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I don't dive a Suunto, but have dove with people who do. I think the worst thing is the penalty for rapid ascent because I was complaining about how my computer says im ascending too rapidly if I raise my wrist too quickly to look at it, but the Suunto guy said, yeah imagine being penalized for...

my suggestion, Look at the Mares Puck, its really easy to use and presents pretty much all the info you could need on the main display. Easy to read digits and large display are aditional benefits. Not gas integrated (no wireless) and is wrist mount. Has an ascent rate monitor and does nitrox...

Ha I was gonna say this as well. I love my seavision and reading this post makes me happy that I bought one. No fogging, ever.

I own an Aeris cuda dry and its very nice. Never gets water in it, sometimes closes off but usually because a wave comes overhead. I use mine every time I scuba when I'm at the surface. Oceanic is a sister company to Aeris so they make the same products. I would just get the Aeris barracuda...

I don't think the posts on the Nova's would be a breaking issue any more than a strap breaking or plastic tearing on another fin. The "posts" are quite sturdy I can't come up with a scenario where you could possibly break one. Keep in mind these "posts are probably about 3x as thick as a fin is...

I own an aeris and will tell you its very liberal. Gives a lot more bottom time than pretty much any other computer. It also has a setting called "conservative mode" if you are want to be safer. Oceanic and Aeris are made by the same company and have been noted to use same algorithms but it...

The hosed version is pretty impressive, but it is...hosed. +1 for holding out for the wristtop air-integrated version! Personally, I have a Aeris Elite T3 (same as oceanic T3) and its pretty nice. air integrated, 3-gas switching (or buddy monitoring), nitrox to 100%. At first the...

I give it a quick blast and dry it with a shirt/towel if necessary. My first stage has a retractable piece that blocks water/other stuff from getting in anyway. But I've read that 0.5% of people who use their tank to dry their dust cover get air particles in their body and don't know it...

Why the hate on jacket style? Sometimes back inflate seems to be a little unbalanced especially at the surface and if not horizontal underwater it can spin you around. Most people who try back inflates don't like them at first but get used to using them and then like them. For an initial...

I'm thinking an Aeris mask -> Recon 2? Black skirt 2 window the nose on that diver's mask doesnt look like cressi big eyes to me EDIT: I'm changing my pick, its DEFINITELY A Seavision mask with black skirt and color corective lenses. Check them out.

Novas baby. Coming from Cressi hard longblades, the novas are insane. No fatigue, you cant even tell youre wearing them, which is a good thing and you can zoom. I gotta admit, I've only tried them once in a pool, but I was so much faster than everyone else I am definitely getting some. The...

Thats my point exactly. ETCO2 is not a valid parameter to measure for diving. It just doesn't make sense unless you are taking a patient diving who requires mechanical ventilation underwater with questionable cardiovascular function. CO2 being exhaled (ETCO2) is a good thing. If it builds up...

TSandM, you have the first part correct. Arterial CO2 is a sign of CO2 retention and a means to determine intubation necessity, ETCO2 is not. ETCO2 is Co2 you are EXHALING, and so that is a good thing! The most effective measure would be an arterial CO2 monitor, although that would be very invasive.

Lets think about it. When do you monitor ETCO2? In an intubated patient, therefore they are not breathing properly by themselves and so a ventilator is breathing for them. You don't measure ETCO2 on a person breathing on their own, nor is it a determinate for when to intubate someone. ETCO2 is...

I disagree with the end tidal reasoning. ETCO2 is for measuring blood flow and has nothing to do with breathing really. However, would a CO2 monitor be useful in rebreathers? It could be, but as someone noted, not to determine if the scrubber is working properly, but perhaps to determine build...

Mares Puck. Its around $300 You wont get an integrated compass for that price but don't worry about it, you can get a great wrist compass for $50. I don't own a puck, but just fooling around with one and looking at the different dive computers I felt like the puck was the best low-cost...

but it says on the product page, limited 24 month warranty. is that typical? at that price though it really doesn't matter as replacement wouldn't be a heartbreaker as it would with an atomic reg. @herman: thanks a lot for the invite, i will definitely take you up on that. every weekend would...

any comments about the lack of a swivel? I've dove before without a swivel and didn't notice it. In fact, I'm pretty sure the regulator is able to turn without one. Maybe a minor comfort issue, although a lot of great regs don't have swivels.

Thanks for the welcome! I'm actually in Raleigh, in the Brier Creek area. I know we have one shop in the area that is an Aeris service center (Down Under Scuba). I never knew the service costs ran that much to be honest, although its only high if your yearly maint costs are half of what you...

To start, I am a fairly new diver and have only dove before while on vacation, where I also got certified last year. I find that usually the dive shops have some older scubapro gear, which worked fine for me. However, when purchasing my own gear, it got a little more confusing. One of the top...