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    Simple Question...

    Great choice of computer, good sir. They are pretty stinkin cool Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
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    Softening nylon webbings

    I find that fraying the inside side of the webbing on my shoulder straps with a somewhat sharp knife softens it up enough for more comfort. That and just doin lots of diving. Some guys at my LDS say that being hung on a coathanger and then running very hot shower water over it for a long...
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    USS Oriskany - Pensacola

    Down Under did a great job for my group as well Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
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    Is Sombrero reef a good dive site?

    I'm in Key Largo On vacation right now, and the weather has been so bad that very few boats have been going out. Today, I was able to do one 45 minute dive on Molasses before I got tired of the surge and surfaced with 1200 psi. We were battling EXTREME surge and at times 8-10 ft waves. It's...
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    BP/W - no pockets

    Bolt snaps and zip ties. Or compact gear retractors. All you should ever need to attach any essential piece of gear. Underwater noisemakers, tons of dive knives, unnecessary accessories should be avoided. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
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    Post your last gear purchase

    Replaced my JetFins with Seawing Gorillas and haven't looked back! :D Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
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    An open letter to the weather gods.

    Weather sucks in Key Largo this weekend too. No boats going out Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
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    Happy Memorial Day

    Terrible weather And conditions aside. It was probably for the best because of all the outgoing traffic.
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    Nervous Nellie in the water-- even after a dozen dives

    Something that used to help me a lot when I was first certified was to remind myself to not analyze the situation. Just dive. Secondly, even to this day there are a certain set of combinations that I can deal with when diving. CAN- great vis, cold water CAN- terrible vis, warm water...
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    A bit of research

    1. C 2. A 3. E. love seeing wrecks and the life that inhabits the ocean. Not necessarily to "explore". But to enjoy gods creation and see something very few have seen before me (wrecks) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
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    ScubaTech in Destin

    Diving the Oriskany sound about right for you. Not a whole hell of a lot to see as far as life because of how new it is, but I've seen plenty of shark on the site every time I've been there. Only thing is, the ride to the Oriskany is one HELL of a ride. I'm talking 2-3 hours depending on the...
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    New to diving, have some questions regarding stability and BCs.

    I saw that you mentioned somewhere in there that you want to "minimize" the effects of your breathing on your buoyancy. This is not what you want, along with proper weighting, breath control is a powerful tool to make minor precise adjustments in your position in the water column. In looking...
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    Help with Scubapro Fin selection

    I've my JetFins for about a year now. They are great for when I can dive locally. The JetFins are seriously heavy. Five pounds each. But they are NOT for advanced divers, in my opinion. They are for every diver. They are great with lots of power and ability to do any kick. The foot pocket...
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    Recommendation for dive shop in Key Largo who will rent tanks and weights for a week

    We go to Horizon Divers every time we are down in Key Largo. Very friendly, professional operation. No in-house dive shop though. That's the case with many dive shops in the upper keys, because of the presence of the Divers Direct store (basically the all-inclusive Wal-Mart of dive shops)...
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    Need mask help!

    My ScubaPro frameless mask does this to me a ton. I'm getting pretty tired of it, goin to buy a different mask soon. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
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    Best JetFins-esque fins?

    Both. Traveling with them is an enormous pain in the ass with my SS wing and I don't have enough luggage to separate them. Being so heavy, they can be cumbersome in the water and difficult to raise my feet up into trim position and exit a boat. I love the design and propulsion and sheer...
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    Best JetFins-esque fins?

    I love my JetFins, but they are just getting to be a little too heavy, so I would like to know a good alternative, a little lighter, good propulsion, preferably with spring straps attached, that follows the same styling as the JetFins Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
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    OOPS the underwater housing wasn't latched...flooded camera..what to do!!

    Drop the battery in some rice to help keep it from corroding. Have you tried to turn it back on yet? Try B&H Photography and see if they can repair it for less than the cost of a new one Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
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    Is "learning the hard lesson" necessary?

    Everyone responds to situations underwater differently. I personally have had my regulator kicked out of my mouth with a violent free flow while diving the Spiegel Grove at around 110 ft. Easily could have sent a less experienced diver into a damn frenzy. I simply went to my bungeed octo and...
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    Fear of sharks (don't hate me!)

    I've had a total of 4 shark encounters in 7 years of diving. 3 in Key Largo (of all places, one nurse sleeping on a reef night dive, one nurse that let me get very close, and a 8' reef shark on Molasses reef that didn't care for me much at all). And 1 10' bull shark on the Oriskany. The bull...
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