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  1. turnburglar

    Light Fins for Travel

    I currently own aqua lung super rockets and they are pretty hefty, but not very long fins. Will a lighter weight fin of equal length provide similar performance? I am am kinda looking at Hollis f2's as I think they would travel better, and I would like a less negatively buoyant fin, but can...
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    BP/W..... one BC to rule them all??

    If you don't mind, can you elaborate on this? I have been down to 90FSW in a 7mm suit plus a 2mm shorty underneath. If there is a safety situation I am not aware of please inform me. Thanks for the advice. I am starting to think my next wet suit will be a full 5mm and then I will still have my...
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    BP/W..... one BC to rule them all??

    Hey guys, thanks for all the great replies. For my local lake I was wearing 12 pounds of lead with a jacket and Al80 and a 2:1 shorty. I'd consider myself a "lean" diver at 7% body fat. My wife was wearing only 8 pounds in her jacket but was diving a HP80 with a shorty. For reference when I was...
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    BP/W..... one BC to rule them all??

    Hey Tobin, do you think a SS plate would work in fresh water with a 3mm? The lake isn't the best diving by any stretch: but it is only 40 minutes away which means I will probably be in the fresh water more often than anywhere else. Would I be forced to run AL80's for fresh water?
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    BP/W..... one BC to rule them all??

    Hey guys, new to the forum and diving in general. I have an Advanced Open water cert with ~20 dives, and my wife just got her Open Water cert. Currently we have been renting gear and think its time to buy personal gear. I have been doing research on gear and like to live by the motto "buy...
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