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I am neither female nor tattooed, and while I find them kinda sexy on some women, it is not THE one thing which makes them that way. Make sure you are happy with yourself without one, because you might not be happy with one. Whatever you decide to get, I'd make keep it smaller rather than...

Thanks. Since I first posed my question, I've been mulling over in my mind if I don't actually want a back inflation type BCD. Mares has a very nice looking one--Jubilee MRS. However, they've also got a jacket style one with the inflation system you mentioned. I read rgo's thread about this...

I found this thread to be really useful. I am just shy of 200 dives, all with a Scuba Pro classic jacket-style BCD. I am leaning toward buying a BI style BC, and have seen a Mares Jubilee MRS for a good price. It feels more comfortable and looks more stylish. Also, it just looks less bulky...

One question for all you tank experts. Does the thickness of an average LP steel tank vary greatly from one (ie Poseidon) of HP? If not, as long as one uses a DIN fitting, is it dangerous to use that same tank at 3500 or more, when with the yoke fitting, it was being used at 3000? Also, how...

Well, my situation is a bit complex and I hope I'm not boring anyone. I hail from Vermont, but have been working here in Saudi Arabia for about 10 years. Up until last year, diving was very part time, as one of our children was not yet 3 and the eldest 7 years. We went out as a family...

I have a question. I finished my DM course last year and have logged 175 dives, most 25 meters or deeper. My deepest dive was to 61.5 m last weekend with my DM instructor. I don't care to do cave diving, and am quite happy with rec diving. It's just that once in a while I like to go deep...

Don't mean to barge in ladies (Being a gentleman, I'll close my eyes), but the thread topic caught my eye. I am a man, but also suffer from the diuretic effects of water on my self. Even if I had a zipper, I don't think I would want to unzip and go with other buddies around, friends or...

Having kids and diving is tough. I know, I have two,ages 3 and almost 9. My wife doesn't dive, nor does she want to, which is an added complication. When my daughter turns 10, she wants to do Junior OW. Then I'll have an excuse :) to go, and it will have the added advantage of getting one of...

Cousteau Jr.: Dad, what do they call diving with zero hoses? Cousteau Sr.: Snorkeling.

Thanks, I will definitely chew on that one. If I do that, what do I do with the BCD power inflator button on the BCD itself? Just leave the cap on it? With the arrangement you mention, I assume water will not in any way get into the BCD air attachment point, right? Also, does the octo...

I have a pair of Aqua Lung Low Pressure Steel 80's. Nobody else on the beaches here in Jeddah has 'em, so nobody mixes them up with theirs on a crowded day. I find it awkward turning on a side or turning tank-side down with the aluminium tank, but feel more manueverable with my steel tanks...

I am not a real fan of spare airs myself, but I can see one possible use. Often people diving together are not always just a few flipper-lengths away from each other. In certain cases (???) perhaps the spare air would give the out of air diver the time to reach her/his buddy without panicking...

When I took the DM test late last year, I also found the Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving very useful, and not only for the physics portion. The actual DM manual didn't come anywhere near as close to being helpful as the Encyclopedia (personally). I thought that I would do poorly on the...

:flag: Howdy, I've been diving Jeddah since 1999. Don't know about Egyptian end of Red Sea. While it is a distant runner up compared with Farasans to the south, and Yanbu to the north, there are a number of really good places/sites to dive. Shore diving, Sheraton's beach resort is the best...

:flag: Greetings once again from the Magic Kingdom. I'm thinking of buying a new BCD, and one of the shops here has a Scubra Pro (I have the name here somewhere...oh well), one which in lieu of the standard low pressure inflator hose, has the inflator button built into the side of the BCD...

Oh well, legend or not, I thought it was pretty funny. I wasn't having the best of days until my friend told me the jellyfish joke, and it got a big laugh out of me. It's not the joke, but the thought that counts. :)

Next time you have a bad day at work, think of this guy (I'm told it's a true story.): Rob is a commercial saturation diver for Global Divers in Louisiana. He performs underwater repairs on offshore drilling rigs. Below is an email he sent his sister: Hi Sue, Just another note from...

Howdy from Jeddah. Can't help you with your side of the country, but why not come over to our sandbox. Desert Sea Divers has boat trips to wrecks/reefs on weekends, always triple dive trips. You could arrive Wed. night, get picked up and taken to the creek, where the boats (48') leave from...

I don't think something like this should be made law. As PADI says, ultimately it's the certified diver's responsibility for her/his own safety. As a soon-to-be-certified DM, I don't really mind taking out new divers, ones with less than 20. I still dive for self/fun, but I use those other...

Yes, the diving is pretty good in the Red Sea, probably less so around Saudi than Egypt, but still decent. The general consensus amongst western instructors (and even my Syrian DM instructor), is that they would not want local students for differing reasons. Also, a male instructor would only...