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I bought a AquaLung SolAfx specifically for diving 18C - 23C Florida springs. I have found it very warm over hour long dives. The wrist and ankle seals are very tight - I've found using neoprene socks really helps with getting the suit on and off. For its thickness, it is surprisingly easy...

Here is my 1st album of Hero5 photos and video from a Monterey trip this week. All stills were extracted from video - I had it set to 1440 Wide at 60FPS. Using a Sealife 2K lumen video light for the close work.

52F with vis up to 40' at Eric's Pinnacle and the Aquarium on Dec 14th. Photos and video from the dives.

Dives for a 18' boat are tough for this area unless you're fairly comfortable with taking it offshore - most of the best diving is 2 or miles out. Doable if very calm but that's not the norm in the winter. Lots of pretty surface scenery in the sound and bays to explore though. Navarre beach...

Bummed, I missed your PM Thursday! -- although I might have scared the octopus away! Hopefully I can sneak a Navarre beach dive in soon.

So far, I've been lucky with the shops I use being very insistent about divers doing their own analysis before they'll load tanks on the boat. It's a good habit to ask shops over the phone, when scheduling a trip, what their Nitrox procedure is. That provides plenty of time to make sure...

What computer are you using? Do you remember your NDL time remaining when you started your ascent? Tables are pessimistic, even for square profiles -- your actual depths / times seem pretty reasonable. I would expect most computers to give you at least 45 minutes NDL on your second dive...

What's your surface interval and initial depth from the 1st Dive? You're also not spending the entire time at max depth which will give you a lot more credit with a computer. NDL's get significantly more generous in the 30-40' range. Using SSI tables for Air (which are pessimistic but what...

In the Destin Florida area, the typical 2 tank profile is a 80-90 dive on a natural reef followed by a 60-70 dive on a wreck/artificial reef. Talking to my local dive shop, they said they are much more interested in a diver's type and recency of experience than what certs they have beyond OW...

I still need to download my computer to get the definitive numbers - but about 74ish on the bottom. I'm wearing a full 3mm with a 3mm vest + 5mm hood over top. I noticed some step temperature differences, but nothing severe. My dive buddy has a 5mm and she said she was pretty comfortable...

Saw the resident Goliath on the Destin Main Stack on Friday again: Goliath Grouper There's also a massive Red Snapper that hangs out if you can find him. Saw him again for the 2nd time on Friday: Massive Red Snapper

You might try the Emerald Coast Scubaholics Club facebook page - Scubaholics | Facebook I know a lot of their members have dove the jetties often. I'd be interested in diving the Jetties, but I haven't done them myself yet.

We went out on the Island Runner which is Panama City Dive Shop's larger boat. Deck setup is very similar to the Sea Cobra. It was a crowd with 20 divers, but the boat and wrecks were large enough that it really didn't feel cramped. Friendly crew, and they got everyone in and out of the...

The Strength has a lot more structure to it - in three or four large pieces (the wreck has been rolled at least twice by storms). It was also not put down 'clean' -- it's got all sorts of remnant pipe, cables, deck boxes, etc that the Hayward lacks (not to mention the Strength went down will...

Vis has been really amazing the last two week. I dove Labor Day Rock on Friday and we were able to explore some nearby structure that usually isn't seen. Fingers crossed for good weather and vis again this Friday and Sunday. Lucked onto a Goliath on the Strength wreck in Panama City on...

East winds scrubbed our planned trip out of Destin, but we were able to get over to Panama City Beach and dive the Red Sea and Strength wrecks in fairly easy seas on Sunday. Great 60-80' visibility. Strength: https://www.flickr.com/photos/146439179@N03/albums/72157676180822596 Red Sea...

The 530 worked very well during the Ginnie Trip. Threw a bright, clean beam. My diving partner used it to capture some photos and video with a knock-off goPro - we did a quick look through and they seemed well lit. We will be diving again on Sunday to 80-90' in the gulf of mexico (weather...

Started diving this summer in the final stages of getting a front upper tooth replaced with an implant / cap. Due to various circumstances, I needed a 'temporary' crown for multiple months. My dentist is also a diver and her only concern was stress on the temporary before I had my porcelain...

Not a long trial yet, but I've got almost 25 dives on the little 260 model since July and really like it. I used it as a primary for about 15 dives in the 60-90' range before relegating it to my backup when I got a sealife 2500 lumen video light for my goPro. Battery life is plenty for a 2...

My camera skills are nowhere near as nice as Skeptic's but here's the Goliath grouper he was talking about from the same dive: