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Unless you yourself are pretty buoyant, 20 lb lift will not be enough if you dive a steel tank in warm water. The HOG second stage breathes well, I don't notice any big difference between it and an S600. How they're tuned can make a noticeable difference. Dive Rite also makes good regs, give...

Most people I've talked to aren't keen on the braided hoses for the long hose-- too floaty. The other stuff looks just fine.

Well, I'm not an instructor & don't play one on TV, but I'm pretty sure my instructor would have told me that adding a tank would mean managing an extra gas supply, thus adding complexity beyond your training. You might be better served by keeping in touch with your instructor, and see if...

You could continue your training, which is the intent behind the expiration date...

Okay then. I'd definitely second the suggestion to do research. Without a doubt there's some less-than-ideal instruction to be had there as well. Here's a short article about choosing an instructor, written by Jim Wyatt. Choosing a Cave Instructor It's written toward choosing a cave...

Considering this "goon platoon" business comes directly on the heels of the OP saying she'll probably take AOW with Marissa, the remark is pretty danged off-putting. To the OP: I know Marissa fairly well. She is definitely no goon platoon material, she would never use that sort of remark about...

I was just happy to see this travesty stripped out of the accident thread to some degree--

Please, I beg you let this go. A certain poster has resolved to stop posting, I encourage everyone to not try to bring them out of remission.

The announcement came on Peacock closure 8/27. I'm unsure about Little River. I think the case may be that it's been blown out since the last round of flooding a couple of months ago, but can't find anything definitive.

Excellent choice!!!

Going to get a look at that one first hand this weekend! New cave, I'm pretty excited :)

The standard mix at CCDS is 30%. None of the shops I know bank their O2 percentage based on narcosis issues. You simply saying repetitively that experienced divers dive nitrox to reduce narcosis doesn't make it so.

Very well then, point taken-- safe diving to you.

Why not bother? It's the A&I forum, the vast majority of what's said here is speculation. Giana is certainly itching to speculate. The answer to his question of whether Carlos was this "type" (his label, not mine) of diver to me is a safe enough bet to just tell him "of course", so he can get...

I can try to take a shot at answering your question. If by this you mean: "Was Carlos the type of diver who held no opinion that EAN21 is any more narcotic than EAN30, and that the only penalty he would pay is longer deco if he uses some from an existing fill"... well, I never met Carlos so I...

I think Doppler would be pretty widely acknowledged as having some expertise. Most here are going to express the deepest sympathy for the loss of your brother. I definitely do. I've spoken with several people that knew him personally-- he was well liked, and from some of the things I've heard...

I must behave. So tempted to make a joke about him having an Ed attached....

Probably got bored & moved on...

By my calculations, it's just about time for the next braniac to pop up yelling that the whole "training" thing is just a big scam...

I think it is a skillful example of long-term thinking. For over a year now he's been documenting his argument with case studies, and now he presents what should be obvious by this time. If you get in the water, you absolutely need to protect the nads. Who wants to bet he's an entrepreneur...