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Everyone says to trust your gauges, but mine almost got me stuck in a bridge piling.
Working on the Cooper River bridge in Charleston, my depth gauge froze at 85 feet while I was actually dropping past 110. I felt the pressure change in my ears and stopped my descent cold. Had to do a slow, blind ascent using my watch and the shot line. Anyone else had a gauge fail that deep?
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dylan_rodriguez5mo ago
That ear squeeze is nature's backup depth finder. Always cross-check your gauges with your body on the way down, especially in cold water. A slow ascent on the shot line is the right call every time. Carrying a cheap backup depth gauge on your console isn't a bad idea either.
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nathan7755mo ago
Tbh that shot line was your real gauge right there. Honestly I had a computer totally blank on me at around 90 feet once. I just froze and held the line. My only move was to watch my bubbles and do exactly what you did, a super slow climb up the anchor line. It's the only thing you can really trust when everything else goes dark. That feeling in your ears is the real alarm bell.
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