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    Spare Air 3.0 cubic ft

    No. No. No no and more no. They cost more to have hydro and visual servicing for a tank that won't even get you to the surface on any dive more than shallow
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    Newbie-T3i vs 7D question

    As an amateur photographer, the T3i will satisfy all your needs. Plus you get the extra lens. But as soon as you can, invest in a better lens. The kit lenses are OK, but the depth of field and sharpness can get a little frustrating when you want to get those REALLY nice macro shots, especially...
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    So you heard retractor is a bad idea, I had my first hand experience today

    I was talking about MY setup. Not yours. I don't care how you dive, I was talking about MY DIR setup and how I didn't think cave line and a bolt snap is a good way of securing, I was stating why I use MY retractor and how easy it would be for me to completely disconnect it at both points and...
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    Have you ever dove with vintage gear before?

    Not too long ago on a dive boat in Key Largo a diver who had split fins, a ScubaPro KnightHawk with Air2 (with some weird quacker thing on the LPIH), and a dry snorkel with a Mares Icon HD and some of the worst buoyancy control and trim I've seen in all my days, saw my BP/W, long hose HOG D1s...
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    So you heard retractor is a bad idea, I had my first hand experience today

    I follow a "modified to my own preference" style of DIR setup. I ditched the "cave line and bolt snap" method to securing my computer (also going against DIR, I love my Suunto Cobra, so why spend extra money to have the same thing (pressure and computer) when you can have it in one console...
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    Shore diving advice needed

    When I was younger we would ride on a large styrofoam raft with all my friends in their pond. There must have been a combined total of 200 pounds on the raft that was maybe 7x4.5' that came with a TV. If you could find something like that, attach a rope with some weights to it, and then slice...
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    Best Beginner Dives in the Florida Keys?

    If its reefs your looking for, Molasses has most everything you could want. I myself don't like Eagle Ray Alley because there's lots and lots of dead coral on that site. Makes it an eyesore. Spanish Wreck is good, really cool to see the old wreckage, and there's good coral formation. Tons of...
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    What is your dream dive?

    Let's see, probably the Red Sea, on some of the real wrecks there. Ideal circumstances, probably a rebreather that uses steel 100s and unlimited no deco :rofl3: Guess you can't have it all...
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    Best Beginner Dives in the Florida Keys?

    The Duane and Speigel can both be very easy dives provided the currents are right.
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    Best Beginner Dives in the Florida Keys?

    Molasses Reef and Snapper Ledge are stellar dive sites. (Molasses having 32 separate dive sites). Of course, the Vandenberg is a must dive in Key West. The Duane and Spiegel Grove are both really cool dives, but be sure to have a big, HP tank if you're going singles on the wrecks.
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    What's the best treasure you've found?

    Countless weight belts, a compound bow in a river once (which I assume was from a bow fishing charter) that was all kinds of seized up, so it was not good. Oh, and I found an Oceanic Pioneer mask a few months ago! It's now my new primary and my old faithful ScubaPro Orbit serves as my backup...
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    Tusa or Atomic?

    Hell to the no.
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    Helmets for scuba diving

    Hell, I've worn baseball caps underwater when I thought it was too bright outside. I dive rigs fairly regularly, and unless you are going under the rigging, you're still in open water. And in open water you'd get about as much practical use out of a helmet as you'd think you'd get. And if...
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    DIN or Yoke for 1st stage

    Just get DIN. Because if you ever need to use DIN tanks for whatever reason you'll find that if you've got a Yoke first stage you won't be able to dive, unless you have one of those Thermo valve inserts or something. Also, it's hell of a lot easier to convert DIN to Yoke, but you'll find it...
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    Tusa or Atomic?

    I think you'll find that the vast majority of people who have been on both sides of the fence (like myself) can give better opinions than those who've only tried one type. Personally, I liked my Apollo split fins until I tried ScubaPro JetFins once I wanted to move to a hogarthian setup. After...
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    Cambands

    You could just order some plastic $15 bands from DRIS or a similar site?
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    HOG D1 Exhaust cover popped off

    Got it yesterday. Fits like a glove. Thanks for the fast and great service!
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    HOG D1 Exhaust cover popped off

    "I didn't really secure IT on" "It" being the regulator set
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    HOG D1 Exhaust cover popped off

    Also, the piece is placed at such an angle that to knock it of it would have to be a very specific angle of impact and a hard hit to get that kind of force at that kind of angle. I can't recall any one specific moment that I saw it come off. I just noticed it a day or two afterwards from the...
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    HOG D1 Exhaust cover popped off

    I believe that it got jostled around on a ROCKY boat. I tried removing the one on mine that's working and it seemed pretty solidly in place, I couldn't get it off with just a regular push. Now, I'm sure if I put my mind and matter to it I could push it off. But based on what I saw it would have...
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