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Came here to say this. When possible (and if the species has one), aim for the eye. I also started using a dome diffuser on my last trip to Cozumel. Was a gamechanger.

My personal order (specifically for travel divers to warm-water locales): 1- Mask (spend time on this; it should be so comfortable and effortless that it is invisible). 2- Boots/booties and Fins that fit over them comfortably. 3- Wetsuit/exposure suit that FITS and is comfortable for you in...

Welcome to ScubaBoard, the land of hundreds of suggestions, and thousands of opinions! :) Based on the description of your disability, it sounds like either a scuba diving based resort or a well-researched liveaboard would tick most to all of your boxes. 2 come to mind in the Caribbean: -...

Welcome to the addiction: less expensive than boating, potentially more expensive than drugs. Your plan appears great. If you are able, I'd suggest maybe a refresher in the pool (if your shop will permit it) before you head out to your referral just so some of the fundamentals are fresh in your...

Oh what is diving without a little excitement! But you bring up a valid point. See what I did there? :cool:

I always have a line cutter (trilobite); I thread the pouch through the chest strap of my harness. That's typically all I bring for travel diving. If an additional cutting tool is recommended, I use this. I attached a bungee to keep it in the scabbard and attach to my harness. It's plenty sharp...

This is the way.

:🤷: to each to their own! I understand the need to keep folks safe. The 500# rule is a good one. I also understand that their canteen runs their scheduling, and that they need to have guests back for feeding time. Hence the 3 dive, 1h dive rule. And I would agree the diving is very good, and...

I remember this LCBR rule. As well as their "1 hour only" rule. Their insistence on their "rules" is among the many reasons I haven't booked with Reef Divers since.

THIS. I'm not a scuba instructor, but I used to train customer admins how to use specific automated measurement equipment in manufacturing facilities. Now I train the trainers. I like to tell new instructors "for each component skill you are teaching, you need to be able to deliver the same...

Echoing the general theme here, I doubt it was a lack of attention or narcosis, but rather a computer algorithm. The more conservative your algorithm, the more likely it will put you on a deco stop or an extended safety stop. My Shearwater does this occasionally, and my Cressi Leonardo did it...

We were aboard the Belle Amie over Christmas December 2024. Overall a great trip, diving was amazing, and I would absolutely dive Socorro with Nautilus again, but not on the Belle Amie. > way too many divers > gearing up for a dive is a nightmare due to the above > poor layout -- particularly...

Then perhaps what is being given to me is a 117/133. Either way they still don't fit in the racks. :wink:

I'm about your same height and weight. Like you, I've optimized my weighting, my technique, streamlining, and keep my SAC rate down. Trouble is, due to our size, we have proportionally larger muscles, larger lungs, and higher O2 consumption as a result. If you workout regularly -- particularly...

You'll get a lot of folks on the forums offering tips and techniques. My recommendation: hire an instructor and pay their fee. Make it clear to them that your goal is not to have 'fun,' but to get your buoyancy in check. Be very specific about any problems you are running into. Ask them to...

Awesome shots! I'm heading to Socorro in 3 weeks; did you use a wide lens adapter or external strobes for those shots?

"Diver to diver messaging?" I can see that both being terrible and useful.

Recommend this thread be removed.

Sinus infection from a reg? I think you're using it wrong...