generally we use 3 types of markers that fall into 2 catagories, arrows and personal markers (which can be cookies and/or pegs). If we are just reeling in on a primary reel we know that the end of the line is outside the exit so most of us don't use markers at all unless we tie off to a fixed line (you can but it doesn't really serve a purpose). The moment you tie off onto a fixed line or if you run out of line and need to run a second reel then the game changes and we start using markers. You place a cookie or peg which has something like initials on it (and preferably something that you can identify with touch alone by doing something with it unique (a series of notches for example). You place it on the line you have jumped from (ie the exit side of the junction). There may be arrows on fixed lines or you may put them on a line you're fixing. Arrows (if used because they aren't always) should point in the direction of the exit. It does pay to be familiar with the site. If the site is on private property and only qualified cave divers have access you can probably be more confident as to the quality of the fixed lines and that random people haven't gone in and changed anything. Never take something for granted. If it is a site with fixed lines then you're probably going to have to take in a series of jump reels to move between the fixed lines. Best to check with the local cave diving community wherever you dive though in the event that they do something different. It goes without saying that they can literally be life lines so you want to be confident what the system is there bearing in mind that if you're deep you also may have a certain level of narcosis to contend with so it's good to be so familiar with the system that it's second nature. Gradually extending your penetrations in proportion to your experience and/or training and perhaps diving with someone familiar with the site are good practices.

Many thanks.

Thank you so much for the kind words. When I made it was because I struggled to find many videos on this subject when I went through my training so I basically made the video I was looking for at the time. As an aside we (me and my partner) have actually been uploading to a different channel for the last year called 'Oz in Pictures' which we started because there is usually strength in collaboration. Feel free to check it out and subscribe if you like what we are doing now. I'll be uploading this one there too in due course (albeit with a different intro because there are a few anecdotes associated with some of the things that came out of making this video). Most of our older content is getting a second life on our new channel. I've been focusing on some different activities recently (most notably sailing) and haven't had the opportunity to cave dive for a while however I would love to again and I had always intended to do further instructional videos.

I know I think they all dead or some fuck shit

Many thanks for the kind comments. I'm glad it was helpful.

When I got mine it was the only one in the shop and I must say I haven't seen them on the shelves much since which I find unusual.

@@EnduranceSwimmer Evidently they quit making them I found a back up mask on amazon its brown, I been using it for doing creek exploration here in Arkansas not as good as minima more volume but it was 18.00 usd. it fits the bill as water not deep here but finding all kinds of things.

I'm on the same situation, can't find anymore a mask that I really love cause they stopped making it years ago. It's the Aqualung Falco, basically a tempered glass version of the Sphera, it has an amazing 180° horizontal field of view. I used to have one for many years but it was stolen when I was travelling :( there's also an identical mask, the Scubapro Freedom, but it's also discontinued so I can't find it either I've been using the Cressi Superocchio, and it's a great quality and tough affordable mask

Many thanks. It took about a week to edit. The footage took a few sessions to get.

That’s a different kind of wrap! 😉

Skunkiboi This is one of the reasons most cave divers I know don't wear full gloves. I cut the fingers of mine and it's still adequate in quite cold water. Some don't wear them at all. You can still do a lot of wraps with gloves on, you just need to practice to see which are require less dexterity.

thats my wife.

That's also why I'm here, looking up what the fuck that lyric means

c l a n t o n e bro the thumbnail even has the same font as the yots album sleeve art

plus44 holy shit your right, you better post this shit on Reddit fast

c l a n t o n e I'll let you do that for me brother. Receive the W.

Just a coincidence I'm afraid guys. Not sure who the person you make reference to is (I'm assuming it's a singer or musician). I made this video a few years ago to coincide with Halloween. It was effectively a bit of a joke that came about from a moment when my partner and I walked past a novelty shop and saw a skull mask on display and I turned to her and said "You know what would be a fun video to make?". The thumbnail was made on Adobe Premier Elements 12. It's one of the fonts available in what is a limited selection. I used fonts that contrast well with the background and this one seemed to work well. You'll note there are some I've used a number of times for other videos albeit sometimes in slightly different colours and it's just because they contrast well and fit in with what's in the photo to make clear thumbnails. Nothing more in it than that I'm afraid. I'm sure I'll do some more novelty videos in the future. Hope you enjoyed it😊.

Charles Graves Many thanks for the kind words.

Discover Australia 101 As best I can remember it I think I recorded it shortly before I uploaded it, so October. Over here the hottest months are somewhere between December and March so that gives you an idea but we sometimes get a lot of rain when it's not expected. I've seen water flowing every winter and spring I've been there. During the hottest months of summer it is less likely.

Endurance Swimmer Australia thanks

Shit music good video

or frogs, or turtles or newts... I dont understand why freshwater seem so desserted compared to marine environments.

Jonathan Bayu S Yes it's reasonably safe. One has to do it in the right conditions like anywhere else so good judgement always needs to be used. The reef generally offers some protection. If waves are crashing over it and nobody is in the water then it's probably a bad idea but when it's calm it's quite nice. Entry is easy by the steps at the end of the jetty and there are plenty of fish (the local school aquatics program feed them I think so they are always there). As far as sharks and jellyfish go. As its the ocean it's always possible but the only shark I've ever actually seen there myself is a Port Jackson Shark (harmless). I suspect the occasional bronze whaler probably gets seen. I haven't heard reports inside the reef of Pointers but it's the ocean so it's possible. I've seen the occasional jellyfish but nothing particularly dangerous and not normally in great numbers. I've done 2 open water swimming races there too and not swum into any (whereas in Westlakes going round the island during summer you bump into stacks of them - not pleasant but harmless). In good conditions it's one of the safer places to snorkel. I'd be more concerned about people jumping off the end of the jetty without looking.

Wade Smith it's a line cutter.

Endurance Swimmer Australia awesome. I was looking for something small to carry for self reliant. Any link or name I can look up - thanks for the fast reply too. I know it’s an older video.

Wade Smith You should be able to get them from most dive shops. Just ask for a line cutter that overhead environment divers use. When I'm in a cave I carry two but no knives as there aren't too many purposes that I can think of for knives in caves. However in the ocean I carry a line cutter and a knife. This link shows one of similar design to mine although I'm not sure if it's the same manufacturer. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5WQgqWZfM6CgKs

Anemos Many thanks for the kind words. It was actually early on during my CDAA (cave diving) training that I decided down the track to make it as I too was looking for a video on breaking down reel and guideline training and didn't find many. Good luck with your training.

Tom Many thanks for the positive feedback. As I recall this one took a couple of weeks to put together. It's probably received the most positive feedback of all my videos. Given the time I'd like to do a number of training videos.