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What I think that the previous poster was saying, and I highly agree with, is that while it is great that a computer can calculate remaining bottom times, etc, it is important to understand the factors that affect the calculations. Overall, understanding these concepts will lead to a safer...

Wear could certainly be an issue, particularly with rental gear. There are stainless steel buckles available. Is it an issue with the buckle, or is the belt sliding off? Bear in mind that nylon does stretch some when wet, so you may try wetting it prior to putting the weights and belt on...

For New Yorkers, the light at the end of the tunnel...is New Jersey. BTW, I grew up on Long Island

Doofus #3 here...Probably not the easiest thing to describe in an online forum, but any chance we could get brief descriptions?

Worse yet, lima beans and brussel sprouts

Hilter dove with a jacket style BC with Air2, wore split fins/blade fins (take your pick...) and put his mask on his forehead. :devil: made me do it, I couldn't resist. send the :angrymob: after me!

I'm definitely a carnivore... Salad is what food eats.

I've recently got my AOW, and addition to the specialties you listed, I did Search and Recovery and wreck. Eventually, I'm looking to do drysuit, peak performance boyancy, and underwater photography. Just my $0.02

Well, as a relatively new diver myself, please take this with a grain of salt. I'm not so sure on the first scenario, but as you said, you can't just fly to the surface from 60'. In the second case, bear in mind that all of this occured in a pool, so maximum depth was what, about 12...

I've learned that submerging with no visual reference can be a little unnerving the first time...

Peppermint oil works fairly well as a repellant

Related to that, wouldn't that make it more difficult to maintain depth at the safety stop, seeing as there's less air in the tanks and even more positive boyancy? I'm asking not only to emphasize the problem, but for my own knowledge as well.

My LDS mentioned that SP is running a promo, where if I buy an SP reg and an Air2 BC, I get a wrist mount Aladin Prime free. I am a relatively new diver, so is this the kind of comp I want to be starting with?

I did the PADI E-learner program, and I thought it was an excellent program. As a technical trainer in for a semiconductor company, I am responsible for some web training development, and what PADI has developed is first rate. There's a great combination of text, audio, video and animations to...

Hi Lloyd, This same type of question seems to pop up all over the place on SB, and the answer is a pretty universal one. There are a lot of very experienced, highly knowledgeable people here, and they all say the same thing: "It depends". There are a lot of factors associated with chosing...

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That's a great idea. Fortunately, I haven't fallen prey to thievery, but it seems like that would work as far as keeping a record of service.

Congrats! :thumbs-up

Another relatively new diver here, 12 OW dives, all in the Caribbean (I know, I've been spoiled). From Haverhill, MA. I'll be diving Taiwan next month on a business trip, but after that....:confused:

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