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I agree that testing that you can extract and use your cutting tools is very important. One model of dive knife couldn't be extracted from the sheath after a beach entry because sand got under the release catch. It was impossible to press the catch down. Had to modify the sheath with a...

This person is very lucky to be alive. Absolutely does not seem like narcosis and more likely an epileptic seizure.

Hi All, The situation is serious but I hope my attempt at a little levity won't go unappreciated. NewZealand, where I live, is into lock-down. We are not allowed to leave our homes except to go to the grocery store or pharmacy. Unlike many people, the wife and I have prior experience at...

During the past three months approximately 10,000 people died because of COVID-19 world wide. During the same three months about 12 million people died for other reasons and about 35 million people were born. Based on figures from overseas, I am hoping that this thing will blow over in a 3 or...

My wife and I owned a small software company called BV Engineering, which sued the state of California over copyright violations and started the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act of 1990. UCLA pirated 11 different software products properly copyrighted by BV Engineering and refused to pay for...

Brian Skerry (National Geographic photographer) sells amazing photos off his website. You can call him and talk to him. He even signed the large wall photo of the famous Southern right whale photo that graced the pages of National Geographics. Right Whales | National Geographic

Thanks. The wife and I really enjoyed the video and especially the commentary. Forevermore I will think differently about nudibranchs.

My older brother joined the US Air Force and brought back two spear guns from Athens. My brother and I aged 14 and 15 started spearfishing and it kind of took off from there. My love of diving started over 50 years ago and continues today. Now at age 72 I am still enjoying the incredible...

One of the skills that is taught in the PADI Rescue class that was not covered in the Open Water class six years ago was searching for a lost diver. Because I'm self reliant/solo certified I occasionally volunteer (read "drafted") to be the victim in the LDS rescue class. In four separate...

I use a bit of both. Some weights integrated in the BCD and some on my belt. Not enough weight on my belt to be negatively bouyant without the BCD. Also use a steel tank which reduces the amount of lead I have to carry.

I was a "toucher" . Petted Morey eels, a large stingray and grabbed a small shark (all true). Then read about a diver that lost a thumb to a morray. My wife was very happy when I promised to stop harassing the wildlife. I've now been addiction free for over a year.

Wow, you've gotten a whole lot of people to respond. Thinking outside of the box, join a dive club if one is available. You'll get a whole lot of good tips from your fellow club members and have a lot of social fun on the way.

Spare set of undies in ZIP lock bag! Not in dive bag but small separate container: Spare weights O rings Screwdriver Small crescent wrench Appropriate size hex allen keys Spare mouthpiece for mask & ziptie Spare rubber leg tie for dive knife "Squiggles" chocolate cookies to bribe skipper into...

Hi Zef, Poster was rather inexperienced with only 20 dives swimming in current and warned DM low on air at 20 minutes. My experience with DM guided dives is that DM kept track of divers air supply and also asked if divers are OK at regular intervals. I'm not a DM but always check that buddy...

Please find out the cruise ship's expected arrival time and the time it takes to get ashore and to the dive shop. My wife and I were hoping to do some scuba diving on our cruise but only discovered too late that all the dive boats left way before our cruise ship arrived at the destination.

Instead of giving up on yourself I would ask you to question why you ended up in that miserable situation. You didn't do anything wrong! The dive Master was the problem, not you. Scuba can be a lifelong wonderful experience. You've already done the hard work to get to Advanced. Please...

My wife has been diving a jacket style BCD for a few years but is going to try a backpack. The reason is that jacket style BCD presses on her chest when inflated and she feels a bit claustrophobic. She thinks that breathing will be a bit easier with the backpack type BCD. She's going to try...

Similar thing happened to my wife. She was about ten feet deep and wanted to get deeper. She pressed the wrong button and went up instead. There is the possibility that the BCD was actually ok but that operator error could have been involved. Oops, just read that the BCD wouldn't deflate...

Had a similar experience trying to get a dive knife out of knife holder. The design allowed sand to enter the holder where the release mechanism had to bend in order to work. I modified the holder with some silicon rubber to prevent sand ingress. Switched to a different type dive knife later.

I got the Master Diver certification a few years ago by taking some rigerous specialties like Deep, Self Reliant, Wreck, etc. PADI sent me a MSD patch but it sits in my drawer because I am embarrassed to wear it. I won't wear it because the MSD cert is too easy to obtain by taking other less...