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Tank position has always felt pretty solid to me. Once in a while, I'll jump and realize I didn't get the waist strap or shoulders fully tightened and I'll feel the BC ride up - but that's easily fixed underwater with a couple pulls on the straps. I do a lot of photography and end up on my...

I have over 160 dives on a Zuma in the last 14 months as well as another 40 dives by dive buddies using my spare Zuma with zero slipage incidents. The bulk of the dives are with steel HP100 tanks but have run the gamut from AL60's to LP100's. 5' drop giant strides, back rolls, long shore...

TL-DR; on Florida: Pensacola for deep wrecks, big wrecks, all day trips (most of the best diving is 15+ miles out). Expect to pay $125 - 150 for 2 tank mid-shore and offshore trips. Multiple dive boats to choose from, I like Reef Cleaner and Niuhi the best. Destin for 70 - 90' natural reefs...

I dive almost every weekend somewhere between Panama City and Pensacola and I'm happy to provide intel on recent conditions, dive shops / charters, etc.

Yep, global entry is really nice. Other than waiting for my checked bags to arrive, there are rarely any other stopping points through the entire process.

Note that the gps #'s are truncated to .001 degree in their interface so the margin of error is around 100 meters on the coordinates.

If you can get away for a few days to Monterey, there is plenty of diving to be had. Aquarious Dive shop and others offer guided shore dives as well as any gear rental you might need. I don't have a lot of experience with shore entries - so I've been opting for guided dives when I'm in the...

It's not a terrible climb - although you have to be careful with your footing since it is damp. Unless you were the guy in our group who thought it would be fun to make the dives with a steel twin-set ...

I did a weekend trip to Bonne Terre last January doing 3 dives on Saturday (1,2,4) and 2 on Sunday (3,5). I scheduled directly with West End divers. While it is above average in price and rules, I found the dives to be fascinating. I found the 'canyon' and archway swims are pretty epic and...

The Core is the new name for the former Titan model. So essentially the same regulator.

Legend is an excellent reg if you can afford it. It's what I dive as my primary. Mk17 / g260 would be a reliable pair in the middle price range. This is my backup reg set. The Legend 2nd stage seems to be less buoyant to me so I prefer it slightly over the g260. Mikron is small and much...

Here's a subset of the best shots on Flickr which shouldn't require a login.

Thanks for the clarification! I know our trip's tank filler did a yeoman's job getting everyone refilled between dives - usually finishing with not a lot of time to spare.

The Fling's Nitrox system rarely filled to over 3100 PSI during my 3 day trip this year - so while I used my HP100 for the buoyancy savings and slight edge over an AL80 on a partial fill, you won't really get full benefits of the larger tank sizes unless they upgrade their fill system. Check...

I think we hit the water about 7:30AM so there was time for a 2nd dive which I didn't make. It was pretty much a night dive in terms of visibility with a think It's a 10 hour drive for us, so unless it's a day-of cancel we can usually get word in time to stay home. I know a few people have...

That's my post from a trip in early August - hopefully the pictures and video will give you a good idea on what to expect. We got lucky with the weather, although surface currents were ripping pretty good most dives.

Made 5 two-tank trips diving both a Zoop and a Aqualung i300(DSAT) together. Most were 85' 1st dive, 65-70' 2nd dive, all on Nitrox 32 and ~1 hour surface interval +- a few minutes. NDL's dive 1 were always within a few minutes. NDL's dive 2 were always 11 - 12 minutes longer on the i300 vs...

I do a lot of FL panhandle diving and often hop on an open charter last minute when the weather is great. Unless I'm on a very spear fishing oriented charter headed to 100'+, I'm often the only one with a pony. Having an AL40 and the self-reliant cert has been the difference between a 45...

Rule of thumb for Morrison is if the river is at 6' or less and decreasing it's good, 7'+ and/or increasing it's bad.

In Pensacola, shop-wise Dive Pros is very good in terms of service and selection. For charters, my preference in Pensacola is roughly: Reef Cleaner, Niuhi, Scubashack (handles High Ty'd and Wetdream) Given your skill level, both Reef Cleaner and Wetdream run weekend 'inshore' trips targeted to...