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For me it was mostly cost and location. I'm 31 now and got certified a couple years ago. I'd always wanted to learn to dive, but it wasn't until I moved to SE Florida and got established in my career that I actually went through with getting certified. I grew up in Northern IL and went to school...

Just switched from a hose mount compass that I hated to an SK7 in the DSS wrist mount (got it already in the DSS mount from northeast scuba supply). I find myself really liking the SK7. A potential disadvantage, based on some of the threads I've read on the board from some of the more...

Also, IMO the best way to read your SPG is to put your light right up to it to "charge up" the luminescent face, then pull the light off and read it while it's glowing. If you try to read it while you're shining your light on it it can be almost as bad as getting a light straight in the face (I...

My BC is a back-inflate with a "ripcord" style release. The release works well, and I test it myself from time to time, but it's a PITA to re-thread the release cord (looks like weed whacker line). Having a buddy do a weight release on this would require me to take the BC off and re-thread it...

Please...you're not a real diver unless you can make your safety stop with a nearly empty Al 80, no lead, and a fully-inflated 20 lb lift bag attached to your BP/W...

Cool. Which wreck did you enjoy the most?

Edit: I had posted a suggestion for the SS Copenhagen, but then realized I was posting in a tech dive forum.

I'm sure it's not taking off too much because I've dived it :) but to be fair, the tank I use in my example is really negative compared to most others and it wasn't really a good example for your situation. If I was using that chart I linked to for you switching between an 80 cf (close to 12L -...

In my short time diving I've used AL-80s from an unknown manufacturer, Worthington HP-100s, Worthington HP-120s, and a Luxfer HP 120, all of which have different buoyancy characteristics. I've used this chart Scuba Cylinder Specifications from Tech Diving Limited - 928-855-9400 and adjusted my...

I'm considering, among other options, getting a DRIS 1000 lumen light as a primary for recreational night dives and peeking into nooks and crannies during the day. The vast majority of my diving will be done between Jupiter and Key Largo, FL at depths between 15 and 70 feet (tending to be more...

I dive an Akona 3 mm in warm tropical waters. It's adequate, but is showing some signs of wear that make me question how long it will last.

I know this is a long shot - but if anyone out there is looking to sell a pair of the dive rite EXP fins, size large, I'd be interested in buying them. PM me and maybe we can work something out. I'm in South Florida and willing to pick up anywhere in the tri-county area (Palm Beach, Broward...

This was my favorite: "ALSO I HAVE TWO FOOT THINGS TO MAKE YOU SWIM FASTER NOT PICTURED BUT I DO HAVE THEM I BELIVE THEY ARE CALLED FINS"

So, I've been reading a lot of the recent posts about the importance of analyzing your gas. The way I learned to do this in my Nitrox class was to calibrate the analyzer on a tank of air, then analyze the tank that you plan to dive. So, how do you make sure that the tank you're calibrating from...

I'm a new diver with a relatively high SAC rate, and had been keeping my regulator "tight" with the thought that it would help me use less air, but after reading this I'm going to try opening it up more and see what happens.

I have always had issues naturally equalizing in an airplane on the way down and would always end up with muffled hearing that wouldn't resolve itself until the next day, no matter how much I chewed, swallowed, yawned, wiggled my jaw, etc. When I was little, I remember being told that doing what...

My AOW instructor had an air-integrated computer with an in-mask display - something like an oceanic Datamask HUD (don't remember exactly what make/model it was). PSI remaining would be displayed inside the mask, so would be visible even when external viz is low to zero. Seems like that could...

I'm doing my nitrox classroom on Thursday, but PADI's book and video both recommended a limit of 1.4 ATA and a contingency of 1.6 ATA.

I learned to sort of plan a dive with a computer in my OW course and to plan a single dive with the US navy tables. After OW I taught myself how to use NAUI tables and learned more about gas management through NWGratefulDiver's "Grateful Diver’s School of Diving" website.

Earlier this year, I had a similar experience with Oceanic as Bob did when I returned a used Veo 250 (basically the same computer as the 200) with a bad temperature sensor. A couple weeks and $100 later I had a new-looking replacement back with a different serial #.