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Basing your life choices on random video clips seems to me to be inadvisable, criminally negligent, paralyzingly stupid, or exceedingly clever. Each situation requires a modicum of judgement as to whether or not you should emulate what you’ve seen. You saw a video of a little kid teaching you...

Mac Pro desktop with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom while at home. MacBook Pro with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom while traveling.

The core community for these dives is a group of regulars who shoot macro photography or video. Several of these folks have made hundreds of blackwater dives over the course of the past few years. The main appeal is of course the chance to see the odd denizens of the deep who rise into shallow...

I’ve made blackwater dives with both of these outfits and they are each delightful. Protocols are very similar, and the only major difference between them is that Pura Vida offers 90 minute dives, and Walker’s offers a 120 minute limit.* *I’ve not been out on a commercial vessel since the...

I recently posted this on another thread but think that it is pertinent to this one too.

I have only recently been made aware of the “Haulover Daily” site on You Tube. I took a quick look at some of the trials and missteps made by boaters navigating the inlet, and a little bit of that sort of video goes a long way: I cannot imagine that I’ll have any burning desire to visit that...

Saturday's forecast for our coast calls for 1' seas. I went out alone yesterday, and seas were a little sloppy but not severe. However, surface current was running north at over 2 knots at my intended dive site, and about the same at my shallower alternative sites. I headed back to Haulover...

On my own boat I always have a bag with a mixture of raisins, peanuts, almonds, and small pretzels, along with two 2-liter bottles of ice which gradually melt and become my drinking water. I usually have an orange, apple, or other fruit on hand depending on the season. I bring a bottle of water...

Those little buggers are such a bother that I just replace the spool with O rings included as sold by DGE. I think they charge about $1.00 per spool.

I don't care to use Paypal either. I simply sent a PM to The Chairman that stated that I wished to send my donation in the form of a check via USPS. He replied with the correct snail mail address.

I stay well hydrated, but eat a lot of asparagus. Relief zips have served me well.

You can do it DIY if you know your business. I’m fortunate enough to live near Wetwear, a custom suit maker and they’ve been including relief zips in all of the wetsuits that I’ve ordered from them for a few decades now. I don’t know if they’ll work on other makers suits, and cost of...

Choosing wether or not to wear a mask is a rudimentary intelligence test.

Glad that this thread was resurrected. I’d given up hope of getting a large pair of these in black at the end of last year, so am thankful to know that they are back in stock. I purchased a pair of large OMS Slipstreams that work just fine when I wear my 3mm booties, and placed an order with...

Have you assigned the same salinity value on both computers? Could one be set to freshwater and the other to salt?

I returned to BHB today for the first time since restrictions were lifted. There were lots of folks there enjoying the beach scene. Buckets full of little kids. Parking spaces were not plentiful though the lot was not at capacity. Had to gear up and hike a wee bit to get to the access point at...

Thought it might be time to resurrect this thread now that Phil Foster Park has re-opened. I was hoping to dive at BHB today, but the three consecutive days of torrential rains will most likely make the visibility and water clarity much less than ideal. Anyone who visits the Bridge might do this...

Thanks for the update JimBlay. I couldn’t tell precisely from your photographs, but is the concrete pad in the second photo the place where the west side shower is/was located? Are the showers still in place or have they been removed?

Alas, not all commercial dive boat drivers are well seasoned, knowledgeable mariners.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez issues statement concerning further restrictions, announcing shutdown of boat ramps and marinas MIAMI ( March 21, 2020 ) — Effective immediately, all boat ramps at Miami-Dade County parks will be closed until further notice. All marinas will be closed to...