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They are a little light in the water, some people describe them as "floaty". I have them on my backup "rec" rig. They work fine though, but I'm always going to stick with my ole faithful stock rubber hoses. Some DIR types may not like them just because of the recall that made them lose all...

I don't own any because in fresh water I don't need any. And if I'm in salt water, I flew there. So I don't want to have to screw around with weights in luggage :)

Give the name of the shop to SSI, as well figure out the name of the instructor and his cert. # and give it to SSI. Especially with a great organization like SSI if you give them that info and explain the situation he won't be around for another 2 months!

Well, as with any diver, or any fitness, physique, psychological makeup ( :) ), experience level, confidence in the water or health- Dive at your own risk.

This is why there needs to be a 30' by 20' dive flag that reads in bold, "If you can read this, there are probably SCUBA divers being chopped to pieces by your prop at this very moment- they had families..." Now, how to fit it all on one piece of fabric...

I believe that the majority of comments, including my own, boulderjohn- were well intentioned comments that meant to tell the OP that he was only in a very small step in diving education, and to get worked up over it may not have been the best choice. We just didn't say it in so many words ;)

They are pretty much OK with anything past 65'. Obviously there are sometimes circumstances and water conditions that would make doing a deep dive impossible or unnecessarily dangerous. And in some areas in the south all we've got is quarries and dirty, freezing Arkansas lakes. And we can't...

I got a water bottle with my order, haven't used it, but I figured having something free would be cool :) It would be cool to have DRIS bumper stickers or DRIS hats or keychains or something.

I was actually only making a joke. I meant to try to convey a sarcastic tone in my response, just kidding around. But, Hawkwood, like I said in my second post this statement also goes out to instructors as well. There are certain instructors that will only have one knot done for the AOW, some...

While I may have sounded callous, I do believe that certain things contribute to the "enjoyment" factor and the "education" factor of a class that many will agree is a bit shaky in its purpose and meaningfulness. When I was through with my AOW some years ago I had the feeling of "Wow, I can't...

But... didn't you say you had more dives than your instructor and DM COMBINED when you took it?! ;) But seriously OP, it's not like there is anything in the AOW class that is inherently difficult. You only have to know one knot of the S&R, most instructors settle for 75' on the deep dive, and...

Not ANY regulator. You'll see on the SeaCures that they have a "I, II, and III" model. These numbers don't represent the quality of the mouthpieces, just the regulators they are meant to fit. I can't remember which number corresponds to which make though. On a different note, why? Why would...

Christ of the Abyss is a no-go. Years upon years of diver checkout dives for tourist divers have ground the site down to just sea grass due to their bicycle kicking. Plus, there can be 40 yellow vests floating above you at any given time. To top it all off, the statue is covered in fire coral...

Best way to go about doing it is to join a local dive club. And I KNOW there are lots in the Gulf. Great divers too.

Horizon Divers, July 7th thru 14th

That page doesn't work. I enter the start and end date, the shop, click the button and I get nothing.

It's my go-to response if I don't personally know anything about the diver in question who may or may not have the skills or the confidence to operate on it- so better me give the advice for the dealer to do it, so I won't have to give "over the internet instructions" that do tend to be quite...

Another good tip to see if your ears have a CHANCE to be OK for diving is to equalize on the surface, completely dry, then dunk your head into a sink or bathtub and try it again. If you have even the most SLIGHT difficulty doing either of these thumb the day's dive. If you have trouble...

As my trip to Key Largo grows ever near, I've been wanting to know if there is any good night-diving down there. I will be doing a doubles dive on the Spiegel Grove, then after a few hours diving molasses on a single tank- after I off-gas for a few hours on both days I'd like to hit a reef or...

Though never having met her personally or dove with her, I'm pretty damn sure that Lynne knows what she's talking about. No disrespect to you, but I second her advice, do not dive with a cold or congestion. I've dove with a cold before, after taking a Mucinex in the morning, it wore off on the...