Rolf what is the box in the front of that dress the yellow one?

Thank for your kind words Rolf. Stay safe, Dale

Shhh the days of Jack Browns too conjure up old memories. The only thing I have left of my Jack Brown is the valve. For some reason the darned mask melted. Something in my gear box didn't agree with the rubber. But it sure fused together. Don't know what happened to it. So I salvaged the valve and tossed the rest.

Hey Rolf how are ya? That's me too in the heavy gear I worked for 8 months straight in heavy dress. Your right about certain jobs make that mode of diving gear better especially welding and burning for long periods of time. I did countless days 8 - 10. And some days 12 hours in water. I wore my street clothes a pullover sweater and even kepty wallet in my jeans. Just drop down to depth, blow the suit off and go to work. If it's weighted down really heavy it's just like standing in an enclosed platform. I use to call that dress "my apartment. I use to tell the tenders to tape a jelly sandwich to the inside of the helment and I wouldn't need to come up. Um we never did but other than taking a piss break or scoffing a hamberger down I was just as comfortable down there as on top side so it made no difference to me. But they are fun to work in. He'll I've done flips in them lol. Dale

Hi Rolf, When I started diving I was trained on the Jack Brown/Desco mask and MKV only. I have used heavy gear for mostly inland construction work, anywhere where I would be subject to staying in position for long periods-burning, directing crane drops, etc. or in tideways or ocean swell in shallow (60 fsw) water where I want to stay warm & dry, up until 4 or 5 years ago. (my last inland work) As bandmasks and fibreglass helmets came along they proved to be the only practical gear for mixed gas bellwork etc. Still alot of old hands prefer heavy gear for the reasons mentioned above.

Hello Rolf. Thanks for the add. what kind of company/work do you do? My name is michael and i attend the Divers Institute of Technology in Seattle, Washington USA. I graduate in march of 2010 and am prospecting jobs now. I am very interested in working internationaly and would like to know what kind of work you are in.

Hey Rolf! That is a picture of my supervisor diving his standard Yokohama gear. We were diving that dress on the Port of Los Angeles contract repairing the docks and doing pile work. I don't believe there is any advantage to that gear, I just think they have always dove it. Take care Rolf.

Hello Rolf, Donovan here, thanks for the invite. Very interesting gear brother!

it is a fun helmet to dive on bottom, little heavy on topside but a great experience nonetheless.thats about it for the good photos, got a couple of suiting up but nothing spectacular.

Halo, Rolf!
Actually, I have some photos, but not to much. Ok, I will try finding these photos…. Yes, I am in Facebook, sometimes….. Of cause, we can exchanges info about this theme! About whose phone model you ask?

Guntis.

Hallo, Rolf!
I am ex naval diver. Yes, it’s heavy 3-bolt equipment. At this time, I am a project manager, and hidrotehnical expert. Now I’m operating with lightest equipment. Just sometimes, for my new colleges I’m show how to do works at this equipment. I like that’s things, because I do my jobs approximately six thousand hours….

Hi Rolf, I do have many photos from my diving life, visit:
www.tonyliddicoat.com. there you will be able to look at photographs from my book and download them [for free] Of course
the old 'standard helmet' equipment was phased out in the 60s/70s
and replaced by lighter helmets. A signed copy of the book is also available, and I live in germany so post would not be too expensive.
But if you are an interested archivist, then you will find it interesting. MFG Tony

Hi Rolf,
Are you a collector of diving helmet memorabilia ?? It seems like you are.
MFG tony

It's amazing. Cool pictures, I am jealous of all your hard hat diving experience!

83kg!!! Wie kannst du dich uberhaupt noch geradeaus bewegen wenn du die Ausrustung draufhast und noch nicht im Wasser bist?

Nein Rolf leider nicht. Aber ich kann es mir schon auf den ersten Blick vorstellen wie viel schwerer so ein Helm zu tragen ware als ein KBM.

Da muss ich dich leider entauschen mein Freund. Ich werde meinen Kurs bei NYD erst im nachsten Jahr im Marz anfangen. Aber du hast recht. Vor allem in nordlichen Gewassern habe ich bemerkt, dass der Gebrauch dieser Helme sehr haufig vorkommt. Ubrigens, was ist uberhaupt ein AH-Helm?

Jepp. I prefer this helmet for concrete construction inshore. I see you have quite the collection of standard dress helmets your self. Is this widely used where you work?

Hi Rolf. Was machst du und wo kommst du her? Ich hab nicht gewusst dass solche Ausrustung immer noch benutzt wird. Danke fur die Einladung jedenfalls.