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Very nice video, and the cave looks incredible. I just added it to my list of "must do" sites. But... the acoustic guitar instrumental version of "Beat It"... :nuke:

On your waist belt, right side, way to the rear, near the backplate. Use a spare buckle to keep it from sliding forward. The umbilical comes out the top, and if the lighthead is clipped off, the umbilical is tucked into the waist belt.

The reality is that any reputable gear manufacturer is going to work just fine for you. Cressi is a reputable brand. Kim uses Cressi regulators. If they're good enough for my family, they're good enough for a stranger. :) I don't personally care for consoles, but lots of people do. I started...

Very true. I also set mine to zero, because that way it matches my mechanical compass. ---------- Post added November 18th, 2015 at 10:42 AM ---------- If you're doing it for a nav course, the first step would be to find out if the directions were written based on true north or magnetic.

This. Anything written here will be a gross oversimplification of an extremely complex concept.

You are a freak of nature...

It is an excellent deal. Too bad I don't dive sidemount...

A lot will depend on where you're traveling from. We travel from Colorado. For us, Bonaire is a little difficult to get good connections to, but the diving is excellent. It's shore diving, unguided, which can be problematic for newish divers. It shouldn't be a deal breaker, though. Most of the...

You got too many buttons... I used to dive a Nitek Q, now I'm using a Petrel 2. No need to find a button, but they're big and there's only two, so how could I miss? That's ok. You're headed up anyway, so your pressure is moot. And can't you feel your bubbles? I can, even with a hood on. If...

No. You may recall from my review (actually, every review I've seen) of your light mount that stability is a problem when you stick something out on an arm. That arm is even longer. The stability, when a flexible mount (yours) is attached to a flexible mounting point (your BCD strap) is going...

Agreed, mostly. Unless the place you're diving has swimthroughs of any length. And even if not really necessary, they're sure nice for peeking into holes. Agree completely. Ummmm... my dive computer has a light (don't most?), my SPG glows in the dark, and your bubbles tell you which way is...

If you look HERE, you will find a list of airports outside the US that have TSA checkpoints. Freeport is one of them. You go through the TSA screening there, before your first flight, and there is no need to do it again on your layover. Just get off your plane, and walk to the gate for your...

There's no reason at all to change your other gear. If you do decide to try the longhose setup, just buy a hose, not a regulator. While your setup isn't my choice now, I've certainly done plenty of dives with a similar setup in the past. Sue had over 400 dives on a very similar setup before she...

Don't quote me on this, because I'm going from my admittedly faulty memory, but I think I've seen these at Aldora Divers when we've been in the shop. You might (as mentioned) post in the Cozumel area...

I've got this same mount on my Dive Rite LX25 and a pair of DRIS 1K Impact Stubby lights I use for backups, and I really do like it. How did you manage to bump the light head off? Dive Rite recommends having the mobile end of the mount on the front side of the handmount, which would require you...

What you're describing doesn't sound dive related at all. It does sounds like you might need some antibiotics.

For night dives, all three of us generally use a DRIS Impact Stubby with the video head. It's bright enough for pictures and video (1K lumens), has a 140 degree beam with no hot spot, is solid, reliable, durable, and rechargeable. My backup is the same light, but with the spot head. These are...

For about half the price, I'd get trauma sheers, the trilobite, and chop the tip off a steak knife.

If your profile is correct and you have less than 24 dives in two years, I'd suggest that the first thing you need is neither equipment or training. It's more experience in open water diving.

I have one of these can lights, as well as four of their Impact backup lights. While I'm quite happy with the 1K Impact lights, the can light... bluntly, it was utter crap. The light output was about what I expected, but the canister itself was problematic. With less than 30 dives on it, the...