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I like the idea of doing the rock again. This time with a fully functional camera... :D Alternatively we move the location around so everyone gets disadvantaged equally (ie Ningaloo one year for our WA crowd, VIC or Tassie then next year). Fiji and Vanutau sound good as well... Will post...

A lot of people describe the Spare Air as a device that lets you drown twice: once when you go out of air, the second when it runs out of air. Finally, designers have come up with a device that betters than the Spare Air: The Air Buddy (TM) allows you to drown not twice but three times...

You ever seen/been a really stressed diver? There they/you are, exhaling like mad, producing a spa bath of bubbles. Do you expect, under those conditions, that not having an exhaust outlet on your redundant air supply will make things better? I don't. Asking a stressed OOA diver to...

Boots that don't lead to lacerated toes after a weeks diving... (lycra socks fixed that problem for me, but it would be nice to have comfortable boots that protect your feet in the first place)

Great shots Gudge - as always! Can I buy your camera? Better yet - have you considered stepping up a notch with your camera set up to something like, oh, an Oly SP350? By pure coincidence I have one of these lying around and would be quite happy to swap it for your current set up. I...

Sorry - no pics, but just got back from a deep training dive. No sharks, pineapple fish or turles at 50+ metres, but plenty of nice sponges and black coral. Pity I was so engrossed dealling with assorted gear problems to pay attention to the surrounds.. I miss diving at fishrock already...

Well - I have to say it was absolutely fantastic to catch up with the other Australian SB'ers - a great group of people and its so nice afer all these years to to finally put a face to the names... The diving was great, and I was really impressed by Johns operation - I am already planning on...

Welcome to the Board! Some charters run out to the Andemans during the season. Great idea for a trip. From personal observations the quality of diving is inversely proportional to the amount of sleaze and night life found at any one location. I am however happy to be proved wrong. :D...

Woot! We're packing for the trip! Woot! Nappies, regs, nappies, lead, nappies, mask, nappies, wet wipes, nappies, fins and nappies... I'm doing a few dives on my way down but look forward to catching up with all of you guys on sunday. Cheers, Rohan, Enkhee & Co

Wow - great shots! Really lucky to catch the blue rings - I have yet to see one.. Am diving all this week, trying out assorted doubles and honing skills: today did a 2 hour drift dive in the tweed today with a pair of Al80s, balmy 25-26 C water and - my drysuit! I did a 90 min dive...

As nitrogen becomes increasing narcotic with increasing pressure, you are more 'narked' at 6 ft then you are at 3 ft. There is no line or depth that you pass and become 'narked'. The depth where you notice it changes from day to day, from mood to mood, and from person to person. Most people...

Dehydration is considered by many, but not all, to be a significant contributing factor to decompression illness. There's plenty of anecdotal evidence but proof is hard to come - as the only way to really prove a link would be to put a group of hydrated and dehydrated people in a chamber and...

Call me a reckless thrill seeker Tobin, but as I normally dive dry, and carry a SMB, carrying yet another redundant buoyancy source on cold water dives is, IMHO, overkill. Still - dual bladder wings do have a place in the scheme of things. One of them warm water with a wet suit with...

Tobin - I agree that drysuits are the way to go for redundant buoyancy with doubles in cold and tepid water but, I know you will find this hard to believe: there are divers out there who dive water so warm that wearing a drysuit, especially during shallow deco stops, is actually uncomfortable...

Yep - if you ever want to know whats happening in the future then give us a yell. I can tell you now that Sunday is a very nice day. As a special offer my friend it's only $200 to learn what the stock exchange is doing tomorrow... :D

Whhooooo Hoooooo!! I'm counting! 1 week to go. I'm on the plane back home tomorrow and can't wait to catch up with all of you and dip my fins at the rock this time next week.

If a steel tank has some moisture in it then the rusting process can, over enough time, use up some or all of the oxygen. In rare cases people have died as there was not enough oxygen left in the gas. By 40% air to you mean 40% of a normal air fill, or 40% Nitrox? After 2-2.5 years your...

Ha - I'm over in Cloncurry so am only a stones throw (flys flight?) away... :D Funny - being a geo whos got plenty of abanoned mines to play with I forgot about mine rescue: I usually manage to depart the scene before the engineers move in. May have to talk to some mates at Cannington...

TBPF>>>>>>>>> What would the proper procedures be for a downdraft current, and a updraft current? <<<<<<<<<<<< Watch you depth gauge frequently during current dives - 90% of divers who get caught seem to be blissfully unaware that their depth has changed: They are too busy enjoying the...

Nice addition. :D It does however make it slower to read who started the post, as we have to read the 'Posted by' bit. What would people think of a 'El Orans, posted on February 17, 2009' format, rather than a 'Posted by El Orans on February 2009' format. I find its nice to have the names...