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I have the "tunnels" in the wrist so zip seals are a must. I use the DUI zip seal gloves. Yes - the soapy water is the trick. When I was diving Pt. Hardy, four of us had DUI zip seals. The other 8 divers had Diving Concepts or other ring systems. The four of us with DUI zip seal gloves had...

I have shared. I've made 4 trips where I had to share a cabin/room. Two were fantastic, two were duds. But all were courteous. I've found that women are more willing to share with men but it doesn't go the other way around. I went on the Galapagos Explorer in 2006, 8 cabins. Well, I got...

I was a film shooter for years. I had to go digital 'cause I couldn't get processing on the boats anymore. My first digital was the Reefmaster D500 with one strobe. I got some fantastic pictures that rivaled those taken by my DSLR friends. Only one frustration, shutter speed. Although the...

I have 3 wetsuits, a 7 mil for ab diving, a 5 mil for the Red Sea and other not quite so warm places and a 3/2 mil for the warm places. I make sure they are real dry after a long soak (I live in Reno, NV so the real dry part is easy) and then roll them loosely together and store them with the...

I'm hosting the Superbowl party. It's a bring a munchie and BYOB. Always turns into a LOT of fun :D I like those kind of parties, they are self adjusting.

I'm lucky, I have a job that the feds require to get any of their money (I work for the State Department of Transportation) and the Governor is trying to push a 7% negative COLA on us. But with my house payment lower (taxes lower) and being as frugal as I always am, I plan just as much diving...

I hate to put it this way but it's a crap shoot when you book your own dives. If you book your dives through the cruise line, they will wait if you are late. If you book on your own you are on your own. I went on a cruise in 1996 and again in 2001 and everywhere we booked, our skill was...

Now I know why we have a lot of refugees from California in Nevada :doh2:

I voted on this poll when it first started. That was in the 50-59 group. I certified when I was 39. Then I realized :shocked2: that I'm in the next group in 4 months. Oh well, I'm still going to do 4 trips to S. California on 3 day boat dives and finally dive the Cenotes in Mexico this...

TS&M said it right. I'm good at my job and it fits me fine. I'm proud of my contribution to my work. But I work to play and Scuba Diving is my choice of play.

OW &AOW at Lake Tahoe, NV The surface intervals were fantastic, diving - Boring - my instructor found a piece of orange tape from a construction stake for my "memento". We were supposed to do our Checkout dives at Monterey. Yea - a bunch of starving college students. Now I dive all over...

I know the louts you talk about that are "customers." Your description fits it to a "T" I haven't come by ANY professionals that think they are GOD. And I have tons of experience both in the US and International. Anyone I have worked with locally (certified through Rescue, working on DM)...

Since I'm cold and landlocked and need to save vacation for Cozumel, Playa de Carman and Holbox in July 09, it's the Channel Is. off S. CA the end of May 09.

It was a long time ago, probably about 91 when we were diving off the Conception, looking for bugs. Well, near the end of the dive we found a hole with a bunch of legals in it and just started grabbing. I was on an AL80 and my ex twin steel 72's. I signalled him 500 and we started up. The...

One more suggestion. Since your wife does fine in tropical waters, it might be her exposure suit. My first wet suit was a farmer john with jacket and hood with short skirt. I couldn't even breathe correctly with all that on and when I did move, the cold water ran down my back which made me...

Galapagos Close 2nd - Kelp forests off California

My laptop is for play. It's to take out on the boats so I can download and play with my pictures. There is NO business software on it. I bought the 17" Dell. That was nice for editing pictures but horrible to pack 1/2 way across the world round trip twice in a backpack. The desktop in...

I have asthma and it's controlled by an inhaled steroid. My triggers are Nevada, where I live, sagebrush, rabit brush, tumbleweed, grass, etc. That is NOT a problem boat diving off the Channel Islands. I have never had a problem diving, even with excessive finning against the current for...

I agree with getting the diving down before you try photography. Sealife does have some reasonable stuff for under $1K but any point 'n shoot has a horrible problem underwater. It's shutter lag. I have a Sealife DC500 sitting in the case on the shelf because of it. I invested tons but now...

I was the wife that was left behind by a speed demon. Yes - we had some problems with it. With experience and learning to fin with my thighs, not my calves (I use Blades) I could keep up. Husband is gone but diving wasn't the problem. I have taught other divers not using split fins the fin...