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​​ . The letter below is from DAN and is specific to Mauna Kea elevations. My original question is at the bottom of the reply. And take note of road elevations. The cut off road to Mauna Kea is at 5000 feet! I will visit before I begin diving and if I choose to go again would not...

I was reading the thread on why there are no young divers (I am 63 and new OWD so the thread was relevant) It made me think of the old TV show Sea Hunt (cc 1958). It was a big hit when I was 8 years old. It so made me want to get into fights underwater and blow millions of bubbles at the same...

I am fairly new here but I just love the forums and the member posts. Talk about TOUGH LOVE :bash: :beerchug: I will be going to Kona next month and the Mauna Kea observatories are one of my favorite places on the planet. The following is a question to DAN and their response. I thought it...

I am a new OWD and will be spending several weeks in Kona in Nov.:banana:. I am sure that on more than one occasion I will do at least 3 dives a day starting with a 20 min at 80' or something like that and than several shallow dives. This is enough to make me want to get a wetsuit. What is...

Hi - I am a new OWD and love it. I am ready to buy a wetsuit. All of my training and subsequent dives were in 27C - 29C and I was totally comfortable in a 3mm rental. I plan to do maybe half my diving in the carib and the other half traveling, meaning Pacific (Kona already booked for Nov and...

How long are you going to be there. I will probably be there for a few weeks starting some time in Nov.

I am surprisingly inept on this board but the (maybe) link below is a recent super good map of dive sites in kona and a second thanks for it. (no like option and only a reply with quote option for me?)...

Fantastic share. Thanks so much. I plan to be in Kona for several weeks in Nov and I'll be looking for buddies.

Thank you everybody. My LDS said it was not a good idea to wear a compass and computer on the same wrist. Magnetic fields not being good for the computer and electromagnetic not being good for the compass. All sounded reasonable. Was that sound advice? :confused: Anyway I found a used Suunto...

Hi - I am a new OWD and am starting to buy gear. One of the first items on the list is a compass. I like the Tusa combo analog spg and compass but I can find NO mention of a Tusa compass being a reliable and quality instrument. Everybody loves/buys/recommends the Suunto SK-7. Will I regret...

I am also a new diver and would like an analog spg with compass. The TUSA is what's available but I never hear anybody rave about a Tusa compass. Everybody loves the SK-7. Can anybody say anything about the Tusa compass? Can I expect it to be accurate and reliable?

I am missing something here. I got my OWC a few weeks ago and can't wait to go back to the DR and do AOW. More dives. Yippie! Yes, my buoyancy skills are those of a beginner. Maybe I could take a course that just specialized in buoyancy control and work on improving those skills? And then...

Hi - I am a newly certified (in the DR) open water diver and am planning to buy a Puck Pro for it's size and simplicity. I am continuously reading about Suntoo's conservative algorithm and Oceanic's dual algorithms but I don't recall seeing anything on Pucks algorithm. It it considered...

Greetings from the beautiful island of Manhattan. I am Rambo2. Surprised? So am I. I have just finished my PADI home study and will be taking my open water in 2 weeks in the Dominican Republic. For this, I am totally stoked. Always thought diving might be fun although my only real exposure...