Mermet Springs, DUI DOG Rally

[BLU DIVER]

Arrived at Mermet Springs Sunday morning, a beautiful day for diving. Blue skies and comfortable fall temperatures with a slight breeze. The smell of BBQ in the air and the chipper sounds of fellow divers geaing up for their dives. My buddy and I tried some undergarments that DUI had for the test divers. The XM450 Thinsulate is a very warm undergarment; not once did I feel chilled at any point through out either dive today. However, it does add quite a bit of buoyancy. The Visibility was patchy, in the deep end of the pool there were areas where the viz dropped to only a couple of feet, then opened back up to about 15-20'. Surprisingly the best viz we had was over at the jet (30'), and even better viz inside the plane. The fish were swarming the shallow platforms waiting for a free meal. Naturally I delivered, coming through with some Viena Sausages. I would guess there were about 75 fish. The big albino catfish was at the platform next to us and decided NOT to join the feeding frenzy! The Surface temperature was 79 degrees and at 118' the usual 43 degrees (pick your temperature). The thermal cline was at 34 feet. They had a very nice turn out and I enjoyed visiting with friends that I haven't seen in awhile. Good times and safe dives!

BLU

[theskull]

Yes, the whole weekend was beautiful! A short rainstorm Saturday evening failed to ruin anything for us.

This was the biggest weekend in Mermet's history, and may also end up being the biggest DOG Day in DUI's history as well.

I tried the XM450 earlier this year at Table Rock. Agree that it is the warmest undergarment I have had on, but I had to fight to get into my drysuit with it and had very poor mobility during the dive. I didn't get the chance to try it, but their new Action Wear undergarment was getting some rave reviews this weekend--2 piece, very flexible, and also very warm. Can't wait for the chance to give it a dive later this year (you'll let me try yours, right Jason?)

theskull

[BLU DIVER]

You're right! I felt restricted at times, especially reaching forward.

It's nice to know that we helped make history at Mermet!