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If you are getting 10+ years out of your dive computer then that is amazing. Considering the extreme harsh environment I would be happy to get 5 years of regular use out of a dive computer and would consider that good value.

I'm not an instructor so can't come up with all the possibilities but one I can come up with is the angle of your body when swimming (trim).

True, but it is difficult "to qualty control" yourself. Good instructors can pick up on problems and point them out when you don't really know you have them. Consider that first dive after being self-taught. If you get into a panic situation it could end poorly.

You can buy a hookah type dive system and dive on surface supplied air without certification. I don't think there are any laws against that. Next month I will have been diving for 52 years. Started diving before PADI existed and rented gear when no certification was required. A bunch of us...

I've had success opening the regular Puck (not the pro version) and repairing it. Give it a go if you're going to bin it anyway. It is likely that you will find a bit of corrosion inside. Clean up the corrosion and put it back together. Take a second computer when you dive it to be sure...

Hi Jim, You are so wrong. There are a huge number of us that love diving, are still capable of diving safely but can't physically lift oursleves and our gear out of the water. This does not mean that we have to stop diving.. Obviously we could just take our gear off in the water, climb up...

Baby soap works for me. Also noticed that you need to occasionally clean/scrub the mask as if it was new to remove residue build-up that can cause fogging despite using defog.

Unless you are diving solo, I don't see the need for a pony if your dive buddy is a "same ocean" diver ( stays near you).

As a new solo diver you will likely be very cautious. With all the redundancy and recent training your equipment is not likely to be an issue. My suggestion is to be very careful with your navigation. Take it easy until you get good at navigating your way back. If a compass is your only...

It would be interesting to know how much you pay to have your regulators serviced (primary, secondary and octi).

I stole your joke, changed the words a bit and put onto kiwiblog.co.nz. Seemed appropriate for our current situation.

73 years old. Last two dives were Nitrox 40%. Max depth 24M. Didn't notice any difference between air and Nitrox but did manage a 55 minute dive without feeling tired. Had to use the 40 % Nitrox because I had all five tanks filled to max O2 before lockdown in case anyone I loved needed a bit...

I buy a new regulator for my everyday diving and use the old "everyday diving" regulator on my pony. I try to "test" the pony regulator once in a while to make sure it still works OK. For some reason it is less expensive in New Zealand to buy a new regulator than to get the old regulator...

Great storey! Wow, diving with an heirloom diamond ring ? Glad it was found. Hope it gets taken better care of now.

You basically have a choice of two types of drysuits, tri-lam and compressed neoprene. The neoprene provides some insulation and you can use less thermals. I have dived both and settled on compressed neoprene. The drysuit is still too hot, even with minimal thermals in the summer so still...

Found this with a Google search According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “There is no evidence that COVID-19 can be spread to humans through the use of pools and hot tubs. Proper operation, maintenance, and disinfection (e.g., with chlorine and bromine) of pools and hot...

Glad the river was rescued and survived. Hopefully learned a lesson and won't repeat this. You have to wonder about some people however.

Ouch. The thought makes me cringe. Consider relieving yourself before a dive and using a male incontinence pad if you can't be sure of controlling your urge to urinate while still in the dry suit. Those incontinence pads can hold an amazing amount of liquid.

I use my snorkle pretty much every dive. It's especially usefull to conserve air when you have to do a long surface swim to get where you want to dive such as a beach dive to get to deeper water.

The wife and I dove with the Davenport Navy Seals on their (reportedly) $70,000 Viper rebreathers. It was in their swimming pool with a one-on-one Navy Seal making sure we could go the distance. This was a dive organized by the Western Underwater Dive Club in West Auckland, New Zealand. The...