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  1. JVos

    NZ Diving - November to January

    Thanks everyone. Looks like I will join the group at Dive HQ Wellington...
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    NZ Diving - November to January

    I will check dive marlborough out as well. Thanks.
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    NZ Diving - November to January

    I have emailed them. Have not heard back. Supposed to be docked 8am to 6pm, not sure if I could get there in time to make the boat as their schedule says leaves at 8.
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    NZ Diving - November to January

    So, I will be going to New Zealand by cruise ship. One day stops at Dunedin(dec.27), Akaroa(dec.28), Wellington(dec.29) and Picton(dec.30). What are my chances of hooking up with a charter or dive shop for a charter or some good shore diving? I have not had any response from emailing dive shops...
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    The Low Setpoint myth (or misunderstanding)

    The problem I have with the idea is running that high of a setpoint at depth...
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    The Low Setpoint myth (or misunderstanding)

    I talked with another rebreather diver this weekend at a Christmas party and he said he is planning on diving a wreck next year that is around 180-190 ft deep. Knowing he is only air diluent trained, I asked him how he was going to do that with air, he said he would bump up his PO2 to 1.4-1.5 to...
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    DCS Paranoia

    I got bent back in 05. It hit me about 8 hours after surfacing. Hit in the left wrist. 2 chamber rides later the numbness and pain was almost gone. Took a month off, started diving again. Got bent in the same place probably 30 or 40 times. Self treated with oxygen until the numbness went away...
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    Renting a house or condo in Bonaire

    Look on VRBO. We just got back a week ago and rented a nice place at Light House Beach Resort. Reasonably priced and nice location.
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    Fiji Siren - Lost at Sea

    I think a friend of mine was on the boat in Fiji. Pretty sure he caused it to sink...bad luck follows him.
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    Public Service Announcement Add Helium Carbon fiber tanks

    I would use those tanks...no problem. And I am not a customer of AH.
  11. JVos

    Backup Computer for Rebreather Divers

    From what I have seen/ heard is there is very little difference between hardwired and stand alone. I have 2 stand alones and never been bent on a rebreather.
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    Who knew he or she was a diver?

    Tiger is a cave diver.
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    Great Lakes

    We have all of these off West Michigan... Shipwrecks – Found | Michigan Shipwreck Research Association
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    Instead of spitting...

    No idea. He went to the Doc and was told it was from spitting in his mask...
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    Next NASA Chief Nominee Doesn’t Believe in Climate Change

    Everybody is forgetting that UN scientists were caught modifying the data to show that there is climate change...
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    Rubber or braided hose?

    I have had 2 or 3 rubber hoses fail, although they were old and well used. No failures with braided yet.
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    Instead of spitting...

    A friend of mine got an eye infection from spitting in his mask.
  18. JVos

    Trip Report Bonaire Dive Trip Report- August 2017

    Thanks for the write up. My wife and I and another couple are going in November. Sounds like great diving.
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    Backup computer for tec dive?

    VR3, They come up for sale cheap. If you skip the deep stops they follow a 50/70 gradient factor within a minute or 2.
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