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This scenario presents another potential reason for utilizing primary donate: If you have in your mind giving up your primary and automatically moving on to your secondary you avoid the above as you don't forget about your secondary. It is automatic to go to your secondary when you lose your...

Yes. My Suunto pod arrived with two spools included, one for direct to first stage, one for use with a short hose.

I found the following on PADI's gear information From those it would appear that PADI must be allowing Primary Donate.

I've seen a couple off our boats here and that is what they looked like to me. Just a rubber ducky with a lanyard attached to the bottom.

Rubber bath toys I believe are what you are after (Amazon is a source)

Great write up. Your journey is similar to mine so your perspective is helpful. Thank you for the extra effort you made in doing this in depth post!

As I have been reacquainting myself with diving I have fallen (partially) under the ScubaBoard spell When I trained we did buddy breathing as not everyone had a second (Edited to fix) second stage. But I see the efficacy of the primary donate and have gone to a 5' primary to ease that way

Indeed. But also good to remember is that it is up to each airline to participate in working with pre-check. The airline has to put (The US Government approved) pre-check on your boarding pass or else you are out of luck. When I was living in Toronto it was nice that Nexus acted as pre-check...

Great summary @Alucard Only clarifier I would add is TSA Pre-Check is not only "TSA Pre-Check is for leaving the USA, nowhere else." It is for departing flights, within or leaving the US

But the key thing to keep in mind is that Nexus gets you pre check, but only if pre check is on your boarding pass. In Canada they let you enter security with the card, but in the US you have to have it (pre check) on your boarding pass (which requires the airline to add it)

Not sure on the tint, but Chik's Auto Air on Liliha did me right when another place hadn't...

How is it not handy?

Plus one on KDC. We did the manta snorkel with KDC and RogueWife so enjoyed the experience that she now wants to get certified! :)

I believe this could be an example of: Cheap, reliable, feature packed. Pick two.....

Yes. A way to determine which way to turn it when you are not oriented directly facing the valve (ie when lefty loosely rightie righty doesn’t work)

I did state point the thumb in the direction you want the valve stem/handle/knob to move. It is a simple way to determine which direction to apply force when you are lying upside down, or looking at the valve (or screw, or nut, or bolt) from an other than head on orientation. So to open a valve...

I use the right hand rule: Point your thumb in the direction you want the valve (Handle/Stem/plug and seat assembly) to move. Then curl your fingers. The direction your fingers point as curled is the direction the handle needs to move when turned. You must use the right hand, but it works no...

Just sent. Thanks!

Finally realized as much as I love the mountains, the ocean is where I belong. (And luckily I now live in Honolulu!):D Reading through the information on this forum in conjunction with a bunch of snorkeling has me ready to refresh my training and get back underwater. Thanks to all of you...

Seems like the place to give you a heads up to check for my support. I've enjoyed very much all the information I've read over the last couple of weeks. Thank you