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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:03:13 PM EDT
I went up to the former lead/zinc mine in the hinterlands of SW WI today where I got certified for cavern/intro to cave in November. Did a couple of dives in December there. 3 hours drive each way. 0 degrees when I got there. 48F water temp. The access pond doesn’t freeze. Did about a 30 minutes dive. One buddy had primary light issues and another was getting water through drysuit zipper.
All gear pretty much froze after about 5-10 minutes out of the water. One of my regs wouldn’t come off the tank so I had to leave it on and deal with it when I got home. Bolt snaps on other stuff were frozen shut.    
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:05:51 PM EDT
[#1]
Why?
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:07:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why? Why what? Cold water diving? Cold weather diving? Or cave/mine diving? |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:08:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why? Why THERE? Florida, the islands, all nice WARM places to dive! Always enjoy your diving threads OP, been close to 40 years since I've been. 
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:08:17 PM EDT
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Looks cold....dern.
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:10:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why THERE? Florida, the islands, all nice WARM places to dive! Always enjoy your diving threads OP, been close to 40 years since I've been. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Why? Why THERE? Florida, the islands, all nice WARM places to dive! Always enjoy your diving threads OP, been close to 40 years since I've been. Easy. It’s three hours from home. The Great Lakes wrecks I’m obsessed with are often within a day’s drive. I don’t fly. If I can’t drive, I don’t dive. May head down to north FL cave country in the fall before I do full cave. And I despise being hot. |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:12:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Easy. It’s three hours from home. The Great Lakes wrecks I’m obsessed with are often within a day’s drive. I don’t fly. If I can’t drive, I don’t dive. May head down to north FL cave country in the fall before I do full cave. And I despise being hot. My last time was in a quarry up on PA and I thought THAT was cold! Least the water is generally clearer. |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:12:48 PM EDT
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Just be careful that's the most dangerous recreational diving.
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:14:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just be careful that's the most dangerous recreational diving. Yep. That’s why you get training. And why I’m taking the time to get some dives in before doing full cave. |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:15:40 PM EDT
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OP do you dive the Door County wrecks?
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:16:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: OP do you dive the Door County wrecks? Haven’t gotten up there yet. Not sure on charters. |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:18:06 PM EDT
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I enjoy your diving threads too. Say safe.
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:21:37 PM EDT
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damn........that's cold
I was freezing my butt of tonight here and it's 60 degree!
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:25:33 PM EDT
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I've said this before that I have zero interest in diving or anything you do, but I always enjoy your posts and learn interesting stuff that I'll never use
Your posts are always really neat and it's cool to see into your world. I really like the way you live  |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:29:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've said this before that I have zero interest in diving or anything you do, but I always enjoy your posts and learn interesting stuff that I'll never use Your posts are always really neat and it's cool to see into your world. I really like the way you live /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/B926BC70-2451-4EC1-A889-3A3C070B9F9D-404.gif @TX-Zen Thank you! I enjoy sharing my adventures. |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:39:44 PM EDT
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Well sure there's no doom and gloom for you right now, you use boating accidents as a great way to safely store your guns and just get them back as needed.
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:42:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Well sure there's no doom and gloom for you right now, you use boating accidents as a great way to safely store your guns and just get them back as needed. Holy fuck! You win the interweb’s prize for best comment today. 
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:45:34 PM EDT
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Very cool OP...
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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:49:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Well sure there's no doom and gloom for you right now, you use boating accidents as a great way to safely store your guns and just get them back as needed. lol... |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 12:28:41 AM EDT
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Video someone did very recently of diving the mine. The narration adds a lot of good info. Full cave class so further than I go in now.
 Piquette Mine Dive - (Long Version - Narrated) |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 2:25:53 AM EDT
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Marie
I remember the lunch you, I and Kk had. Thank you. Glad to see you are still,around .and doing well DAG |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:27:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Marie I remember the lunch you, I and Kk had. Thank you. Glad to see you are still,around .and doing well DAG @DoverGunner Yes, I remember that well. You’ve had an interesting time of it since then!
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:30:19 AM EDT
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Learned some more about the mine from that video.
The metal grate at the opening was put up when the mine was closed to keep purpose from driving cars back into it. It took two years for the mine to totally fill with water. Also learned yesterday there are quite a few ketchup bottles on the upper level left by workers. You don’t see them until you’re quite far in |
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