Huw Porter wrote:

> First microbubble stop is halfway between max depth and first formal stop,
> or 24m, so I planned a full 2 mins there.  The second microbubble stop
> would then be 14m, but this seemed pretty close to 12, so I split the
> difference and called it 18.

I think you're microbubble stops are an interesting choice.  Personally, I
start my deep stops at half my bottom depth for 2 minutes rather than than
half the distance to my first deco stop.  From there, I work my way up in 10
foot increments if I've been agressive, but no more than 20 foot increments
under any circumstances.  Your second microbubble stop was roughly 3 times
my increment after the first stop.  Personally, rather than split the
difference, I would have done my second third microbubble stop at the 12 m
depth recommended for my deco stop, but that's just me too.

I've been pretty consistent in recommending against Suunto computers for
recreational divers.  They're noticably more conservative than the
competition and, while conservative is not a bad thing, I prefer to add my
own rather than have it imposed by my computer.  For those that want a depth
guage/timer/record for the dive, the Suuntos are one of the better choices
which, I suspect, is why they're the computer suggested by the WKPP group.

Lee