Search results

I do believe you meant if I am tethered to a diver who's comfortably breathing on my primary. If they are comfortable and calm, then the situation is much more under control and a CESA most likely won't be necessary. If it turns out you don't have air, at least you've had a few more seconds to...

I think this is probably the most important thing to note. You received training, more than just "this is what this button does." Certifications aside, this is the important part. (Sidebar: In the opinions of many here, myself included, you probably learned just enough to get yourself killed...

Depends on the buddy, I'd say. :D

IMO, the OOG diver is already in a stressful place. You are in a less stressful place, and thus better equipped to handle a fresh breath of gas. As Lynn said, diligence in pre-dive checks (and I might add, diligence in servicing/maintaining the gear) goes a long way. Since the secondary is...

20 minutes? Excitement! Adventure! Passion! We want to hear about these things. When we think of caves, we think of dark, dank dripping things. Not the most appealing of environments. Show us beauty, show us variety, and show us the zen-like grace that most cave divers have as they navigate...

Heck, if this is the same shop you referred me to when I came to WA and dove with Bob, they were fantastic. My wife needed a hood and gloves and they tossed some in with her rental even though they don't normally rent it. A good dive shop is worth their weight in gold, tanks and all. :D

There's the old standby of the Homestead Crater, which should be experienced at least once. It's around 92°F year round, goes down about 60 ft, and is the go-to spot for most of the dive shop training classes around here. They also have equipment available for rental on the spot. In July...

I, too, dive a Freedom Plate. Mine is a prototype model, and doesn't have that channel you have in those (large!) pictures. The DSS wing I'm using with it has molded rubber tank grips, so in the end it is totally stable. It is just an amazing plate, very nice and light and streamlined. It curves...

I just want to add that if you haven't had the pleasure of diving with Dive Addicts yet, you're seriously missing out! I had such a blast with everyone last summer! -The other Josh :)

Another update. Looks like they almost started providing Scuba classes, but have cancelled that and will be renting the facility out to local dive shops (probably the best course of action, IMO). Not sure what the status is of actually going out there to dive in a recreational sense. I guess if...

A fellow I know put together this awesome trailer for the movie Meg: Hell's Aquarium. YouTube - big shark attack Has anyone actually seen the movie? It says it's out already, but I've never seen it.

I was at Ikea the other day, and saw a clothes rack that, at $3.99, I couldn't resist picking up to see if it would be suitable for my scuba gear. $3.99. Yeah. That's cheaper than PVC and the glue to hold it together. :) It's metal, probably aluminum, but hey. It's $3.99. I was thrilled to...

Here's another vote for scuba diving being beneficial to those with back injuries. I have arthritis developed from a cracked vertebrae (snowboarding accident), and as soon as I hit the water, it all goes away. It feels so good. And that feeling lasts for a day or two, sometimes more, afterwards...

I primarily dive with an Atom 1.0, which has had some battery issues. Because of this, I try to plan the dive beforehand with tables, unless the nature of my dives kills the tables. If I'm doing anything pretty much below 25-30 feet, since I have to rent a regulator anyways, I swing by the shop...

We're thinking Wednesday, since we've got a fellow (Chris) who is only off work Wed and Thurs, and Rick is usually busy with work on Thursdays himself. If you look at Trial Lake in Google Maps, you'll see a whole mess of lakes in that area. I'm thinking Washington or Wall Lake, being in very...

Strawberry was about 67° above the thermocline. Below the 'cline, at 21-22 ft, it dropped to about 57°. He dove dry, I dove wet (7mm Bare Arctic w/gloves and hood). Both of us were in singles, and one tank lasted us two dives of about 24 minutes each. Art, I'm so glad to hear you're replacing...

Hmm. The closest public "warm" diving i know of is the Meadows, which is down in Fillmore. It's a good 2.5 hours from the Crater, and I'm not really sure it's worth the detour for you. DiveAddicts in Draper does rent a variety of exposure suits (including drysuits), if you want to sip from the...

Thanks for the link, I hadn't seen this site before! :) I'm not really out to win the contest.. I just desperately want to win a regulator setup. Once I have that, I'll have no problem diving more, as my only expense would then be pretty much air. With the baby due on Sept. 5th, my diving will...

I've just stumbled across a really neat repository of information on the various lakes in Utah. There's a bunch of .pdf's corresponding to various lakes statewide, with all kinds of neat information. Of particular relevance to us as divers is information on the elevation, depth, usage, and...

I always have someone zip up my 7mm wetsuit for me. It allows me to splay my arms and get my shoulderblades in, which then lets me expand into the arms. It's just easier. Plus, the drysuit divers I dive with all ask my help in zipping up as well. The thickness and the strength of the zipper just...