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You can throw a BS flag all you want. If I can ever find the dang thing I'll throw scientific research right back at you. If you start dangling large items way down away from the body yes, you'll start to feel a difference not only due to drag, but also because stuff down away from your body...

I'm not saying he needs 65 pounds of lift, there are plenty of valid reasons why he probably doesn't want that. Drag is not one of those reasons. I'll see if I can find the report I found last time that shows that the difference from one rig to the next is almost nothing.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. People who say a little extra padding or a larger wing creates more drag are like the folks who say you should cut your toothbrush in half when you're backpacking. Yes, I'm sure it adds a little bit of drag, but humans are about as hydrodynamic as a...

Well, if you ask me, the Transpack is overpriced. Personally, I would never buy one. But that's just me. If you're in the $250 range, you are correct that you're pretty much going to have to stick with jacket style BCs (not that that's a bad thing) but even with the jackets, at $250...

What price range are you looking at, Tharg?

I think everyone is ignoring the real issue here, which is the abysmal marksmanship skills of the average sailor. Having stood by and watched as the sailors of several different ships have attempted to shoot the target they tossed overboard, I can honestly say their best bet if they want to...

I think you just have the magic touch. :D

Ok, not all back inflate BCs give you the ability to dive doubles, so just keep that in mind. Second, yes, back inflate BCs will help a bit with trim, but I've never had a problem with my trim while in a jacket style BC. Better trim, along with buoyancy control, and everything else in...

Oreocookie, you should take that regulator into an LDS that sells/services Scubapro regs and have them check it out. The Mark VII isn't as good as some of the other older Scubapro regs out there, but its still a pretty solid regulator. There was a recall on them back in the late 70's for an...

I did it every year myself. Now, its been about three or four years since I've been involved with Scouting, I was an Assistant Scoutmaster for a while and helped out at camp, but they still had the mile swim then and I never heard anyone saying they should get rid of it.

Wow, I just saw this. I'm guessing you can't read because according to my profile I'm an instructor. ;) And yes, its been there the whole time, I didn't just jump in there and correct it.

Let's not guess out loud, please. ;) Have you ever tried to take a yoke first stage off a tank without purging the regulator first? It can be done, but it ain't easy. Now, I've never seen anyone hit a yoke with a ball peen hammer, and I'm not sure why you would, but I've seen plenty of...

Its really up to you. How often do you dive? Where do you dive? What are you looking to spend on your new BC? Do you honestly think you're going to be going towards cave or wreck diving, or do you think you'll be happy staying in open water? Even if you are, that's probably a ways down the...

I love when people thank those who pat them on the ass and get defensive with those who politely tell them they may have spent or may be planning to spend too much on gear. Oh well, have fun.

I have a pair of Jetfins in the ballpark of $100 for, a mask that ran me $20 and a snorkel that is, well, a tube with a mouthpiece on it that I paid $2.50 for andhonestly I only have on there so I can be a good example for students. ;) That is a grand total of around $120 worth of that gear...

Oh, so clearly it was me who started the obnoxious nonsense. Again, you're the one posting dictionary entries. You're the one who decided to take it to that level. Personally, I prefer to just say what's on my mind rather than play clever little games like posting dictionary entries, but...

I'm not the one who decided to be clever and post a dictionary entry. Save that crap for your 12-year-old buddies who think you're cool. Where did I slam any instructor? I say "who cares" because I see way too much of this going on around this board. Someone looks at a picture, sees...

Tell me what you want me to elaborate on. I made the statement that I don't judge a diver based upon their gear but rather upon their diving. Whether its a student or another diver when I'm out diving for fun. I don't look at someone and say "that guy has a big knife, he must suck" or "that...

Why are you telling me that books and videos are that expensive when I just told you they aren't? I buy them all the time for a lot less than that! He's talking about the price to the instructor, not what you find them for retail. As for your talk about the gear, I'm sorry, I don't mean...

And as others have pointed out, 60 fpm is still perfectly fine as the maximum safe speed. I've seen nothing showing that 60 fpm is unsafe as a maximum speed of ascent. Again, the agencies (and this is true in any industry, not just scuba) aren't going to change their way of doing things...