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In a problematic situation like this, if I used what little gas I had left looking for more instead of ascending with what I have, I'd pretty much end up going into a panic when I'm unable to find it. It's a gamble that I personally wouldn't want to take.

Thanks for posting, glad you learned a few things. In my night diving class, I found another thing to help was simply letting my flashlight dangle downward on a lanyard while descending, freeing up my hands for the rest of the task loading going on. This also gave me a bit of reference to the...

In my OW class, the instructor had us do a body weight check without our BC/tank on to determine the base amount of weight needed. I found that I actually don't need any weight to get down. I've been throwing on a 2-pound belt just to trim me out a bit. I get nice and horizontal with the weight...

Yup! See my other thread. Just got that cleared up; it is indeed the Meadows. Thanks for your pointers! We should get together sometime. :)

Thanks for the tip, I'll keep an eye out. Actually, I'm working on my Deep Diver cert, so we have permission to be that low. :) However, it's true they don't want folks 'discovering' the cavern area since they don't want to deal with a possible cave system. Considering the number of OW divers...

Didn't realize there was any interest in a followup report, so here goes.. :) First dive, they paired me up with another buddy team and the three of us went out, which I didn't like so much. I let them lead, being more experienced than I, and we surface swam out then dropped to about 50 ft...

Does anyone here know the location and depth of the vent at the Crater? A past instructor showed me once before, and I'd love to find it again. It's just a small thing, about three fingers wide. :) Anything else of interest in there, geologically or otherwise? I know they suspect there's a...

A fellow classmate has invited me to go dive a small geothermal well on his family's private property in Fillmore (Utah) - a 25 ft hole that they like to dive from time to time. This got me to thinking. How many such holes in the ground are there around here, anyways? Is most of it on private...

He's the founder of "deep ecology", also called "ecosophy". :) Arne Næss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I hope I'm in the right forum! Is anyone here familiar with Arne Naess' philosophies of Deep Ecology? I've just started reading some of his work, and it's making quite a bit of sense to me. I would like to balance this out. Can anyone point me to some good websites that would provide me with...

Cool. Yeah, this is what I figured I'll do for the next dive. I'm not hung up on the guidelines, really - since it's not a can light, I am more worried about accidentally dropping it, which would really suck. :) I think I'll also feel more comfortable once I put a clip on the light so it can be...

I went on a dive last Thursday in which we were introduced to wrist-mounted compasses. I have also been enjoying my Oxycheq Raider I light, mounted on my left hand with the light sock. My first instinct was to put the compass on the left wrist behind the light. My bottom timer went on the...

I think the DEMA advertisement is aired by local shops who take the initiative to pay for air time, for the most part.

You shouldn't need to take any of your piercings out. If the ring interferes with breathing off the regulator (ie., letting watter in), you should be able to switch to a stud for a better seal. Entanglement-wise, the risk is very low unless diving in special environments. A captive bead ring...

I learned that it's a great idea to fill a jug of water beforehand and let it bake on the windshield of your car while doing dive #1 in semi-cold water... and then pour it into your wetsuit during your surface interval! :) (Ok, so I learned this a few dives ago in the Puget Sound, but I just...

I wonder if the self-regulating nature of SCUBA comes into play here, unconsciously. I'm sure none of us want legislators slapping the community with a plethora of laws designed to suck all the fun out of the sport. However, were that kid to die in the US, I can only imagine the PR backlash.

Quick question here. LP shows the Suunto SK7 available in a variety of ways. Am I correct in presuming that the compass is the same and only the mount differs? So, if planning to go with Tobin's mount, I could save some money by buying an add-on compass for a console ($10 cheaper), and then take...

An excellent note of closure! Thank you for that. :)

Wow. A portable failure point! How much and where can I buy one? :D

The first death would be my own. Well, metaphorically speaking. I got married. :) We went to Playa Del Carmen for a week, and while we didn't dive, we did snorkel. I thought it was just the greatest thing. Didn't think too much of it, though - had other things on my mind. The first time diving...