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Gas & Dive Planning
Rock Bottom Calculator: Minimum Gas by Depth, With the Formula
How to calculate rock bottom (minimum gas) the UTD way, with values from 40 to 100 feet for an aluminum 80 and an HP100 and a worked example.
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GUE vs UTD vs Hogarthian: How the DIR Family Tree Differs
Hogarthian is a gear configuration, DIR is a system, and GUE and UTD are training agencies built on it. How they relate, how they differ and how to choose.
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