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The Hollis F2s have a more snug, flexible and comfortable foot pocket. They are supposed to be pretty badass too, performance wise. They are made of more flexible monoprene but still use the cutouts and channels for the water to flow through. If I had known they were released I wouldn't have...

I second the HOG D1s. And you appear to be from Canada (I can't see if you set your location from Tapatalk) the DIN valves that these regs require will probably be much more available than in the US Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

I can't imagine how terrifying that would be Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

I was speaking in that if he can handle low vis well and be comfortable in it, he could handle the great vis well. I should have been more clear Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Can't go wrong with a HOG reg. or the EDGE lines if you absolutely don't want DIN or don't want to use the adapter that comes with the D1

I feel kind of out of the loop here. Can someone explain what geocaching is? From what I gather do people lay these caches underwater, in the ground, and then give others the coordinates to find it? Sounds fun, especially doing it underwater!

My philosophy- bad vis prepares you for just about any diving situation you can think of- so does pitch black water. Runoff from topside can likely sink and become suspended midwater, or be taking a VERY VERY VERY long time to settle if it's really fine. That's how the bottom of Lake DeGray is...

Can't go wrong with a HOG. They are DIN though, so be sure to find an adapter that will work for you. Tech divers all over the world swear by them, and quite literally stake their life on them. Got a chance to use my buddy's on a 98ft dive a few days ago before ordering them. Water temp was...

That's why I put "From reading this thread, I've come up with the following". But, it's also the OP's LIFE we're talking about; this type of thing is something that needs to be reported to the respective agency. Any instructor that just allows a student to get back in the water after what is...

Funny, in my 6 years of diving I've never once had a dream about it. Or any dream about being underwater, for that matter. I have had dreams that I can fly, but they are always interrupted by that damned alarm clock!

Spring straps are more expensive than you think, but they are pretty much a no-brainer. Pick up the proper size and install them. Just buy the Scuba Innovations (those people that make the slap straps) and install them. They'll work as well as anything else and chances are will be cheaper Sent...

From reading this thread, I've come up with the following. 1. You should not, with ANY ANY ANY agency with any instructor worth his salt have been given a certification so easily, especially after your episode. If I was the instructor I would have either not certified you (and then fired...

Thanks, I can't wait for them to come in! I got the UPS 2 day air because I'm going diving Wednesday, so it should be in before then Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

I just ordered the HOG Singles kit today. Did it come With the new body? I ordered from Dive Right In Scuba Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

HOG regs are made in China, and I don't think anyone here would call them bad. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Different things work for different people. My MRS system works for me, I've had no failures. I like it, and when it doesn't work for some people, and then they come on the Internet bashing the product, calling it unreliable, one has to ask: Well, did you zip the zipper? No? Well did you push it...

Do you know how to do a buoyancy check? You should have learned it in class. Just doing a buoyancy check should tell you everything you need to know. With all gear and weights on, with a half inflated BCD, let all the air out of your BCD, then hold a NORMAL breath. Not a "big-bad-wolf" breath...

No shame in calling any dive for any reason. But, there are always alternatives, such as ascending a few feet or descending further if there's better current there. But, on boat dives in buddy teams of more than 2, don't be surprised if they keep going when you thumb. Ps- I KNOW what it's...

The MRS system works. I don't ask it to do anything else. Different weight systems are designed in different ways. The point of the Mares BCDs are being great BCDs, which they are. And as grumpyoldman said, I've found a few of just about every kind of wight system you can imagine. From belts, to...

Well obviously most of these are common sense, and put in place for a reason. So obviously if you simply disregard these systems (such as not hearing the click, not zipping the zip, not fastening the Velcro, not double checking the security) there is obviously an exponentially greater chance of...